Body clock cog finding could end jet lag
International travellers, who often complain of jet lag and sleeping disorders will soon have a treatment in hand, as scientists have now discovered a unique cog in the sleep-controlling human body clock which may help them avert these disorders. ANI
Scientists demand new modeling facility for providing better climate predictions
Climate scientists have called for a massive investment in computer and research resources to help revolutionize modeling capabilities, with their eventual aim being providing probabilistic climate predictions that are as useful, and usable, as weather forecasts. ANI
Robot gives hair transplant more natural look than clinicians
A California-based company has developed a robot that performs hair transplants in such a manner that it looks more natural than those performed by humans. ANI
El Nino might have influenced Ferdinand Magellans historic Pacific voyage
Unusual weather conditions associated with an El Nino event might be a major factor that influenced Ferdinand Magellans historic circumnavigation of the globe, according to a new research paper. ANI
Natural nuclear reactors might be operating at Earths core
Two scientists have claimed that uranium could become sufficiently concentrated at the base of Earths mantle to ignite self-sustained nuclear fission, as in a human-made nuclear reactor. ANI
Fish in US lake undergo rapid reverse evolution
A new study has found that nature can sometimes witness a rapid reverse evolution, with the prime example being a little fish called the threespine stickleback in Lake Washington, US. ANI
Now, 3 D super road maps of planets and moons
Scientists are developing technology that could one day help in building three dimensional super road maps of planets and moons. ANI
The 1940s guide for making female workers more efficient
They are known for gossiping in the office and spend a lot of time in the loo, but when it comes to getting work from the female employees, a lot has to be kept in mind. ANI
One-third of nitrogen entering worlds oceans from atmosphere is man-made
A new research by an international team of scientists has found that as much as a third of the nitrogen entering the worlds oceans from the atmosphere is man-made. ANI
Non-human primates vital for neuroscience research
Monkeys have long been used as an alternative to humans for various experimental studies, and now a new review has backed the concept by claiming that non-human primates will continue to be a significant, if small, part of neuroscience research. ANI
Pandas had sensed China quake before it happened
If eyewitness accounts are to be believed, pandas had sensed the massive earthquake that shook central China on May 12, with the animals behaving strangely just minutes before the quake struck. ANI
Indian astronomers measure temperature of the early universe
A team led by Raghunathan Srianand of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, India, has measured what the temperature of the Universe was 11 billion years ago, when it was just a fifth its current age. ANI
Human visual system equipped with ability to foresee the future
A new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests that the human visual system is equipped with the ability to foresee the future. ANI
Now, Oz bosses take to lie detectors to catch employees who pull sickies!
Aussie employees better start looking for some reasons other than a sudden sickness to take a day off work, for lie detectors with a new generation of voice analysis systems used in the UK are all set to enter Down Under. ANI
Global biodiversity has fallen by one-third in last 35 years
The latest data on the global biodiversity of vertebrates shows that it has fallen by almost one-third in the last 35 years. ANI
MIT engineers create bacteria-resistant films
A research team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has reported the development of bacteria-resistant films applied to medical devices and other surfaces to ward off microbial accumulation. ANI
50 percent more efficient fuel cell may revolutionise portable electronics
MIT researchers claim they have boosted the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much wider market, especially in portable electronics. ANI
Universe is twice as bright as previously thought
Astronomers from UK Universities working with colleagues from Germany and Australia have calculated that the Universe is actually twice as bright as previously thought. ANI
For smaller primates climbing is as easy as walking
Duke University researchers have found in a study that smaller primates do not have to invest more energy in climbing than in walking. ANI
Birds gravity-defying beak eating mystery unravelled
A team of MIT mathematicians and engineers has solved the gravity-defying mystery behind a birds beak, by finding that certain types of shorebirds defy gravity to get morsels of food up their long, thin beaks into their mouths. ANI
Water, possible life, might be located deeper on Mars than previously believed
New observations from NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggest that any liquid water that might exist below the planets surface, and any possible organisms living in that water, would be located deeper than scientists had suspected. ANI
Scientists detect key molecule in atmosphere of Venus
Scientists have detected a key molecule in the atmosphere of Venus, a detection that gives them an important new tool to unlock the workings of the planets dense atmosphere. ANI
Discovery of weird stellar pair leaves astronomers puzzled
Astronomers have been left puzzled after they discovery of a stellar pair - a speedy spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, a combination never seen before. ANI