Sophisticated embalming treatments were developed by ancient Egyptians 1,500 years before the classic Pharaonic period, and across a wider geographical area than had been previously known, a new research has showed.


Egyptian mummification 'recipe' existed 1,500 years before Pharaohs: Study


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Australian researchers on Thursday said they have developed a software tool to predict when a building will crack or its foundation will move, even when a dam could break or a mudslide occur.


Tool to predict building collapse, landslides 2 weeks in advance


The plan to put an Indian into space, on its own, for the first time by 2022 will create as many as 15,000 jobs, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan said on Wednesday.


Indian human space mission to create 15,000 jobs: ISRO chief


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced a manned mission to space by 2022.


India to send manned space mission by 2022: Modi


Researchers working on Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP) have identified new genes that will further the understanding of the genetic risk factors that predispose people to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD).


New genes that may contribute to Alzheimer's understanding identified


Marine mammals such as dolphins, manatees, seals and whales, which evolved to make water their primary habitat, lost the ability to make a gene that defends humans and other land-dwelling mammals from the neurotoxic effects of a popular human-made pesticide, a new study has revealed.


Why marine animals are more vulnerable to man-made pesticides


Blue light from digital devices including smartphones could accelerate blindness, researchers have found.


Blue light from digital devices could accelerate blindness


India will soon launch a dedicated space and science television channel to make their benefits reach people across the country, a top official said on Sunday.


India to soon launch space science channel: ISRO


A team of Indian-American researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and at the University of Utah at Salt Lake City, has used an ingenious process to enable curcumin to kill cancer cells.


Indian-American researchers unleash turmeric's power to fight cancer


Scientists have identified a brain region that could generate pessimistic moods in disorders such as anxiety or depression that leads people to focus more on the possible downside than the potential benefit in a stressful situation.


What generates pessimistic mood?


Girls who develop Type-1 diabetes before the age of ten die an average of nearly 18 years earlier than those who do not have diabetes, a new study has found.


Early onset of diabetes may cut girls' lifespan by 18 years


Laziness could explain the reason why Homo Erectus -- a species of primitive humans -- went extinct, a new research has shown.


Why Homo Erectus went extinct?


The Union Cabinet at a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gave its approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Indonesia on scientific and technological cooperation.


Cabinet approves MoU with Indonesia for technological cooperation


A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday for expanding the use of DNA-based forensic technology to crack difficult criminal cases such as rape, murder and human trafficking and establish identities of unclaimed dead bodies and victims of disasters. The proposed law will support and strengthen the justice delivery system in the country.


Bill in LS for use of DNA technology to crack tough criminal cases


The Earth is at risk of falling into an irreversible greenhouse state due to global warming, which would make several regions of the planet uninhabitable for humans, an international study revealed on Tuesday.


Earth at risk of falling into irreversible greenhouse state


Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked scientific institutions to nurture talent and foster path-breaking innovations to transform the socio-economic landscape of the country.


Scientific institutions should nurture talent: Naidu


Besides industrial waste, rising demand for non-food products like textiles, clothing and furniture are often the overlooked sources of water pollution, says a study.


Non-food products overlooked as water pollution sources: Study


Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that 122 new research projects had been selected, costing Rs 112 crore, under IMPRINT-II to strengthen research in higher education institutions.


122 new research projects selected: HRD Minister


Aziz Asber, the head of the Scientific Research Centre in Syria's central province of Hama, has been assassinated, according to activists and pro-government reports.


Senior scientist assassinated in Syria


Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme from the US soil since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.


Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly into space from US soil


Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.

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