An international team of paleobotanists has identified a 125-130 million year old freshwater plant as one of earliest flowering plants on Earth.


125-130 mn year old mythical 'first flower' identified 


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Social factors such as a woman's education level and marital status before pregnancy can affect birth weight of her daughters  and granddaughters,  a new study says.


Mother's education can affect daughter's birth weight


The discovery of a new ring galaxy which arose from a galaxy collision, the closest ever to the earth, was made public by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Monday.


New galaxy closest ever to earth


Do you know what is the best time to have sex? Well it is not in the dark night hours but all the way up to 5.48 a.m. in the morning when you normally think of daily walk or yoga.


Best time for sex? 5.48 a.m.


Introduction of bird songs or human vocal sounds can increase the sense of security of people even in public places that are not well lit or crowded, suggests a new study by an Indian-origin researcher.


Songs make us feel safe in public


A team of US researchers has identified compounds in traditional sweetgrass that keep mosquitoes at bay. A meadow grass, sweetgrass gives off a sweet aroma that repels the insects.


Cultivate sweetgrass to keep mosquitoes away


When companies go public, they actually innovate more -- but their innovations are far more conservative and less ground-breaking than before, new research has found.


Firms may lose edge of innovation after going public


Altering a single gene has helped scientists create super intelligent mice and researchers believe that the findings could lead to new drugs for cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and other conditions.


'Brainy' mice may help treat brain disorders in humans


A new method, tested on rats, may someday enable doctors to quickly scan the entire body for a blood clot.


Single whole-body scan can detect blood clots


A compound added to the feed of high-producing dairy cows reduces methane emissions by 30 percent and could have ramifications for global climate change, says a new study.


Soon, pill to cut methane gas production by cows


For elderly and bedridden patients, diapers could soon come with a sensor that alerts caregivers by SMS when they are soiled.


'Intelligent' diaper can send SMS when soiled


Leveraging on the bacteria-killing properties of silver and inexpensive copper, a US researchers has developed a low cost, simple and easily transportable paper-based method to purify drinking water.


Low cost paper-based method to purify drinking water


Coral reefs are likely to disappear from the planet by mid-century even if world leaders agree on efforts to limit a temperature increase to less than two degree Celsius by the end of the century at December's Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, scientists have warned.


Coral reefs likely to disappear by mid-century


Playing a tile-matching puzzle video game for as little as three minutes at a stretch can weaken cravings for drugs, food, sex and sleeping by approximately one-fifth, claims a study.


Play this game and block sex cravings


Moderate amount of physical activity, particularly walking and bicycling, can significantly lower the risk of heart failure, says a study.


20-minute walk cuts heart failure risk


Playing violent video games is linked to increased aggression in players though it is not certain if the link extends to criminal violence too, according to a latest American Psychological Association (APA) report.


Violent video games trigger aggression


Why is there so much of night blindness in Rajasthan, so many women suffer from cervical cancer and so many people die of malaria and other communicable diseases? Posing these questions the late prime minister Indira Gandhi wanted to know what the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had done about them. That was some time in the 1980s.


Need to rescue Indian medical research from its moribund state (Comment: Special to IANS)


Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian researchers have found a new species of toad that is a little more than 1 cm long and appears to be in danger of extinction.


New species of toad found in Brazil


Climate change presents substantial threats to physical and mental health, and may also create social instability, conflict and violence, a new study has revealed.


Climate change may cause conflict, violence: Study


Our brain could actually be regulating the progression of glaucoma and other neuro-degenerative diseases, researchers say.


Can our brain regulate its loss of control?


Scientists have discovered new type of cells which are an important part of liver regeneration.

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