The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016 with the new HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar asserting that the NDA government is committed to ensure "quality education" for all.


Lok Sabha passes NIT Bill, Javadekar pledges quality education for all


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Endangered Purple-crowned Fairy-wren female birds call the shots or tune when it comes to breaking-up with their partner, according a new study.


Female birds call the shots to break-up


Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that long-term antibiotic treatment in mice decreases levels of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.


Can antibiotics slow Alzheimer's progression?


Examining why obese patients fare worse than leaner patients across many cancer types, a new study has found that cancer stem cells not only use fatty tissue as a robbers' cave to hide from therapy, but actively adapt this cave to their liking.


Why treatment outcome is worse in obese cancer patients


When it comes to rating one's own abilities, you are strongly influenced by the performance of others, a study has found.


People estimate own ability based on others' performance


Scientists have developed a new tool to scan the human brain for changes in synapses that are associated with common brain disorders.


New imaging tool to help treat common brain disorders


Why do people help those in distress or the needy when there is no direct benefit involved? Why do some people not like bribing or cheating the system? The answer may not lie in genes but elsewhere.


People become benevolent by chance


Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has conducted the first search for atmospheres around Earth-sized exoplanets beyond our solar system and found indications that increase the chances of presence of life on two rocky exoplanets.


Two Earth-like exoplanets may harbour life, shows Hubble data


Ants belonging to a South American group switched from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to subsistence farming of fungi that grew on decomposing, woody plant matter some 55 to 60 million years ago, shortly after the dinosaurs died out, new research has found.


Ants learnt farming 60 mn years ago; man 10,000 years back


Those men who find it too embarrassing to visit a fertility clinic to test the health of their sperm have reasons to cheer, thanks to a new smartphone-based system that allows men to have a semen test at home to know about potential fertility problems.


Now smartphone can help men test sperm health at home


In addition to environmental benefits, shifting away from inefficient and polluting fuel-based lighting -- such as candles, firewood, and kerosene lanterns -- to solar-LED systems can spur economic development as well -- to the tune of two million potential new jobs, a study says.


Replacing kerosene lanterns with solar-LEDs can spur jobs


Cranberry could protect the gut microbiota -- a complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals -- and provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions that benefit the cardiovascular system, metabolism and immune function, revealed a new study.


Cranberry beneficial for cardiovascular system, immune function


The six-month period from January to June this year was the planet's warmest half-year on record, NASA has found.


January to June warmest half-year on record: NASA


Hospital admissions with patients diagnosed by hypoglycaemia have seen a 39 per cent rise in last ten years, a study by an Indian-origin scientist has said.


Hypoglycaemia cases increased by 39 per cent: Study


Researchers have found that the same set of genes that make us prone to depression could also lead us to positivity in life.


Same set of genes can cause happiness and depression


Challenging claims of India being the world's third largest stock-house of technicians and scientists, an expert has urged on the need for incorporating science and technology while drafting policies.


India not 3rd largest scientific, technical force, says expert


Distribution of soil health cards among farmers in Telangana began on Tuesday under a combination of government and corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.


Telangana farmers start soil health cards


The West Bengal government is drafting a proposal to help women in the Sundarbans mangroves scientifically manage fish farming and become self-sufficient, a minister said on Tuesday.


Bengal to help women manage fish farming scientifically


The more variable a brain is and the more its different parts frequently connect with each other, the higher a person's intelligence quotient (IQ) and creativity are, researchers have revealed for the first time.


Why some people are more intelligent than others


A father's metabolic health can be passed from generation to generation, affecting not only his children but more importantly his grandchildren, suggests a study.


Grandfather's obesity may affect grandchild's health


While cognitive brain training can improve your planning or problem-solving ability, aerobic activity can boost memory, new research has found.

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