Parents may please take note that overweight and obese kids may be more impatient than their peers while crossing the road, and compromise their own safety to expedite the crossing.


Overweight kids at greater risk while crossing road


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A team of US researchers has revealed the global spread of an ancient group of retroviruses that affected about 28 of 50 modern mammals' ancestors some 15 to 30 million years ago.


Ancient viruses that affected our ancestors 30 mn years ago found


Women's priorities have changed with independence, positiveness and respect replacing the urge to find a life partner, according to a survey in China.


Women define success as independence: Survey


Humans have triggered the past record-breaking hot years experienced on the Earth since 1930s, says a study that suggests that without human-induced climate change, recent hot summers and years would not have occurred.


Humans responsible for record-breaking hot years since 1930s: Study


In a world's first, a team of Swiss scientists has enabled an amputee feel smoothness and roughness in real-time with an artificial fingertip that was surgically connected to nerves in his upper arm.


In a first, bionic finger makes amputee feel texture on his hand


Researchers have discovered that the largest source of the fuel that cancer cells use to proliferate is amino acids which make up proteins, and not glucose, as earlier believed.


What powers growth in cancer cells


Taking tissue engineering to a whole new level researchers have developed a new technology to build model versions of both heart and liver tissues that function like the real thing.


3-D heart, liver tissues that function like real organs grown


Korean researchers have developed a unique biorefinery system to create non-natural polymers from natural sources, allowing various plastics to be made in an environmentally-friendly and sustainable manner.


Scientists use micro-organisms to produce 'green' plastic


Greater buildup of a toxic protein found in Alzheimer's disease on the left side of the brain can lead to a rare type of language dementia because of which people lose ability to express themselves and understand language, says a new study.


Why some dementia patients lose ability to understand language


Opening the door for quicker and more effective surveys of fish distribution, Japanese researchers have found that measuring quantities of fish DNA released into seawater can reveal how many fish inhabit that environment.


Measuring fish DNA in seawater may lead to quicker survey


Size of a team can lead people to inflate their own contributions while diminishing their team members' work, and bigger the teams, the more individual members of a team "over-claim" their contributions, says a study.


People over-claim their contributions more in larger teams


In a development that could lead to new treatment for those who have suffered failed pregnancies, researchers have discovered that a lack of stem cells in the womb lining causes thousands of women to suffer from recurrent miscarriages.


Lack of stem cells leads to repeat miscarriages: Study


If we can learn to control the motivational centres of our brains, will it lead us toward healthier, more productive lives?


How tuning brain can lead to self-motivation


Being confident is one thing and being overconfident quite another. Researchers have found that those who think intelligence is fixed and unchangeable tend to be more overconfident.


Overconfidence leads to bad decision-making


India is slated to put into orbit its sixth navigation satellite on Thursday evening, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced here on Monday.


India to launch sixth navigation satellite on Thursday


In an important step towards development of green energy, Japanese researchers have developed a new prototype of a turbine to efficiently harness energy from ocean currents.


Novel turbine design to help tame oceans for clean energy


Researchers have for the first time discovered a winery within a Canaanite palace belonging to the Middle Bronze Age in the excavations of ancient Israel.


Israeli researchers find ancient winery in Canaanite palace


Researchers have found that a blood test may be able to sound early warning bells that patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer are suffering from relapse.


Blood test may indicate skin cancer relapse


The impact of human activities on the Earth has triggered a new geological era, the Anthropocene, which is marked by the spread of man-made materials such as aluminium, concrete, plastic, and fallout from nuclear testing across the planet, says a study.


Human activity driving Earth into new geological era


Students in the US two to three times more often describe male professors as "brilliant" and "genius" than female professors, new research has found.


Female professors less often rated as 'brilliant' and 'genius'


Starting from Monday, Chinese smartphone maker LeEco began the sale of its "superphones" -- Le 1s and Le Max -- during e-tail major Flipkart's Big Shopping Days festival.

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