The use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) -- programmable robotic vehicles that can independently study the ocean and its inhabitants -- can improve scientists' understanding of the marine environment, says a study.


How autonomous robots can boost marine research


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Dodo, an extinct bird whose name has entered popular parlance as a symbol of stupidity, was actually quite intelligent, new research suggests.


Dodo was not dumb, say scientists


Challenging a popular theory that environmental causes led to the collapse of Cahokia, America's first city, archaeologists have claimed that internal conflict by social, political, ethnic, and religious factions are a more reasonable description of events that led to its demise.


Social diversity to blame for Cahokia' collapse: Study


In an effort to curb battery drainage as you use Wi-Fi to play games or watch movies, a team of engineers including Indian-origin researchers has demonstrated that it is possible to generate Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times less power than conventional methods.


US engineers achieve passive Wi-Fi at 10,000 times less power


Researchers have discovered that copper has the properties to destroy the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics.


Copper can destroy MRSA 'superbug'


Influenza commonly known as "flu" can hide itself undetected in an individual's body by the person's immune system, reveals a study.


Influenza viruses can evade the human immune system: Study


Dodo, an extinct bird whose name has entered popular culture as a symbol of stupidity, was actually fairly smart, new research suggests.


Dodos probably wered smart, not stupid as commonly thought


The relative anonymity provided by online forums may help sexual abuse survivors interact where they are able to mask their identity and speak candidly about their experiences and be direct in asking for help, says a study.


Online forums help sexual abuse survivors find support


Global software major Infosys' Infosys Science Foundation, along with the Agastya International Foundation, on Tuesday  unveiled a mobile science lab to ignite curiosity, spark creativity and make learning interactive for students.


Infosys Foundation opens mobile science lab


A Japanese firm has developed what it claims is the world's first technology to enable users to display their spoken words on a tablet or a smartphone by dragging their finger on the screen.


Japanese firm develops spoken word display technology


Sweltering heat waves that typically strike once every 20 years could become yearly events across 60 percent of Earth's land surface by 2075 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, says a study.


Extreme heat waves could hit the world every year by 2075


In a first, a team of researchers has used Botox-like injections to treat runners and cyclists suffering from a painful knee condition that affects more than one in eight active people globally.


Botox-like injections treated runners, cyclists with knee pain


They may look ferocious but one should not be too worried as coral reef sharks eat prey that are smaller than a cheeseburger.


Coral reef sharks not apex predators


Driven by man-made climate change, global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, new research has found.


20th century sea-level rose fastest in 3,000 years: Study


Low voltage electric currents can temporarily improve sight in adult patients with lazy eye, or amblyopia - a condition previously thought to be treatable only in childhood, new research has found.


Low voltage electric currents may treat adults with lazy eye


With children getting more and more isolated in terms of interactions with their surroundings, occurrences of childhood leukaemia could increase in India, according to a cancer expert.


'Childhood leukaemia linked to less exposure to surroundings'


Reducing US climate emissions enough to avoid a two degree Celsius increase in global warming could prevent up to 175,000 pollution-related premature deaths nationwide by 2030, new research has estimated.


Cleaner energy policies could save 175,000 US lives by 2030


A team of chemists and engineers has discovered that concentrated light, heat and high pressures can drive the one-step conversion of carbon dioxide and water directly into useable liquid hydrocarbon fuels.


Novel way to convert CO2 and water into liquid hydrocarbon fuel


The graphic images like cancerous lungs and lips may not deter smokers to quit smoking, rather for many of them these images are perceived as a threat to their freedom, choice or autonomy, finds a study.


Graphic images won't help quit smoking: Study


Including dried plums in the diet may prevent bone damage due to radiation exposures either in space or here on Earth, new research has found.


Dried plums may shield you from radiation-induced bone loss


Machine tools manufacturer Bharat Fritz Werner (BFW) on Monday inaugurated Dr. Kalam Centre for Innovation at its premises here to work on core research and develop energy efficient and alternative material machine tools.

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