A Japanese start-up linked to the University of Tsukuba is set to launch small satellites with commemorative titanium plaques carrying love messages into space by the end of 2019, the company said on Monday.


Japanese firm to launch love satellites


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People with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) -- especially without intellectual disability -- may have a greater risk of depression in their young adulthood, a new study, led by an Indian-origin researcher, suggests.


ASD may increase depression risk


The conditions for life on planets entirely covered in water are more fluid than previously thought, which opens up the possibility of water worlds being habitable, according to a new study.


Water worlds could support life: Study


Singaporean researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to successfully treat a patient with advanced cancer, completely halting disease progression.


AI technique used to treat metastatic cancer patient: Study


New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS/Mongabay) It took the best scientific minds from 20 nations, including India, to scale what is considered as the "Mt. Everest of the genome world".


Wheat genome unravelled: can help in dealing with climate change


A US scientist says India has a huge potential to reduce its carbon footprint -- which leads to global warming -- by exploiting the results obtained from research conducted by his team on dairy cows. Still, there's a long way to go.


How India's cows can save the earth -- by feeding on seaweed


Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are conducting a blood cell experiment which may improve treatments for cancer, the media reported.


NASA working for better cancer treatments in space: Report


Scientists have discovered a giant deep-sea coral reef system off the coast of the US state of South Carolina.


Scientists discover hidden deep-sea coral reef in US


The Department of Atomic Energy's (DAE) centre in Kalpakkam, about 80 km from Chennai, successfully conducted a surprise/unannounced annual site emergency exercise on Monday.


Mock drill at Kalpakkam N-plant


Distinguished aerospace scientist G. Satheesh Reddy was on Saturday appointed the Chairman of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and Secretary in the Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D).


Satheesh Reddy is new DRDO Chairman


An international team of paleontologists have found how a meat-eating species of dinosaurs, that share many similarities with birds, lost their fingers.


How did bird-like meat-eating dinosaurs lost their fingers?


An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Andaman Islands on Friday, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).


5.5-magnitude quake hits Andaman Islands


Global software major's Infosys Science Foundation will hold an eight-week online contest for teenage students across India on finding a solution to malnutrition among children below five years and pregnant women, said the not-for-profit organisation on Thursday.


Infosys arm to hold contest on malnutrition in India


A European satellite was launched into a polar orbit, marking the beginning of a coordinated mission to improve weather forecasts by using new laser technology to measure winds around the globe.


European satellite launched to improve weather forecasting


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the state government is drawing up major schemes for promoting renewable energy including solar.


Bengal drawing up schemes for promoting renewable energy : Mamata


Arctic permafrost's expected gradual thawing due to climate change and the associated influx of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere may actually happen within a few decades, much earlier than previously thought, warns a new NASA-funded study.


Permafrost carbon leak could peak within a few decades: Study


Dodgy lip sync dubbing could soon become a thing of the past as researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that can edit the facial expressions of actors to accurately match dubbed voices.


This AI system could make lip sync dubbing accurate


Parents, please take note. The frequency of brain tumours has been underestimated in children with the common genetic syndrome -- neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a new study has found.


Brain tumours may occur in children with common genetic syndrome


Researchers have for the first time bred low allergy wheat varieties, in an attempt towards reducing the proteins in wheat that are responsible for diseases such as coeliac and baker's asthma or wheat dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA).


New low protein wheat breeds offer hope for gluten allergies


The open water nearest to the sea ice surrounding Antarctica releases significantly more carbon dioxide in winter than previously believed, showed a study conducted using an array of robotic floats.


Antarctic seas emit higher CO2 levels than previously thought: Study


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.

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