Children may develop a sense of self-esteem even before they begin kindergarten, reveals an interesting research.


Kids develop self-esteem even before age five


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Female butterflies tend to mimic warning colourations that ward off prey better than their male counterparts, say researchers, shedding light on predator-prey relations in the wild.


Female butterflies mimic warning signs better than males: Study


Researchers at University of California, San Diego have developed a model that could be used to predict a drug's side-effects on different patients.


New model to predict drug side-effects on you


The entire Arctic coastline and most of the Arctic Ocean will experience an additional two months of open water each year by the 2050s, projects a new study.


Arctic Ocean to have less ice, more water by 2050s


India has 75-125 nuclear weapons: US report

This aerial photo shows reactors of No. 1, right, and No. 2, left,  at the Sendai Nuclear Power Station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan

Suggesting that India has a sizeable nuclear weapons effort, a US think tank estimated India's nuclear arsenal at around 75-125 weapons made from weapon-grade plutonium and perhaps some thermonuclear weapons.

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Obese people need to have a diet rich in vitamin E as they require more than normal levels of the vitamin and at the same time they get less of it, suggests new research.


Obese people need more vitamin E than others


Bugged with multiple passwords and log-in details? Lighten up. Thanks to a new technology, data extracted from your daily activity, such as those on Facebook or phone, could be used for authentication.


Bugged with passwords? Your daily activity could help you log-in


In today's selfie-obsessed world, how many self-portraits do you think an average youngster snaps in a year? Well, more than 2,000 selfies a year, according to a new study.


You click 2,000 selfies a year


A computer science doctoral candidate at the Stanford University has developed a formula for taking the perfect selfie using artificial intelligence (AI).


Formula to take perfect selfies


Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, said a new study.


Vitamin D pill may improve exercise performance


Internet search giant Google on Monday dedicated a doodle to noted mathematician George Boole, whose legacy of Boolean logic is credited with laying the foundations for the information age, on his 200th birth anniversary.


Google 'doodles' mathematician George Boole


Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed 'grenades' armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to be targeted directly at tumours, according to two new studies.


Heat-activated 'grenade' to target cancer


Patients are comfortable receiving the results of common medical tests through password-protected websites or portals, a study has found.


Patients prefer password-protected test results


Eating a diet rich in both soy protein and isoflavones can protect menopausal women from bone weakening and osteoporosis, according to a study.


Soybean may protect menopausal women against bone loss


There is new hope for cancer patients as Oxford University researchers have found the weak point of certain cancer cells which can be the target for new drugs -- mutations in a gene called SETD2.


New treatment found for certain cancers


Snapchat gives a better communication experience and is linked to more social enjoyment and positive mood than Facebook or other social media, according to a study by the University of Michigan.


Snapchat users happier than Facebook loyalists


An increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers.


Antarctica is gaining ice: NASA


Couples raising a child with developmental disabilities do not face a higher risk of divorce, especially if they have larger families, as compared to those couples raising typically developing kids, new research has found.


Kids with disability don't affect couple's divorce risk


A diet missing soluble fibre promotes inflammation in the intestines and poor gut health, leading to weight gain, suggests new research.


Diet lacking soluble fibre can lead to weight gain


Do you often misplace your belongings or forget why you came upstairs? Such memory problems could signal the early stages of dementia, warns a recent study.


Getting forgetful could be sign of dementia


In partnership with a commercial lab, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a simple and affordable diagnostic test to detect the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya.

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