In one of the largest and most detailed studies of animal molecular biology ever undertaken, researchers discovered the assembly instructions for nearly 1,000 protein complexes shared by most kinds of animals, revealing their deep evolutionary relationships.


Tree of life shares common molecular tool kit


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Seismologists from University of California-Berkeley have produced for the first time a sharp, three-dimensional scan of Earth's interior that shows how volcanic island chains like Hawaii, Samoa and Iceland were born.


Earth's CT scan shows how Hawaii and Iceland were born 


Making toddlers laugh with your antics help them learn new tasks faster, a team of French scientists has discovered.


Share humour with your toddlers to make them smart


Scientists have developed an online tool that can help clinicians better differentiate the defects in individual tumour cells that appear to be similar.


Smart online app to better diagnose cancer


At a time when more and more people across the world are becoming vulnerable to the deadly dengue owing to climate change, scientists now report that mobile phone records can be used to predict the geographical spread and timing of dengue epidemics.


Mobile phone records can predict dengue virus spread


A fossil sea turtle from Colombia that is at least 120 million years old is the world's oldest, scientists have determined.


World's oldest fossil sea turtle discovered


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised the need to promote space technology-based tools and applications in governance and development, saying technology must be used to improve the common man's life.


Technology with creative thinking can change lives: Modi


The popular adult website pornhub has launched a $25,000 scholarship to help students across the globe pay for their school and it has nothing to with explicit material.


Pornhub launches $25,000 'porn-free' scholarship


An antibody called "alirocumab" can significantly lower cholesterol levels in patients with an inherited disease associated with very high levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or what is called "bad" cholesterol, new research has found.


Novel antibody can lower 'bad' cholesterol


Empathy, or the ability to recognise or infer someone else's state of mind by reading his or her eyes appear to be low in people with autism, new research has found.


People with autism may lack empathy


Do you know why a jogger does not feel dizzy or lose balance while a roller-coaster rider can find his or her head spinning with no control over the abrupt dips and swoops? The secret is hidden in the sensory hair cells in your inner ear.


How you keep balance while jogging


If the thought of walking home alone worries you anytime, here comes a public safety mobile phone app that offers you a virtual company by allowing your friends or family members to a keep an watch over you.


Walking home alone? Get a virtual company with this app


Google has launched a new Street View app that will not only let you navigate through the Earth with a 360-degree view but allow you to shoot your own 360-degree photos and upload directly on the app.


Draw your own 360-degree view of Earth with new Google app


Use of local anaesthetic in dental surgery may affect tooth cell growth and the development of children's teeth, new research suggests.


Anesthetic may affect kids' teeth development


Scientists have developed a "gene signature" that could be used to predict the onset of diseases such as Alzheimer's years in advance.


'Gene signature' to sound Alzheimer's early warning


An anti-smoking pill that was earlier thought to increase the risk of heart attack and depression is actually safe, researchers say.


Quit-smoking pill won't trigger heart attack, depression


You might be missing your cat when you are away from home but your feline companion does not reciprocate that feeling, research reveals.


Your kitten doesn't miss you when you're away


Rising sea levels along the US coastlines have threatened NASA's launch sites and facilities -- including Kennedy Space Center in Florida -- of being submersed under the water in near future.


Rising sea levels real threat to NASA launch sites


Researchers have found evidence from the tropical lowlands of central America that reveals how Maya activity more than 2,000 years ago not only contributed to the decline of their environment but continues to influence today's environment as well.


How ancient Maya activity led to environmental decline


Patients admitted to a hospital at the weekend are more likely to be sicker and have a higher risk of death compared with those admitted during the week, a study has found.


Weekend hospital admissions linked to higher death risk


Do you constantly keep checking your phone while talking to your partner, even while out on a romantic date? If yes, you are guilty of p-phubbing.

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