Researchers have uncovered 13,000-years-old footprints belonging to two adults and a child in Canada's British Columbia, according to a study.


13,000-year-old footprints found off Canadian coast


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Use of smart technologies like IoT, drones and digital devices would boost farm production, with higher yields and better quality for more remuneration to farmers, said a top official on Wednesday.


Use smart technologies to boost farm output: Official


The European Commission plans to exclude Britain from its Galileo satellite programme after Brexit due to security concerns, the media reported.


EU may exclude Britain from its satellite programme


Researchers have found that a genetic trigger may improve the brain's ability to heal from a range of debilitating conditions, from strokes to concussions and spinal cord injuries.


Gene therapy may boost stroke recovery


The Humane Society International/India on Wednesdasy said it has joined hands with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology to develop and promote laboratory grown meat in India.


HSI, CCMB join hands to develop laboratory grown meat


Scientists have demonstrated the successful implementation of a prosthetic system that uses a person's own memory patterns to facilitate the brain's ability to encode and recall memory, an important step towards finding a way to restore memory loss.


This prosthetic system could restore memory loss


Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is now helping privately-held companies like Space X and Boeing to develop their new spacecraft systems, which will eventually provide round-trip crew transportation services to the International Space Station (ISS).


How Sunita Williams is continuing her career in space


The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) will undertake a study on the ways in which aging is conceptualised within in-vitro fertilization (IVF) by researching on elderly couples conceiving and birthing children through the method, it was announced here on Monday.


IIT-Hyderabad to research on how aging conceptualised in IVF


The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) on Monday announced that the TiE Grad finalist WCB of BITS Pilani-Hyderabad has won the spot to compete in Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) in the United States.


BITS Pilani-Hyderabad team to compete in RBPC


Scientists have discovered a way to stop the spread of rice blast, a fungus that destroys up to 30 per cent of the world's rice crop each year.


Researchers find way to stop spread of devastating rice fungus


Writing a note about your past failure may you help in boosting future performance as it lower levels of stress hormone cortisol, a new study suggests.


Decoded: How past failures can boost your future performance


Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at an increased risk of developing anxiety later in life, researchers have discovered.


Scientists discover link between PCOS and anxiety


Researchers have discovered new genetic mutations that may promote the survival of cancer cells, and a clearer understanding of how some cancer cells are able to resist treatment, researchers said.


'Driver' mutations may promote survival of cancer cells


Exposure of pregnant women to common thyroid-hormone-disrupting toxins may be linked to the increased incidence of childs brain development disorders, researchers have found.


Chemicals linked to brain disorders in children


Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily, was sliding towards the Mediterranean sea at a rate of 14mm per year, according to a report.


Mount Etna sliding towards sea: Report


Ruling out the possibility of the extra-terrestrial origin of a mysterious six-inch skeleton discovered in Chile, scientists have found that it was of a female, likely a foetus, who had a rare, bone-ageing disorder.


6-inch skeleton found in Chile not of alien: Study


Seven India-based inventors are among the finalists who will vie for $500,000 in prize money and in-kind support in a global competition of hardware-led social innovation.


7 India-based inventors in race to win global innovation contest


Led by an Indian-origin researcher, a team has discovered a new anti-cancer protein that not only prevents the uncontrolled proliferation of cancer cells in the liver, but also serves as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of liver cancer, according to a press release by the University of Basel on Thursday.


Research team finds new anti-cancer protein


Love to savour your ice cream in its solid state for longer and hate to see it melt? Scientists have found a solution to this problem in a banana plant extract that they say could be key to a creamier and longer lasting ice cream.


Banana plant extract may help you relish melt-proof ice cream


Extreme weather events have become more frequent over the years, with a significant uptick in floods and other hydrological events compared even with five years ago, warns a new study.


Extreme weather events more common now than ever before


The Dravidian language family consiting mainly of Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu spoken by 220 million people across southern India and other countries is nearly 4,500 years old, finds a study.

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