An international team of researchers, including experts from IIT-Kharagpur and NASA, has reported discernible groundwater storage replenishment in certain Indian regions, in a new study, attributing it to changes in strategy in the public and private sectors.


Groundwater replenishment noted in west, south India: Scientists


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It is "extremely unlikely" that 2014, 2015 and 2016 would have been the warmest consecutive years on record without the influence of human-caused climate change, says a new study.


Humans are to blame for record-breaking temperatures


India will launch its eighth navigation satellite this month-end as a spare or back-up for its constellation in the geo-orbit, a top space agency official said on Thursday.


India to launch spare navigation satellite August-end


A hammer and compass in hand, India's women geologists are literally rocking it. Notwithstanding the dangers of remote environments, encounters with wild animals, limited access to toilets and the occasional "detention" by left-wing extremists in disturbed areas, these women of the Geological Survey of India have evened out the odds to carve out success stories.


India's women geologists are rocking it (Gender Feature)


There was an 11 per cent overall increase in alcohol consumption among adults in the US between 2002 and 2012, a new study led by researchers of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has revealed.


Rise in Americans drinking more alcohol: Study


Australian researchers have discovered a dietary supplement which can prevent miscarriages, and many different types of birth defects for pregnant women.


Australian scientists make breakthrough over miscarriage prevention


The common Culex mosquito is able to transmit the harmful Zika virus, Brazilian scientists have discovered.


Common mosquito can carry Zika virus: Brazilian scientists


A team of researchers announced on Thursday that early humans were living in the rainforests of Indonesia over 70,000 years ago, 20,000 years before what was previously believed.


Early humans lived in Indonesian rainforests 70,000 years ago


Challenging previous research that suggested two domestication processes led to the modern dog, a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist says that all contemporary dogs have a common origin and emerged through a single domestication process of wolves 20,000 to 40,000 years ago.


Modern dogs emerged through single domestication process: Study


Endangered Australian fish have taken to seek refuge in discarded bottles in river beds, a research said on Tuesday.


Discarded bottles saving Australian fish from extinction


China will establish its first Mars simulation base in Qinghai province, an official said on Tuesday.


China to build first Mars simulation base


There is no clear evidence that probiotics, the "friendly" bacteria strain of lactobacillus, prevent eczema -- a frequent precursor to asthma, a study has said.


Probiotics benefits may be overstated, says study


US researchers have identified biomarkers associated with the severity of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which may help lead to a diagnostic blood test.


Chronic fatigue syndrome biomarkers found: Study


Imagine "shutting down" a nuclear power plant by pressing a button with your thumb, or having access to no-go zones for the public in a nuclear site -- all accompanied by experts lucidly explaining the core operations.


An unforgettable date with a Russian n-plant


Couples with children are likely to have more conflicts with in-laws as compared to their peers who are childless, a study has revealed.


Couples with children have more conflicts with their in-laws


Fat shaming done by health care providers can take a toll on overweight people's physical health and well-being, according to a study.


Fat shaming doctors may harm obese people mentally, physically


Consuming protein rich foods such as nuts, eggs, seeds, beans, poultry, yogurt, cheese and even chocolates may foster a more tolerant and less inflammatory gut environment, which could mean relief for people living with abdominal pain and diarrhoea of inflammatory bowel disease, a study has said.


Eating chocolate may provide relief from bowel disease


Young boys exposed to pornography are more likely to develop sexist attitudes and seek dominance over women, researchers say.


Early exposure to porn may up sexist attitude in men


A new form of gene therapy administered through skin transplants can help improve treatments for Type-2 diabetes and obesity, researchers have claimed.


Gene therapy via skin may treat diabetes, obesity


India along with Pakistan and Bangladesh could witness deadly heat waves by the end of this century, with heat and humidity levels that may likely exceed human tolerance, a research has claimed.


By 2100, deadly heat waves may hit South Asia


Naturally occurring earthquakes and human-induced ones are actually "indistinguishable", a new study has revealed.

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