People who consumed more than one serving per day of skim and low-fat milk, had a 39 per cent greater chance of developing Parkinson's compared to those who consumed less than one serving per week, according to a study.


Low-fat milk consumption linked to Parkinson's


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Fossils of a complete crocodile and bones belonging to at least six different dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, 145 to 66 million years ago, have been excavated in China's Jilin province.


Complete crocodile fossil unearthed in China


An international research team has evaluated 145 peer-reviewed studies and concluded that "highly protected" marine reserves can help mitigate the effects of climate change.


Marine reserves can help mitigate climate change effects


In a first, a blood test that can predict the onset and track progression of Huntington's disease has been developed.


New blood test can predict onset of Huntington's disease


Cab aggregator Ola and World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) on Thursday joined hands to support 'Sahasra Jyoti', a renewable energy project in the Sundarbans.


Ola joins WWF-India to support renewable energy project


Black hole merger is literally a match made in heaven.


Cosmic tango: Learning how black holes mate or merge (Science Feature)


Indian American Raja Chari, a Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air Force, has been selected by space agency NASA among 12 astronaut candidates who will conduct research off the Earth for deep space missions.


Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates


An IIT-Bombay team beat a Japanese institution to win the 25th Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition held this week in the US, an official said here on Wednesday.


IIT-Bombay beats Japanese institution to win competition in US


The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved taking over of Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh said.


Atomic Energy Department to take over Guwahati's Borooah Cancer Institute


Scientists have discovered wide rates of erosion dating back to 11,500 years ago from the Dead Sea in Israel -- touted as the oldest geological evidence of man-made impact on the environment.


Earliest human impact on environment discovered


Astronauts travelling to Mars or on long-term missions outside the protection of the Earth's magnetic field would face much higher cancer risk than conventional risk models suggest, a study says.


Mars astronauts at increased risk of cancer: Study


Highly protected marine reserves can help mitigate sea-level rise, ocean acidification and other major impacts of climate change, scientists say.


Marine reserves may mitigate climate change impact


Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for launching the heaviest rocket -- Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mark-III) and deploying its heaviest communicaiton satellite GSAT-19 on Monday.


Karnataka CM hails ISRO for GSLV Mk-III launch


President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated ISRO on the successful launch of Indias latest communication satellite GSAT-19 with its brand new and heaviest rocket - the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III).


President, PM congratulate ISRO on launch of India's heaviest rocket


India, which recently launched its tea genome sequencing project, is not going to replicate the work done by the Chinese but instead aims to develop climate-smart tea plantations with the genomic boost, an official here said.


India's tea genome mapping not linked with Chinese study'


Japanese and Australian scientists have discovered the communication patterns of a species of starfish that feeds on coral.


Scientists discover how coral-eating starfish communicate


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, including one of Indian origin, have devised a new surgical technique that could allow prosthetic limbs to feel much more like natural limbs.


New technique to make prosthetic limbs feel more natural


Title: The Physics of Everyday Things - The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day; Author: James Kakalios; Publisher: Crown Publishing; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599


The sub-atomic forces and processes enabling our hi-tech lives (Book Review) 


A study of the California Current System has found highly acidified water along the US West Coast.


Acidified ocean water found along US West Coast


Researchers have developed a new gene therapy that may help to 'turn-off' the immune response which causes allergic reaction such as asthma, or potentially lethal food allergies, researchers have found.


New gene therapy may 'turn off' asthma


Automotive vehicles have emerged as a major source of China's air pollution, a new report released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)said on Saturday.

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