Large impacts can be followed by intense, long-lived and explosive volcanic eruptions -- not just craters, new research has found.


Meteorite impact can trigger volcanic eruptions on Earth


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The gut is the gateway to heath, courtesy the teeming microbial minions. The smarter they are, the better you are.


Indian scientists suggest tweaking microbial minions to treat pancreatitis (Lead, correcting headline)



Indian scientists work on tweaking microbial minions to treat pancreatitis


Permaculture experts from around the world will attend the 13th International Permaculture Convergence (IPC) to be held here November 27 to December 2, 2017.


International permaculture conference to be held in Hyderabad


Tying in with India's thrust on digitisation and paperless economy post demonetisation, a bio-solar ATM has been developed by Indian scientists for rural areas, Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan announced here on Wednesday.


Biometric, solar ATM being developed for rural India: Harsh Vardhan


Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday slammed those alleging Indian science was being saffronised, saying he failed to understand what they meant.


Saffronisation of science has no meaning: Harsh Vardhan


A giant dinosaur species that lived around 160 million years ago could be the earliest relative of Brachiosaurus, depicted in the film Jurassic Park, according to new research.


Researchers find earliest relative of Brachiosaurus dinosaur


A big crack in an Antarctica ice shelf now has a second branch, researchers revealed after studying the latest satellite data.


Antarctic ice shelf rift gets second branch


China's oldest observatory in Dengfeng city is free to the public in a move to attract tourists at home and abroad, officials have said.


China's oldest observatory opens free to public


US climatologist and professor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison John Kutzbach has received here China's top science honour for foreigners, the International Science and Technological Cooperation Award.


US climatologist gets China's top honour on scientific cooperation


US researchers have said that they identified an enzyme that may play a central role in the development of obesity in mid-life.


Mid-life obesity-driven enzyme identified: Study


The in-house Braille and offset printing press of India's cartography body. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) will be inaugurated on May 4, an official said on Tuesday.


Indian cartographic agency gets in-house Braille, offset printing press


Australian scientists called for action on Tuesday, as new research said deforestation has driven lots of the world's animals to the brink of extinction.


Deforestation threatens lots of animals with extinction: Study


US researchers have successfully removed HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals using a gene-editing tool, boosting the confidence of scientists to eliminate the AIDS virus infection in humans.


US researchers eliminate HIV infection in 'humanised' mice


Title: 15 Million Degrees - A Journey to the Centre of the Sun; Author: Lucie Green; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 303; Price: Rs 499


Great Ball of Fire: Our Sun and its surprising secrets (Book Review) 


A computer-driven automated drill that could perform a type of complex cranial surgery 50 times faster -- decreasing operating time from two hours to 2.5 minutes -- has been developed by researchers, including one of Indian-origin.


This automated, robotic drill may perform surgery in 2.5 minutes


At least one million babies have been born in the US using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies, a report has said.


One million babies born in US using IVF: Report


Analysis considering a range of flood scenarios, as opposed to a single 100-year threshold, could be more robust and accurate about vulnerability of bridges, according to a study.


Study suggests new approach to assess vulnerability of bridges


School bullies and victims are more likely to want plastic surgery than other teenagers, a new research by the University of Warwick in the UK has found.


Bullies, victims want plastic surgery: Research


Researchers have developed a simple eye test that could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma, by detecting the onset of the disease at a very early stage.


New eye test may detect early signs of glaucoma


China plans to conduct several manned space flights between 2019 and 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, an official said on Friday.

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