Australia's Great Barrier Reef can be saved only if urgent steps are taken to reduce global warming, a new research revealed on Thursday.


Great Barrier Reef's survival relies on reducing warming


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Indian-American teenager, Indrani Das, won the top, $250,000 prize in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search competition for her research on treating brain injuries and diseases.


Indian-American teenager wins top science prize


Researchers have found in India fossils of 1.6 billion-year-old probable red algae which indicates that advanced multicellular life evolved much earlier than previously thought.


1.6 bn years old plant-like fossil oldest in the world


Rapid loss of Arctic sea ice in recent decades is partly driven by natural swings, not just global warming triggered by human activities, says a study.


Natural swings partly responsible for Arctic sea ice loss


The worlds first fluorescent frog has been discovered in the Amazon basin in Argentina, a media report said on Tuesday.


World's first fluorescent frog discovered in South America


Researchers from Assam have invented a simple technology that together removes arsenic and iron  from contaminated water at less than one paisa per litre.


Low-cost technology together removes arsenic, iron from water


People become more generous if they do not feel too pressurised to help charities, suggests new research which contends that longer deadlines lead to more donations.


Longer deadlines lead to higher donation


Pakistan has inducted an advanced Chinese-made LY-80 (Lomads) surface-to-air missile defence system to secure its airspace from any sort of misadventure, an army statement said on Sunday.


Pakistan inducts Chinese air defence system


Researchers have found the world's oldest crocodilian eggs that were laid 152 million years ago.


World's oldest, 152 mn years old crocodile eggs found in Portugal


Although age has been an important risk factor of breast cancer, a study said post-menopausal women who used a hormonal intrauterine device were at 52 per cent increased risk of the disease, when compared to those who used copper a device.


Using hormonal contraceptives may up breast cancer risk


In a bid to promote the countrys architectural heritage, the central government will be digitally recreating monuments using 3D technology, an official said on Thursday.


Government to digitally recreate heritage buildings


Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) India on Thursday paid homage to Ron Drever, one of the co-founders of LIGO, who passed away in Scotland at the age of 85.


LIGO India pays homage to late co-founder


Tata Trusts, which has been in the limelight recently owing to the boardroom battle in Tata Sons, have joined as partners to the second edition of the India Innovation Growth Programme to be launched here in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday.


Tata Trusts join as partners to India Innovation Growth Programme


Far from being limited to a gifted few, the ability to perform astonishing feats of memory, such as remembering lists of several dozen words, can be learned, say researchers.


You too can gain super-sized memory with training


Indian researchers have for the first time reported milk theft in pups from surrogate mother dogs, a finding that could aid in responsible training and breeding programmes.


Selfish puppies steal milk from surrogate mother


Neanderthals have been revealed to have had complex vegetarian diets, while some also used plant-based medicines to treat illnesses, an Australian research revealed on Thursday.


Neanderthals had complex vegetarian diets: Australian research


President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, for figuring in the list of top 10 institutions in the "Best Small Universities" category of the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings 2017.


President congratulates IISc for figuring in world top 10


A study on coconut flour by two academics has revealed that it is a promising substitute for all purpose flour for baking besides having healthy properties on account of its high fibre content.


Coconut flour a healthy product, say researchers


The radiation encountered in a trip to Mars may increase the risk of leukemia in humans, warns new research funded by NASA.


Trip to Mars may increase risk of leukemia in humans


Book: ISRO - A Personal History; Author: R. Aravamudan, with Gita Aravamudan; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 399


Riveting narration of ISRO's climb from Kerala fishing village to Mars (Book Review)


At a time when humans are generating more data than hard drives, scientists have demonstrated that a computer operating system and a short movie could be stored on a DNA.

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