Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there was a need to develop the concept of "scientific social responsibility" to connect leading institutions to all stake holders.


Must develop Scientific Social Responsibility: PM


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An Indian girl born with hearing difficulty is now able to hear after doctors here conducted a cochlear implant procedure on her successfully, the media reported.


UAE doctors help deaf Indian girl hear


A "fire to fight fire" treatment billed as a potential breakthrough in the fight against disease, including cancer, could back-fire and make the disease more damaging in some circumstances, a new research has found.


Using 'fire to fight fire' to combat disease could backfire


A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer's disease and other age-related cognitive declines in our relatively safe and sterile post-industrial setting might have actually helped protect us from cognitive decline in ancient times, a new research suggests.


Genetic flaw tied to Alzheimer's was not always so bad


Researchers have designed molecules with the potential to deliver healing power to stressed cells -- such as those involved in heart attacks.


Molecules designed to reduce damage after heart attack


The rapid rise in the atmospheres oxygen roughly 500 million years ago which made advanced animal life possible on Earth is linked to the process that led to the formation of fossil fuels, suggests new research.


Fossil fuel formation linked to rise in atmosphere's oxygen


Despite the assumption that English is the lingua franca of global science, one-third of new conservation science documents published annually are in non-local languages and as a result some important scientific knowledge remains missing at the international level.


Languages create barrier in scientific knowledge transfer


A NASA satellite has captured a dazzling infrared image of northern lights that appeared as swirls of glowing clouds over northern Canada on the night of December 22.


NASA satellite captures northern lights' dazzling image


Eco-friendly antimicrobial agents that are being developed by a team of researchers at New Zealand's University of Auckland could contribute in some of the key identified sectors in 'Make in India', says an Indian-origin member of the scientific team.


Innovative antimicrobials from New Zealand labs could help 'Make in India'


Examining cucumber seedlings germinated under the very weak gravity -- or microgravity -- conditions of the International Space Station, researchers from Japan's Tohoku University have discovered how a protein helps plants sense gravity to boost their chances of survival.


Space cucumbers reveal how plants sense gravity


Offering a peep into his brilliance, the Bose Institute here has launched digitised versions of pioneering Indian scientist JC Bose's handwritten lecture notes and diaries dating back to the 19th century.


JC Bose's handwritten notes digitised


A new research in cognitive science suggests that our memory also records physical sensations as part of the words stored.


Our memory records physical sensations too


British researchers have discovered a new genetic disease which results in neuro-degeneration and help find treatments for brain ageing conditions, such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's.


New disease may provide hope for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's patients


Researchers have identified a genetic immune disorder characterised by increased susceptibility and poor immune control of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and, in some cases, an EBV-associated cancer called Hodgkin's lymphoma.


Researchers discover new genetic immune disorder


If countries abide by the Paris Agreement's global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, potential fish catches could increase by six million metric tonnes per year, estimates a new study.


Meeting global climate target to net millions more fish


Despite a jump in numbers in the last decade, India still has a long way to go to boost numbers of research scholars, AICTE Chairman Anil D Sahasrabudhe said here on Saturday.


Long way to go to boost PhDs: AICTE Chairman


If you closely followed the recently concluded US presidential election, you might have already realised what a new study confirms - providing contradictory evidence to change one's political beliefs may actually backfire.


Why political beliefs are so hard to change


British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa has said.


Piers Sellers: Climate scientist, Nasa astronaut dies at 61


Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas Eve, in what scientists say is a record-breaking heatwave, a media report said on Saturday.


Arctic heatwave could break records this Christmas


India needs focused attention to further the discipline of theoretical physics, where it is yet to match global standards, says Indian-American physicist Mani Bhaumik.


Need attention on theoretical physics in India: Indian-American scientist


Researchers have discovered a dinosaur species that shed its "milk teeth" but did not replace them, a finding that not only changes its anatomy but also explains why birds have beaks and not teeth.

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