We may have Peruvians to thank for our favourite blue jeans as researchers have traced the earliest use of indigo as a dye to a 6,200-year-old fabric discovered during an excavation at Huaca Prieta on the north coast of Peru.


Technology for blue jeans developed in Peru 6,000 years ago


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Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been conferred with prestigious awards for their path-breaking inventions.


Two India-born MIT scientists win prestigious US awards



Two India-born MIT scientists win prestigious US awards (Lead, with images)


An Indo-American imaging scientist and inventor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been conferred with the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Prize for his path-breaking inventions to improve lives globally.


Indo-American scientist awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize


Has your toddler started playing around with the touchscreen tablet, yet? It's good, if the child has, as his/her active scrolling of the screen would increase finer motor control, says a recent study.


Toddlers using touchscreens develop better motor skills


Scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the mouse-brain that can help regulate obesity triggered by consuming a high-fat diet and can also be used as a potential treatment.


New potential target to treat obesity identified


Indian-born researcher Dinesh Bharadia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has won the prestigious Young Scholar award of the US-based Marconi Society for his contribution to radio waves.


Indian-born MIT researcher wins US award


Tumour hardness and hypoxia -- lack of oxygen at the tumour's core -- trigger a biological switch that causes cancer stem cells to develop, a recent study has found.


Tumour hardness may develop cancer cells


A healthy diet may develop better reading skills in the first three school years, shows a recent study from Finland.


Healthy diet develops better reading skills in children


Do you get angry or aggressive while driving? Beware, you may be at an increased risk of being in a motor vehicle collision than those who do not get angry while driving, a study has found.


Driving angrily may increase risk of crash


There is unlikely to be a La Nina event in late 2016 as water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean should be just around average for the rest of the year, predicts a model based on NASA satellite data.


NASA model rules out La Nina, El Nino later this year


The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here said it had recently found that the Chikungunya virus has a tendency not to show itself in the Chikungunya Igm serology test while it shows up during the RT-PCR test only, which the Hospital has been using it for the suspected samples.


Chikungunya virus has tendency not to show in common serology test: Ganga Ram Hospital


Researchers have discovered in Jordan two marble statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite - the Graeco-Roman goddess of love -- that probably date to the second century A.D.


Statues of mythological goddess of love discovered in Jordan 


Playing music during biopsy for breast cancer diagnosis and treatment helps patients to reduce pre-operative anxiety, a research has found.


Playing music during biopsy helps to reduce anxiety


Higher levels of stress in women may reduce their chance to conceive a baby, a study has found.


High stress during ovulation window may affect chances of conception


Blue Origin, Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos's spaceflight company, has unveiled plans for its first orbital rockets that will be taller and more powerful than a SpaceX Falcon 9, media reports said.


US firm unveils new rocket design to rival SpaceX's Falcon 9


August 2016 was the hottest in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by NASA scientists.


August 2016 hottest ever recorded


The venom of a carnivorous sea snail could hold the key for artificial, fast-acting insulin for diabetes patients, an Australian study has found.


Sea-snail venom holds key to diabetes medication


A team of researchers at Jadavpur University here has developed a biodegradable energy harvester - from raw fish scales - which could be tapped as a sustainable green energy source for next generation self-powered implantable medical devices.


Indian scientists recycle fish bio-waste into green energy (Lead, Superseding earlier story)


A team of researchers at Jadavpur University here has developed a biodegradable energy harvester from raw fish scales that could in future replace pacemaker devices for the heart.


Indian scientists recycle fish bio-waste into green energy


The government on Monday extended its 15-year contract with International Seabed Authority (ISA) to continue exploring Polymetallic nodules, potato- shaped mineral rich nodules found on the sea floor, in the deep sea.

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