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Students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge. (AP)

Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration to save their foreign students

The latest rules force the universities' foreign students to leave the United States unless they attend at least one in-person course

09 Jul 2020 10:09 AM

Nobel for stern critic of Indian govt’s eco vision

Today, however, almost everyone acknowledges that those observations were spot on.

16 Oct 2019 1:03 AM

Dozens of victims have described him as a sexual predator who used young women as his sex slaves. Prosecutors have pledged to charge any co-conspirators. (Photo: AFP)

US University head admits giving approval of gift from Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein was arrested in New York in July on multiple charges of trafficking underage girls for sex. He killed himself on August 10.

14 Sep 2019 11:51 AM

That means the crowdsourcing approach could work especially well in marginalising false news stories -- for instance by building audience judgments into an algorithm ranking stories by quality. (Representational Image | Pixabay)

MIT study suggests crowdsourcing might be the solution to fake news

Respondents in the survey distrusted marginal websites, and there was agreement among general audience and professional fact-checkers.

30 Jan 2019 4:43 PM

Such an intervention could potentially help older people recovering from gastrointestinal infections or cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fasting may boost stem cell regeneration, says study

Study provided evidence that fasting induces a metabolic switch in the intestinal stem cells, from utilizing carbohydrates to burning fat.

05 May 2018 8:56 AM

This Nasa handout artist's rendition shows the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a Nasa Explorer mission launching in 2018 to study exoplanets, or planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. (Photo: AFP)

Nasa’s new planet-hunter to seek closer, Earth-like worlds

TESS is designed as a follow-on to the US space agency’s Kepler spacecraft, which was the first of its kind and launched in 2009.

17 Apr 2018 12:08 AM

'Caffeine used to create novel gels for drug delivery'

Drugs carried by this kind of material could be chewable or easier to swallow.

16 Apr 2018 5:15 PM

A robot like this can help explore the reef more closely than current robots. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones in ocean

Existing autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have traditionally been tethered to boats or powered by bulky and expensive propellers.

25 Mar 2018 1:36 PM

Parents can have considerable influence over their children's language and brain development by simply engaging them in conversation. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Back-and-forth exchanges boost children's brain response to language'

The important thing is not just to talk to your child, but to talk with your child.

17 Feb 2018 6:05 PM

Sensor and timely sensibility

Born in Bihar and brought up in Chandigarh, Manisha Mohan was always a science buff.

20 Aug 2017 5:54 AM

Apart from the extended usage range of the battery, the team claims that the battery is safer and more durable.

A battery that uses seawater to generate electricity

The new battery is developed by an MIT startup and can be helpful for underwater exploring drones.

17 Jun 2017 6:47 PM

Paint with pollutants

City-based Graviky Labs is repurposing pollutants into tools for art by converting the harmful emissions into ink.

15 Jun 2017 12:13 AM

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