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Scientists from the University of Oxford in the UK show that aliens are potentially shaped by the same processes that shaped humans. (Photo: Pixabay)

Aliens may be more like us than we think: study

Scientists from the University of Oxford in the UK show that aliens are potentially shaped by the same processes that...

1 Nov 2017 3:42 PM IST

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Human genome decoded with pocket-sized device

The new sequencing method is the first to read long, unbroken strands of DNA.

30 Jan 2018 2:02 PM IST

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Oldest human fossil outside Africa is dug up in Israel

Other archaeological evidence in the cave showed that the inhabitants hunted big game and used fire.

26 Jan 2018 1:15 PM IST

Looks like we are all a little like Batman! (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans can use sound to 'see' like bats: study

Humans - just like bats - can 'see' their surroundings using sound by producing clicks that bounce off objects to...

28 Feb 2018 3:33 PM IST

Greater inflammation in the brain is a common response with degenerative brain diseases as they progress. (Photo: Pixabay)

Persistent depression alters brain

Brain inflammation was measured using a type of brain imaging called positron emission tomography (PET).

27 Feb 2018 3:46 PM IST

The olfactory-based virtual reality system could lead to a fuller understanding of odour-guided navigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Our brain may navigate using just smells: study

Development of virtual reality technology has mainly focused on vision and sound.

27 Feb 2018 2:16 PM IST

Scientists have identified three traits in the giant mammals: attentiveness, sociability and aggressiveness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Elephants have unique personalities: study

The researchers collected data for the study with questionnaires on the elephants personalities.

22 Feb 2018 1:27 PM IST

Pigeons can help fight human diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

How pigeons can help fight human diseases

Here is what researchers suggest.

21 Feb 2018 4:49 PM IST

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Ants' antibiotics can benefit humans: Study

The researchers cautioned that this study is the first step and that it does have limitations.

7 Feb 2018 11:29 AM IST

If a species does not produce antimicrobials, it means they must have found another way to protect themselves against disease, the team said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans may soon develop drugs from ants

Experiments with 20 ant species found antimicrobials on 12 of them, a team reported in the Royal Society Open Science...

7 Feb 2018 8:18 AM IST

Anti-bottled water campaigns have trouble competing with corporate bottled water messaging. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fear of death drives up bottled-water sales: study

The study used social psychology's Terror Management Theory (TMT) as its framework.

5 Feb 2018 12:09 PM IST

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Horses can recognise human facial expressions: Study

They can also remember a persons previous emotional state when they meet them later that day.

30 April 2018 3:05 PM IST