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The skull was discovered near the town of Aitape, about 7 miles (12 km) inland from Papua New Guineas northern coast. (Photo credit: Reuters)

Skull called oldest-known tsunami victim found in Papua New Guinea

Scientists say sediments in which bone found bear hallmarks of the giant wave. Skull fragment from coastal site dates...

27 Oct 2017 9:40 AM IST

No fossilized bones were found, but the footprints alone showed a lot about the animal. The scientists concluded it was a large theropod -- the two-legged carnivorous dinosaur group

Fossil footprints reveal existence of big early dinosaur predator

Scientists described the footprints from an ancient river bank in Lesotho and estimated that the dinosaur was about 30...

27 Oct 2017 9:11 AM IST

A genome editing technique called CRISPR has revolutionized scientific research. (Photo credit: AP)

Scientists working toward reversible kind of gene editing

Researchers are using CRISPR to develop malaria-resistant mosquitoes and to develop treatments that one day may help...

27 Oct 2017 8:52 AM IST

Researchers at the University of Colorado have found more evidence that an increase in earthquakes on the Colorado-New Mexico border since 2001 was caused by wells that inject wastewater from oil and gas production back underground. (Photo credit: AP)

More evidence links earthquakes to energy waste wells: study

Researchers found that the wastewater caused a big enough increase in underground pressure to make rock formations slip...

26 Oct 2017 10:56 AM IST

Access Mars lays out a 3D terrain for five spots scanned by NASAs Curiosity rover.

Walk on Mars through your smartphone

Here is your chance to take a walk on Mars, where users could breathe and walk around freely, all without the burden of...

23 Oct 2017 1:36 PM IST

EPA cancels appearance of scientists at Rhode Island event.

EPA cancels appearance of scientists at Rhode Island event

The event is designed to draw attention to the health of Narragansett Bay, which forms New England's largest estuary.

23 Oct 2017 8:37 AM IST

It also sighted 50 Gangetic dolphins, an endangered species, at 28 spots, up from 42 spotted in a 2015 study by the UP government. (Representational image)

Big and brilliant: complex whale behaviour tied to brain size

Scientists have identified key differences among cetaceans linked to brain size.

18 Oct 2017 12:57 PM IST

A rendering of a neutron star merger.

Astronomers witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold

Thousands of astronomers found the aftermath of the merger in the sky.

17 Oct 2017 9:55 AM IST

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US scientists create corn to boost protein

Crop will produce amino acid contained in meat, in the process boosting the nutritional value of one of the world's most...

10 Oct 2017 8:47 AM IST

The advance takes a major step toward the end goal of repairing dead heart muscle in human patients, researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Artificial muscle patch can mend broken hearts

Unlike some human organs, the heart cannot regenerate itself after a heart attack.

29 Nov 2017 1:57 PM IST

Hughes is a 61-year-old limo driver whos spent the last few years building a steam-powered rocket out of salvage parts in his garage. (Photo: Pixabay)

Self-taught rocket scientist plans to launch over ghost town

First things first this jump over a ghost town. He will be tinkering with his rocket right up to takeoff.

20 Nov 2017 2:18 PM IST

The integration of the intact gene through retroviral gene transfer into the genome of the epidermal stem cells had been successful. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientist tries to make himself superhuman by editing own DNA

Josiah Zayner becomes first known person to have edited his DNA after removing protein inhibiting muscle growth.

20 Nov 2017 10:14 AM IST