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Planet Nine does exist, and may be 10 times the mass of the Earth and 20 times away from the Sun than Neptune, NASA scientists say

Ice giant Planet Nine a reality: NASA

Konstantin Batygin says there are now five different lines of observational evidence pointing to the existence of Planet...

16 Oct 2017 4:43 PM IST

Ground-breaking studies in mice have shown that engram cells encoding a memory can actually be identified.

Grey matter: The brain's exhaustive memory bank

Studies by scientists have shown in many ways that forced activation of memory engram cells' can result in recall of the...

12 Oct 2017 6:46 AM IST

Researchers said the discovery could benefit millions of people in the developing world who depend on corn as a staple, and could reduce animal feed costs, according to the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal.

US scientists engineer corn to boost protein

US scientists have found a way to genetically engineer corn to produce an amino acid contained in meat.

10 Oct 2017 9:32 AM IST

The birds will be able to lay eggs containing the disease-fighting agent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japan scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs

Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including...

9 Oct 2017 11:59 AM IST

Chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses are transmitted to humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which live in tropical, subtropical, and in some temperate climates. (Photo: Pixabay)

IIT Roorkee scientists identify drug to fight Chikungunya

Currently, there are no vaccines or antiviral drugs available to cure Chikungunya, and the treatment is focussed on...

7 Oct 2017 10:07 AM IST

Such chemistry is an important step toward the origins of life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chemical found around star deals blow to search for aliens

Such chemistry is an important step toward the origins of life.

3 Oct 2017 5:08 PM IST

Tuberculosis is considered to be the worlds deadliest infectious disease. (Photo: Pexels)

'Effective tuberculosis vaccine in the offing'

Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infection, with an estimated 1.7 million people worldwide dying from...

27 Nov 2017 3:30 PM IST

Adult male Australian humpback dolphins presenting large marine sponges to females. (Photo: Pixabay)

Male dolphins offer gifts to attract females: study

The formation of alliances between adult males for the purposes of coercing females is uncommon.

27 Nov 2017 2:09 PM IST

This new, first-of-its-kind gene therapy is currently under review by the US Food and Drug Administration for potential approval this year. (Photo: Pixabay)

New gene therapy can restore vision

Patients in the study had a condition called Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), which begins in infancy.

11 Nov 2017 3:18 PM IST

The chemicals caused splicing factors, which are progressively switched off as we age to be switched back on. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ageing reversed in old human cells: study

The chemicals caused splicing factors, which are progressively switched off as we age to be switched back on.

8 Nov 2017 1:51 PM IST

Scientists showed that six-month-old babies can estimate probabilities. (Photo: Pixabay)

Babies can perform probability calculations: study

To make sure that the babies were not just more attracted by the colour yellow in some trials, the researchers also used...

5 Nov 2017 6:22 PM IST

The new maps reveal that two to four times more oceanfront glaciers extend deeper than 200 metres below sea level than earlier maps showed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Greenland's ice at more risk than thought: Study

The new maps reveal that two to four times more oceanfront glaciers extend deeper than 200 metres below sea level than...

4 Nov 2017 5:22 PM IST