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The Sonoyta mud turtle is a dark, pocket-sized freshwater turtle that lives in permanent aquatic habitats. (Photo: representational image)

Scientists: Desert turtle endangered, 100 left in Arizona

It may not be surprising that an "aquatic desert" turtle faces long odds in life.

25 Sept 2017 8:53 AM IST

Wisdom is a specific entity with different components. (Photo: Pixabay)

New tool can measure people's wisdom

Wisdom is a specific entity with different components.

24 Sept 2017 1:59 PM IST

An asteroid that exploded in the atmosphere over Siberia in 2013 injured some 1,600 people. (Photo: AFP)

Europe urged to reconsider pullout from 'Armageddon' asteroid mission

The test mission is crucial if we are to develop the capacity to protect our planet from incoming projectiles.

22 Sept 2017 8:30 AM IST

Cotton is widely grown around the world, with its fiber used to make textiles and the cottonseed used among other things to feed animals such as cattle and sheep that have multiple stomach chambers.

Modified cotton could be human food source

After cottonseed oil is extracted, the remaining high-protein meal from the new cotton plant can find many uses.

19 Oct 2018 10:13 AM IST

Hyperion has a mass 1 million billion times greater than the sun and is so distant that it is viewed from earth as it looked billions of years ago.

Scientists in Chile unveil 'A Cosmic Titan' cluster of galaxies

Hyperion is like 5,000 galaxies of the Milky Way.

19 Oct 2018 10:07 AM IST

Taking smaller earthquakes also into account, the repeat interval becomes increasingly irregular to a level where they happen randomly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giant earthquakes not as random as thought: study

In 1960, South-Central Chile was hit by the largest known quake on Earth with a magnitude of 9.5.

31 Jan 2018 8:25 PM IST

The deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant is similar to a cardiac pacemaker device. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain pacemaker may delay Alzheimers symptoms: study

We have many memory aides, tools and pharmaceutical treatments to help Alzheimer's patients with memory.

31 Jan 2018 6:46 PM IST

House dust mites are known culprits in the development of both AD and asthma, as exposure to the mites induces inflammation. (Photo: Pixabay)

New eczema therapy reduces asthma severity in kids: study

The team therefore combined two anti-inflammatory compounds - corticosteroids and PPAR agonists - into one potential...

20 Jan 2018 4:46 PM IST

The Two Brothers are the oldest and among the best-known human remains in the Egyptology collection. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystery behind two 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummies solved

Since their discovery in 1907 there has been some debate among Egyptologists whether the two were actually related at...

17 Jan 2018 12:49 PM IST

In the past, scientists selected specific features, including the distance between the eyes or the width of the mouth. (Photo: PIXABAY)

Fifteen genes that shape our face identified

In the past, scientists selected specific features, including the distance between the eyes or the width of the mouth.

20 Feb 2018 11:59 AM IST

Due to their relatively large size of their brains and their longevity, sheep are a good for studying neurodegenerative disorders. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists create first human-sheep hybrids

Research could pave way for organs to be grown in animals for transplant even providing a cure for diabetes.

19 Feb 2018 4:14 PM IST

The study estimates that roughly 10 million people may have lived within the Maya Lowlands, meaning that kind of massive food production might have been needed. (Photo: AP)

Massive Mayan society discovered under Guatemala jungle

The discoveries included industrial-sized agricultural fields and irrigation canals.

3 Feb 2018 3:51 PM IST