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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 5:26 AM

The number of plague cases in Madagascar has almost doubled over the last five days and medical experts project the situation will worsen.

UN says plague cases in Madagascar almost doubled in 5 days

Madagascar has about 400 plague cases per year, or more than half the world's total, according to a 2016 World Health...

20 Oct 2017 3:12 AM

Air pollution also increases the lifelong risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer (Photo: AFP)

World pollution deadlier than wars, disasters, hunger: study

One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 about 9 million could be attributed to disease from toxic...

20 Oct 2017 2:39 AM

Water may have flowed on ancient Mars in peak summers, even though the red planet was generally frozen over, a study suggests.

Water once flowed on 'cold and icy' ancient Mars: study

Scientists trying to understand what ancient Mars might have been like, the red planet sends some mixed signals.

18 Oct 2017 7:46 AM

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 7:27 AM

The results of the study found that embryos were more likely to survive if they had a father with a high protein and low carb diet. (Photo: Pixabay)

Planning a baby? Father's diet before conception may impact child's...

The results of the study found that embryos were more likely to survive if they had a father with a high protein and low...

14 Oct 2017 9:48 AM

Phones are become an extra limb to the human body today, and the over use of smartphones is presently having a serious effect on social health and psychological activity of an individual.

You are using your iPhone wrong: Apple's design chief

Apple's iPhone has evolved massively over the last decade.

9 Oct 2017 3:56 AM

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden found that there was a higher occurrence of heart attacks in sub-zero temperatures.

India ranks high in deaths from heart attacks

Study reveals 'world's most' heart failure deaths at 23 per cent, while China has just 7 per cent,

2 Oct 2017 9:40 AM

$The new trend sees mothers who have cesarean births \seeding\ their babies via cotton swabs with their vaginal microbes. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Babies recognise words even before learning to speak them

True word learning requires making connections between speech and world around us and learning how different words...

21 Nov 2017 2:34 AM

The study is published online in Obesity Reviews. (Photo: Pixabay)

Short-term probiotics can help shed those extra kilos

Further long-term studies are required to examine the effects of probiotic supplementation on various measures on body...

18 Nov 2017 9:20 AM

If you have a smartphone that supports HDR viewing, then you can bask in the goodness of enhanced colours, brightness and contrast. (Photo: Samsung Galaxy Note 8)

Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link?

Researchers say that social media use could be one factor for recent teen suicides and the use of smartphone for at...

15 Nov 2017 9:04 AM

This phenomenon suggests that regions of patients brains were dozing, causing mental lapses, while the rest of the brain was awake. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sleep-deprivation similar to being drunk: study

This phenomenon suggests that regions of patients' brains were dozing, causing mental lapses, while the rest of the...

7 Nov 2017 10:01 AM