Everything you need to know about University: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about University: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, May 3 (IANS) A new method of spinning starch into fine strands could help make painless bandages as well as low cost and more eco-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, says a study.
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Researchers have discovered for the first time that the gene, which makes a protein called PDILT, enables sperm to bind to an egg, a process vital to fertilisation.
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): Cochlear implants have restored basic hearing to around 220,000 deaf people, still a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing patients from swimming and creating social stigma.
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London, Apr 30 (ANI): Researchers have come up with the first sheet of single-atom thick silicon - dubbed silicene - which shows promise to replace wonder material graphene.
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Analytic thinking can decrease religious belief, even in devout believers, says researchers.
Washington, April 27 (ANI): You are likely to be a happy person, if you have a balanced time perspective, says a new study.
London, Apr 26 (ANI): Shakespeare's was most likely helped by a fellow playwright for writing 'All's Well That Ends Well', Oxford University academics have revealed.
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Hearing that you are a member of an elite group - of chess players or scholars - may not necessarily enhance your performance on tasks related to your alleged area of expertise, researchers say.
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Researchers have shed light on "what drives individuals to innovate, and what psychological mechanisms allow them to do so".
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Kids at the age of three, who are impulsive, inattentive and moody, may end up having gambling problems as adults, a new study has revealed.
Tehran, April 22 (IANS) Women with some heart disease are more likely to give birth to girls, says a study conducted by a university in Iran. It found that 75 percent of the 216 children born to 200 pregnant women with diagnosed heart diseases were girls.
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Men who flirt with their female colleagues do so because they are bored of their job and are lacking in sensitivity, a new study has claimed.
London, Apr 20 (ANI): Scientists claim to have invented their own improved version of Doctor Who's famous sonic screwdriver.
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Inadequate sleep may put people at risk of obesity, according to a new study.
London, Apr 16 (ANI): Gorillas and colobus monkeys consume huge quantities of plants, which contain oestrogen-like compounds that may protect against some cancers - but if taken in excessive amounts, it may result in reproductive repercussions, according to a new study.
Wellington, Apr 6 (ANI): A Canadian scientist has come up with a scientific measurement device inspired by the tricorders used in Star Trek - the classic TV series that has spawned several spin-offs in over 45 years.
London, Apr 13 (ANI): 'Harry Potter' star Katie Leung fears her she is being typecast, as her Hong Kong heritage is affecting her career prospects and job offers have been "very sparse" since the end of magical movie series.
Melbourne, Apr 13 (ANI): The lifestyle of workers in the financial services sector is more unhealthy as compared to similar professionals, but healthier than blue collar workers, a new study has revealed.
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Holding a weapon makes men look taller and more muscular, which only confirms what scrawny thugs have long known, new research says.
London, April 12 (IANS) A university in London plans to ban alcohol from parts of its campus to attract more Muslim students.
London, April 12 (IANS) Strange but true... scientists say that drinking some beer before solving brain teasers can help you do better than those who attempt the riddles in a sober state.
Washington, April 11 (ANI): DNA may help explain why some people are nicer than others, according to researchers.
London, Apr 11 (ANI): There has been a sharp decline in the performance of Britain's lap dancers since the financial crash of 2008, according to a study by sociologists.
Toronto, April 11 (IANS) Victims of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) fret endlessly over whether they have locked the door or turned off the gas stove. Now, a new way to treat it is being tested.
Washington, April 10 (ANI): People who place a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than those who do not, say researchers.
Washington, April 10 (IANS) People who place high value on wealth and status are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than others, says a new study.
London, April 9 (ANI): British Olympic Association Chairman Lord Moynihan has said that the organizers are facing a 'major challenge' to prevent acts by "one idiot" disrupting the 2012 Games.
Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Web users from countries with a higher per capita gross domestic product (GDP) tend to search for information about the future than past, a new study has revealed.
London, Apr 6 (ANI): A biography of Hitler written by a historian and broadcaster has started a bitter public feud between him and a Third Reich expert who accused the writer of "repellent arrogance" in publishing the book.
Washington, April 5 (IANS) Beware of seemingly harmless free applications (apps) -- they could be draining your smartphone of 75 percent of its energy, just tracking your location and transmitting the information to advertisers and downloading ads, a study reveals.
Washington, April 5 (IANS) The net may have spurred democratic revolutions in the Arab world, but a new study suggests the it is most likely to play a role only in specific situations.
Columbus, Apr 5 (ANI): Internet use will prove to be more effective in countries, that already have some reforms introduced in that direction, a new multinational study has revealed.
Dinosaurs were expected to be the biggest animals of this earth, as per the researches claimed on the basis of unearthed fossils and found evidences. Though their existence had ended millions years ago, but some fossils resumes the debate over their habits and habitats.......
London, April 4 (ANI): Experts say cholesterol-busting statins may help to ward off Alzheimer's disease if prescribed early.
Washington, Apr 4 (ANI): Golfers looking to improve their putting may find an advantage in visualizing the hole as bigger, a new study has claimed.
London, April 3 (IANS) Dinosaurs were too big and heavy to support themselves on dry land and must have lived in water, a scientist has claimed.
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Scientists say the chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen.
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a new explanation for the growth of supermassive black holes in the centre of most galaxies asserting that they constantly capture and swallow single stars from pairs of stars that wander too close.
London, Mar 31 (ANI): Detailed observations of the changing distance between galaxies, revealed in a new study, show that the mysterious acceleration of space, which began five to six billion years ago, perfectly matched predictions made by Einstein in 1916.
In a study scientists have observed that our brain stops us from getting bored when listening to uninteresting people by "rewriting" dull speech to make it interesting one.
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): A rare skull fossil of a pterosaur has been discovered in northeast China, a press release from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) said.
London, March 21 (ANI): For those who have trouble sleeping, setting the alarm clock to get an extra few minutes' rest after a disturbed night may do more harm than good, an expert has claimed.
London, March 21 (ANI): For those who have trouble sleeping, setting the alarm clock to get an extra few minutes' rest after a disturbed night may do more harm than good, an expert has claimed.
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Many people get their health information online, and decide whether to see a doctor based on what they find.
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Many people get their health information online, and decide whether to see a doctor based on what they find.
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Many people get their health information online, and decide whether to see a doctor based on what they find.
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Many people get their health information online, and decide whether to see a doctor based on what they find.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Planning your diet would not actually help you gain self-control unless you're feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new study.
Beijing, Mar 16(ANI): According to a new survey, new media can act as more powerful tools for democratic supervision than traditional media.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Jilted male fruit flies do pretty much the same thing like humans when they are denied sex - drowning their sorrows in booze - a new study has revealed.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Planning your diet would not actually help you gain self-control unless you're feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new study.
Beijing, Mar 16(ANI): According to a new survey, new media can act as more powerful tools for democratic supervision than traditional media.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Jilted male fruit flies do pretty much the same thing like humans when they are denied sex - drowning their sorrows in booze - a new study has revealed.
Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): Australian children are starting kindergarten with the speech skills of three-year-olds and excessive exposure to TV and a lack of extended family could be the reason, a new study has suggested.
Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): Australian children are starting kindergarten with the speech skills of three-year-olds and excessive exposure to TV and a lack of extended family could be the reason, a new study has suggested.
London, Mar 12 (ANI): Scientists have designed a new computer programme that could help sign language users to convert their hand movements directly into text.
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): Inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami, chemists have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a pop.
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Women who have just finished ovulating are better at detecting snakes than at other times of their menstrual cycle, according to an unusual study.
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Women who have just finished ovulating are better at detecting snakes than at other times of their menstrual cycle, according to an unusual study.
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): Inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami, chemists have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a pop.
London, Mar 8 (ANI): Middle aged people are at the peak of the evolutionary scale as they are perfectly adapted to cater to the needs of family and society, which cannot be served by younger adults, a new study has revealed.
London, Mar 8 (ANI): Middle aged people are at the peak of the evolutionary scale as they are perfectly adapted to cater to the needs of family and society, which cannot be served by younger adults, a new study has revealed.
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Scientists has discovered the most distant galaxy cluster found to date, located billions of light-years away from our own Milky Way.
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Redheads, also known as gingers, are less susceptible to skin pain and can handle hot food, a study has revealed.
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Scientists has discovered the most distant galaxy cluster found to date, located billions of light-years away from our own Milky Way.
London, Mar 3 (ANI): The taste buds of wine connoisseurs are so sophisticated that they don't experience what the average wine drinker does, a new study has revealed.
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Famished people tend to see food-related words more clearly than people who've just eaten, a new study has revealed.
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Famished people tend to see food-related words more clearly than people who've just eaten, a new study has revealed.
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Famished people tend to see food-related words more clearly than people who've just eaten, a new study has revealed.
London, Mar 3 (ANI): The taste buds of wine connoisseurs are so sophisticated that they don't experience what the average wine drinker does, a new study has revealed.
Washington, Feb 290 (ANI): One of the most prominent features of Tyrannosaurus rex, the giant meat-eating dinosaur, is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth.ut most researchers only noted the varying size of its teeth when they studied the carnivore's smile.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): Bottlenose dolphins have whistles that they use to exclusively greet other members of their species, say marine biologists.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): Bottlenose dolphins have whistles that they use to exclusively greet other members of their species, say marine biologists.
Washington, Feb 290 (ANI): One of the most prominent features of Tyrannosaurus rex, the giant meat-eating dinosaur, is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth.ut most researchers only noted the varying size of its teeth when they studied the carnivore's smile.
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): While boys usually perform better than girls in science and math, some studies have asserted that girls do better in arithmetic.
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): While boys usually perform better than girls in science and math, some studies have asserted that girls do better in arithmetic.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Birds like sparrows, blackbirds and the great tits are all known to sing at a higher pitch (frequency) in urban environments.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Birds like sparrows, blackbirds and the great tits are all known to sing at a higher pitch (frequency) in urban environments.
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A team of neuroscientists has for the first time identified how different neural regions communicate to determine what to visually pay attention to and what to ignore.
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A team of neuroscientists has for the first time identified how different neural regions communicate to determine what to visually pay attention to and what to ignore.
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A young Danish scientist has found a natural substance in a Chilean rainforest plant that effectively supports the effect of traditional treatment with antibiotics.
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A young Danish scientist has found a natural substance in a Chilean rainforest plant that effectively supports the effect of traditional treatment with antibiotics.
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A young Danish scientist has found a natural substance in a Chilean rainforest plant that effectively supports the effect of traditional treatment with antibiotics.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Exposing the brain to weak magnetic pulses removes unwanted neural connection in mice, and this can be used for treating conditions associated with abnormal neural circuitry like schizophrenia in humans, a new study has claimed.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Mediation, an eastern philosophy which was once dismissed as pretentious, can be effective in treating mental illness, brain scans have proved.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have designed a pair of musical gloves that can sing a duet with you, but you have to wave your hand to let your unusual partner croon.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Mediation, an eastern philosophy which was once dismissed as pretentious, can be effective in treating mental illness, brain scans have proved.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have designed a pair of musical gloves that can sing a duet with you, but you have to wave your hand to let your unusual partner croon.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Exposing the brain to weak magnetic pulses removes unwanted neural connection in mice, and this can be used for treating conditions associated with abnormal neural circuitry like schizophrenia in humans, a new study has claimed.
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Children acquire sense of fairness before they're 2, according to researchers.
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Even though babies are too young to talk, they know how to be good friends, make jokes and take care of each other, a new research has revealed.
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Even though babies are too young to talk, they know how to be good friends, make jokes and take care of each other, a new research has revealed.
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Children acquire sense of fairness before they're 2, according to researchers.
Washington, Feb 14(ANI): Chinese electric cars have a disastrous impact on pollution that could be more harmful to health than gasoline vehicles, a new study has found.
Sydney, Feb 13 (ANI): Researchers have developed a prototype for a touchscreen that can allow its users to send text messages even when it is kept inside a jacket or pants pocket.
Washington, Feb.10 (ANI): Former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev has told students that protests against Vladimir Putin will increase if he retakes the presidency.
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Low biodiversity in oceans may be because of early extinctions in the marine environment which wiped out the earliest of fishes, a new research has found.
Sydney, Feb.6 (ANI): Family connections and friendships are at the core of the terrorist networks active in Australia over the past 12 years, a Monash University researcher has found.
London, Feb 3 (ANI): A 23-year-old British student is to launch a new mobile phone, made largely from bamboo.
London, Feb 3 (ANI): A 23-year-old British student is to launch a new mobile phone, made largely from bamboo.
