Puberty can change the way how humans recognise faces
New research has found that adolescents also begin to view faces differently in puberty.
Oct 01, 2016, 14:32 PM ISTHumans need more rest for better well-being
According to the world's largest survey of more than 18,000 people from 134 different countries on this topic, over two thirds (68 per cent) of the public would like more rest.
Sep 29, 2016, 14:18 PM ISTRelax! Humans need more rest for better well-being
What will you do to find yourself at complete rest: Reading, being with nature, being on your own, listening to music or doing nothing in particular? Better choose one fast for your own well-being as you grow old.
Sep 29, 2016, 12:02 PM ISTNovel protein linked to diabetes identified
Researchers have identified a protein, the lack of which can contribute to development of Type-2 diabetes.
Aug 17, 2016, 23:52 PM ISTDNA: Humanity in Delhi hits an all-time low - Watch shocking footage!
Analysing the humans' insenitive perspective towards fellow beings. Watch complete news story of DNA for getting detailed updates!
Aug 11, 2016, 00:49 AM ISTExperts to soon test new Zika vaccine in humans
According to some officials, this new vaccine is said to be a needle-free DNA vaccine and this step comes at a time when most parts of the world are seeing a rise in the number of Zika cases.
Aug 04, 2016, 18:00 PM ISTHow humans made ropes 40,000 years ago
Researchers in Germany have discovered tools that were used for rope making about 40,000 years ago, the time when modern humans arrived in Europe.
Jul 25, 2016, 15:21 PM ISTMeet Graham, the only human designed to survive car crash! Watch the video
In order to create awareness about road safety, the Australian Transport Accident Commission came up with an unique model of an evolved human specially designed to survive a car crash.
Jul 25, 2016, 14:31 PM ISTHow Africans collaborate with wild birds to get honey
While it has long been known that in many parts of Africa, people and a species of wax-eating bird called the greater honeyguide work together to find wild bees' nests, new research has unraveled a novel dimension to this unique human-animal relationship.
Jul 25, 2016, 13:22 PM ISTTypes of HIV carried by chimps can infect humans: Study
A new study led by researchers have found the evidence that strains of chimpanzee-carried simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) and even the forms of HIV, can infect human cells.
Jul 23, 2016, 10:37 AM ISTDid you know that ants learnt farming even before humans? - Read
As per the study,Ants belonging to a South American group switched from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to subsistence farming of fungi that grew on decomposing, woody plant matter some 55 to 60 million years ago, shortly after the dinosaurs died out, new research has found.
Black bears can recognise humans in computer images
The study involving a black bear called Migwan and a computer screen was part of a broader research project into the welfare of bears in captivity.
Jul 15, 2016, 16:05 PM ISTFive human enhancements coming our way, are you ready to embrace them?
Nowadays, technology is slowly taking over our lives by constantly evolving as breakthroughs and by creating opportunities that would have been unimaginable in the past.
Jul 08, 2016, 18:51 PM ISTLike dogs, even goats can communicate with humans: Study
A new study suggests that even goats could become man's new bestfriend as they have the capacity to communicate with humans.
Jul 07, 2016, 18:19 PM ISTAI spotting more offensive photos than humans on Facebook
According to a Tech Crunch report, nearly 25 percent of Facebook engineers now regularly use its internal AI platform to build features and do business but the best use is to check and find offensive photos.
Jun 01, 2016, 13:44 PM ISTDecoded: Humanity's relationship with fire
The study explores both the natural and human face of fire.
May 23, 2016, 14:29 PM ISTUnbelievable: Chimps shop like we do!
In a research conducted at Dartmouth College in the US, researchers have arrived at a conclusion that chimps too use their sensory powers to evaluate and choose figs.
Apr 22, 2016, 18:15 PM ISTMice in space showed liver damage after two weeks
Lab mice that spent just two weeks in orbit showed early signs of liver damage upon returning to Earth, raising concern about what long-duration spaceflight might do to humans, researchers said Wednesday.
Apr 21, 2016, 01:18 AM ISTImplantable device may soon shrink pancreatic tumours in humans
In pioneering research, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a small, implantable device that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumours.
Apr 15, 2016, 11:28 AM ISTBirds in remote Antarctica can recognise individual people
While it is only natural for birds living among people to learn to differentiate individual humans, researchers have found that skuas living in remote Antarctica too can recognise people who had previously accessed the nests to measure their eggs and nestlings.
Mar 26, 2016, 12:14 PM IST