Dawn of the 'cyborg plants'
Merging electronics with biology, a team of researchers has created analog and digital electronics circuits inside living plants.
Nov 21, 2015, 11:36 AM ISTParis attack: Science a good mechanism for coexistence, says Narayana Murthy
"At the end of the day we want this to be a world where peace, humanity, trust, cooperation among people of different opinions prevail. Certainly there is no doubt about it and science is a good mechanism for us to make it happen," he said to a query related to the terror attacks on Paris.
Nov 16, 2015, 20:38 PM ISTScience can make better world to co-exist: Narayana Murthy
Science was a good mechanism to make a better world to co-exist, with peace, trust and cooperation among people of different opinions, Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy said on Monday in the wake of the Paris terror attack.
Nov 16, 2015, 19:52 PM ISTMass extinctions hit large vertebrates hardest
For animals, being huge comes at a price as a new study has found that mass extinctions don't favor large vertebrates.
Nov 14, 2015, 00:32 AM IST'Breakthrough' science awards total $22 million
The prizes aimed at giving glamour and star power to scientific research were awarded at a glitzy event Sunday in Mountain View, California.
Nov 11, 2015, 17:25 PM ISTNew research may lead to birth control pill for men
Two drugs that help suppress the immune system in organ transplant patients may lead to a birth control "pill" for men that works by inhibiting the sperms' ability to penetrate an egg, a new study has found.
Oct 04, 2015, 17:48 PM ISTAsteroid impact, volcanoes led to mass extinction on Earth
Geologists from the University of Berkeley have unearthed compelling evidence that an asteroid impact on Earth 66 million years ago accelerated the eruptions of volcanoes in Deccan Traps in west-central India for thousands of years.
Oct 02, 2015, 20:55 PM ISTGet a load of these US science awards
All mammals take about 21 seconds to urinate, give or take 13 seconds.
Sep 18, 2015, 14:13 PM IST