Drastic plastic: Vietnam beach awash with tide of blue waste
There`s almost more plastic than sand on this long, tree-lined beach: Plastic helmets, plastic furniture and the plastic leg of a shop mannequin all jut out of an ocean of blue plastic bags.
Jun 04, 2018, 17:12 PM IST
Men struggle for work-family balance too, says study
Researchers spent several years examining the findings from more than 350 studies conducted over three decades that included more than 250,000 participants from across the world.
Jul 29, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Humans turning Earth into 'plastic planet', says study
Researchers, including those from the University of Georgia (UGA) in the US, found that by 2015, humans had generated 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastics, 6.3 billion tonnes of which had already become waste.
Jul 21, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
Wow! New technology may let you control smartphones with your eyes
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, are developing a new mobile software that can accurately identify where a person is looking in real time, an advance that may lead smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to be controlled by eye movements.
Jul 02, 2016, 16:53 PM IST
Melting Greenland ice linked to faster Arctic warming: Study
A new study was conducted by a group of scientists which revealed that melting ice in Greenland is linked to faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere.
Jun 10, 2016, 23:57 PM IST
Researchers create world's smallest diode
The research, which has paved way for molecular electronics has demonstrated that nanoscale electronic components can be made from single DNA molecules.
Apr 06, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
Harmful bacteria can survive in cookies for months
Focusing on cookie and cracker sandwiches, the researchers put the salmonella into four types of fillings found in cookies or crackers and placed them into storage.
Dec 27, 2015, 19:45 PM IST
Environmental pollution too behind antibiotic resistance?
These included front-line antibiotics, gatifloxacin and ciprofloxacin, which are used to treat basic bacterial infections from pink eye to urinary tract and sinus infections.
Dec 25, 2015, 14:02 PM IST
Obese kids may have weaker bones
The researchers studied how muscle can influence different characteristics of bone geometry and strength in children.
Dec 22, 2015, 16:42 PM IST
Coffee could boost athlete's performance
This is helpful for athletes because coffee is a naturally occurring compound.
Dec 21, 2015, 15:43 PM IST
Key biological markers for psychotic disorders identified
Each participant went through a battery of tests designed to assess their cognitive abilities.
Dec 09, 2015, 19:12 PM IST
Global warming may increase black carbon input to Arctic Ocean
Researchers at University of Georgia have suggested that the black carbon stored in Arctic soils is being exported to the oceans.
Dec 01, 2015, 21:05 PM IST
Snake genome embedded with blueprints for growing limbs
Snakes have a genome that is associated with limb formation.
Oct 04, 2015, 20:31 PM IST
