Physical exercise makes you happier, leads to better mental health: Study
Another striking finding of the study is that income and wealth seem to have a lesser impact on the happiness of the individuals contrary to popular opinion. According to the study, a sedentary person has to earn an additional USD 25,000 (Rs 17,97,187.5 lakhs) on average to be as happy as a person who exercises.
Feb 22, 2020, 14:26 PM ISTGear up! Scientists declare 2017 to be among hottest years on record
US space agency NASA already declared 2016 as the hottest year on record.
Apr 28, 2017, 16:17 PM ISTWild chimpanzees have surprisingly long life spans, says study
Do you know that wild chimpanzees have surprisingly long life spans?
Mar 21, 2017, 22:30 PM ISTNew hormone test may distinguish schizophrenia, depression
The results, reported in Experimental Physiology, revealed that AVP release can distinguish schizophrenia from depression.
Mar 14, 2017, 16:34 PM ISTYale offers scholarship for high school students
The Yale Young Global Scholars Programme (YYGS) for the year 2017 is now open for school students of Class 10 and 11 and they can apply, the university said on Thursday.
Oct 13, 2016, 19:04 PM ISTObese and lean children have different gut bacteria
Children and teenagers who are obese have different microorganisms living in their digestive tract than those who are lean, according to a new study.
Sep 22, 2016, 20:48 PM IST'Mars-quakes' could produce energy source to support life
Rocks formed by the grinding together of other rocks during earthquakes are rich in trapped hydrogen and similar seismic activity on Mars may produce enough hydrogen to support life, a study says.
Sep 22, 2016, 00:11 AM IST'Mars-quakes' make scientists hopeful for life support on the Red planet!
The researchers studied rock formations around active fault lines in the Outer Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland.
Sep 21, 2016, 17:06 PM ISTAstronomers find a 'dark' Milky Way
An international team of astronomers has found a massive galaxy -- about the size of the Milky Way -- that consists almost entirely of dark matter.
New method to narrow down search for Earth 2.0
The system creates a new way to assess the habitability and biological evolution possibilities of planets outside our solar system.
Aug 26, 2016, 00:18 AM ISTNASA's Hubble breaks cosmic distance record; spots farthest known galaxy in universe
Previously, the team had estimated GN-z11's distance by determining its colour through imaging with Hubble and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Mar 04, 2016, 08:28 AM ISTGenes may help some nations stay on top of happiness index
The authors found a strong correlation between a nation's happiness and the presence of the A allele in the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) gene variant rs324420 in its citizens' genetic make-up.
Jan 15, 2016, 19:06 PM ISTCommon anaesthetic could treat diet-induced depression
The researchers explored whether diet might influence behaviour of rats fed six times the normal amount of fat.
Dec 22, 2015, 13:22 PM ISTBrain's fear centre also evokes kindness
Such a link could have implications for people with autism, schizophrenia or anxiety-related disorders.
Dec 15, 2015, 16:23 PM ISTStressed? Help a stranger to feel better
The participants received an automated phone reminder every night that prompted them to complete their daily assessment.
Dec 14, 2015, 16:22 PM ISTRare fossil of horned dinosaur from 'lost continent' found
Ceratopsia was a group of plant-eating horned dinosaurs and the fossil studied by Longrich comes from a smaller cousin of the better known Triceratops, the leptoceratopsids.
Dec 01, 2015, 15:13 PM ISTAstronomers measure 'heartbeats' of distant stars
Analysis of the Hubble data showed that the average pixel varies on a timescale of approximately 270 days.
Nov 17, 2015, 13:54 PM ISTCell-free protein manufacturing platform a game-changer
A team of researchers has developed a user-friendly technology to help scientists understand how proteins work and fix them when they are broken.
Sep 13, 2015, 12:22 PM IST