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Mercury levels increasing in Yellowfin Tuna: Study
LONDON: As per studies, the mercury level is rising in Yellowfin Tuna, too. According to the study, the rate at...
Cannibal attacks by grey seals likely cause of mystery deaths in Scotland
MALI: Cannibalistic attacks by grey seals rather than collisions with ship propellers are the likely cause of a spate of...
Scotland’s schools face looming crisis in science teaching
WASHINGTON: Classrooms are facing a “perfect storm” with investment down, teacher shortages and falling numeracy levels, according to Labour education...
Discovery of bacteria that hasn’t evolved in 2b years validates Darwin’s theory
HONG KONG: An international team of researchers have unearthed a deep sea microorganism that has not evolved in at least...
PM2.5 pollution’s adverse effects on human health: Around 90 premature deaths take place for every 100,000 people
PARIS: The study, conducted by Greenpeace, the environmental protection group, and Peking University's School of Public Health, took each of...
Gravitational waves from early universe remain elusive: NASA report
HONG KONG: Despite earlier reports of a possible detection, joint data analysis by the European Space Agency's Planck space mission...
One-atom-thin silicon transistor is key to super-fast computing
NEW YORK: Researchers from the University of Texas have revealed that they have created a one-atom-thin silicon transistor. Researchers noted...
Peek inside new PBS series ‘Earth: a new wild’ with host M. Sanjayan
PARIS: 'Earth a New Wild’ on PBS is looking to document some of the finer things here on Earth, including...
Scientists predict more Earth-like planets in Goldilocks zone
NEW YORK: A team at the Australian National University in Canberra analysed the figures from the Kepler space telescope to...
Jupiter and full moon rise together on the night of February 3-4, 2015
MEXICO: The sky will display a trio of sights experts say, as sky watchers will have a chance to see...
Killer whales kill great white shark in South Australia
SYDNEY: A group of divers on the Lower Eyre Peninsula say they saw a pod of killer whales single out...
Migrating birds take turns to lead flock: Scientists
LONDON: Scientists have worked out how flocking birds solve what they have termed the "social dilemma" of who leads the...
$1 million prize: Mining the Moon is a very profitable vision indeed
FRANCE: A tiny start-up from India, Team Indus, with no experience in robotics or space flight just won $1 million...
Researchers say Neptune-like exoplanets can evolve into habitable planets
LONDON: A recent study has revealed that Neptune-like Exoplanets have the potential to evolve into Earth-like planets. The research was...
Rise in mercury levels endangers yellowfin tuna, scientists warn
MEXICO: A paper published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry this week stated that concentrations of mercury have increased...
Sea temperature rise leads to sudden increase of pink sea slug population
LONDON: Central and Northern California are seeing too many pink slugs in their waters according to the researchers. The researchers...
White House seeks $18.5 billion NASA budget keeping deep space in mind
NEW YORK: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden presented the White House’s 2016 $18.5 billion budget request at an annual State of...
Zebrafish flex their muscles for research aboard Int’l Space Station
WASHINGTON: Though zebrafish are not deadlifting weights in orbit, they are helping researchers learn about muscle changes during their stay...
Earth warms as ocean temperatures continue to rise
WASHINGTON: The world’s oceans continue to warm, causing the vast mass of water that covers some 70% of the Earth’s...
Cockroaches may be ugly but have different personalities, scientists find
NEW YORK: Researchers studying the behaviour of the insects have discovered that far from simply being a homogenous mass they...
