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Alien Earth May Be Forming Around Nearby Star

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 02:41 PM EDT

ESO scientists have captured an extremely detailed image of a protoplanetary disc, which has given an insight into the evolution of the earth as well as other planets. It also shows a small planet getting formed.

Rapid Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting May Double Sea Level Rise In A Hundred Years

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 02:41 PM EDT

Scientists disclose that the rise in the sea levels is faster than belieived, due to the rapid melting of ice sheets.

Susie, An Ape, Helps To Indicate Gorilla Genome, Primate And Human Evolution

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 02:41 PM EDT

Through a lowland gorilla, Susie, scientists have found more information on the gorilla genome, which have helped them to understand the evolution of great apes and humans.

Laser Cloaking Can Hide Earth From Aliens: Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 07:35 AM EDT

It is possible to block off the visibility of the earth from alien civilisations, according to a new study.

Fossil Of 305-Million-Year-Old 'Almost Spider' Indicate That It Is Missing Link In Arachnid Evolution

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 07:35 AM EDT

The fossils of a 305-million-year-old "almost spider" have been discovered, which give an insight into the evolution of arachnids into spiders.

Active Women Pass On The Love Of Exercise To Their Babies In The Womb

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 07:48 AM EDT

Mothers may be able to communicate the love of exercise to their children even when they are still foetuses.

Black Hole Explorer That Took A Tumble Into Space Beyond Earth's Reach

By Peter R - Apr 01, 2016 07:34 AM EDT

The satellite Hitomi lost contact with earth recently. Its ground handlers are trying to figure out the cause even as they try to control it.

Zika Virus Structure Found, Important For Vaccine Development: Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 01, 2016 07:43 AM EDT

A team of researchers from Purdue University has shown the structure of the Zika virus, which will help in the development of treatments and vaccines.

More is Less: New Anti-Hunger Diet for Weight Loss

By Kanika Gupta - Mar 31, 2016 03:25 PM EDT

When most diets these days ask you to eat practically nothing, there is new one backed by science that tells you how to train your fat cells to help you lose faster and in a healthier way.

For the First Time, Scientists Send Fungi to Space in a Hope to Develop New Medicines

By Kanika Gupta - Mar 31, 2016 03:20 PM EDT

Four strains of fungi are being sent by scientists to the International Space Station so that the scientists can study how tiny organisms compete with stress of space radiation and microgravity.

Beans, Lentils Or Chickpeas Can Lead To Weight Loss

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 31, 2016 11:55 AM EDT

Just one serving of pulses like beans, lentils and peas can help you lose weight and keep your cholesterol down, says a new study.

Hobbits Were Wiped Out When They Met Humans Millennia Earlier Than Believed

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 31, 2016 10:10 AM EDT

New dating methods, such as uranium-series and infrared stimulated luminescence, show that hobbits were wiped out by humans earlier than thought.

Blow-Up Spacecraft to Expand International Space Station

By Kanika Gupta - Mar 30, 2016 03:22 PM EDT

NASA is experimenting with an idea to inflate the international space station, an orbiting laboratory housing six crew members at a time.

The World is at the Brink of Sex-pocalypse, Scientist Warns

By Kanika Gupta - Mar 30, 2016 03:20 PM EDT

According to a Stanford scientist, within next 20 years, all natural reproduction will most likely be exhausted.

Unicorn Skull Discovered by Scientists in Siberia

By Kanika Gupta - Mar 30, 2016 03:17 PM EDT

Scientists may have falsely estimated extinction of Siberian unicorn, a vanished mammal, at 350,000 years ago. Discovery of a fossilized skull may have a different story to tell.

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