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Leading the way: At 1.82 lakh vaccinations as on January 22, Karnataka has the most number in the country, followed by Andhra Pradesh (1.27 lakh) and Odisha (1.21 lakh).

CoWIN glitches also responsible for low vaccine uptake

Registration of health-care workers on CoWIN is incomplete, many practising alternative medicine are not included

Impact: Frequent flash droughts can have deleterious effects on crop production in India.

More flash droughts in India by end of century

Number one: The Sind krait (seen in the picture) has been identified as the snake with the most potent venom in India.

Lookalike snakes but with self-styled venoms

Shubashree Desikan Indian antivenoms were ineffective in neutralising venoms of cryptic kraits

Two to three weeks after treatment, the previously paralyzed mice began to walk. Credit: Lehrstuhl für Zellphysiologie

German scientists make paralysed mice walk again

Reuters The treatment involves injecting carriers of genetic information into the brain to produce a protein, called hyper-interleukin-6

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Female praying mantis Credit: Nathan Burke

How the male mantis avoids being decapitated after mating

AFP Sexual cannibalism — when the female of a species consumes the male during or after mating — is also known among spiders and scorpions

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Exercise 'cannot undo heavy drinking damage'

Exercise cannot cure the damage that heavy drinking may cause, says UK’s health care system. A survey for NHS’ Know Your Limits campaign has revealed

Lunar water probably came from comets: Scientists

In a discovery that may solve the mystery behind the source of moon’s water, an evidence from NASA’s LCROSS mission suggested that much of it was

‘I absolutely believe that scientists should be paid more than they are currently’

If Dr. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry this year with two others for mapping ribosomes at the atomic level, could

When you eat matters

Researchers have found that the timing of food intake may be as significant for the general well being as what is being eaten. Experts at the Salk

Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand

Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern

Killer fungus threatening amphibians: Study

A new aquatic fungus is threatening the existence of many of the amphibians like frogs and toads that have existed for 360 million years, a new study claimed. Bd infects over 350 amphibian species by penetrating their skin, but little else is known about where it came from and how it causes disease.

Agni II missile fired first time after sunset

The Agni II missile, which is a part of India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, is 20 m long and can carry 1,000 kg payload. Weighing 17 tonnes, the range of the missile can also be increased to 3,000 km by reducing the pay load.

Greenpeace welcomes Solar Mission

Environmental activist group Greenpeace has welcomed the government’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), which was launched here on

How does brain zero in on single bit of information?

How does the brain zero in on a single bit of information, out of the tens of thousands that it is bombarded with daily? Researchers at the Norwegian

Astronaut becomes father in space

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik is a new dad again, after launching into space and taking a spacewalk, all for the first time. He announced the birth of

New Zealand's glaciers still losing ice

New Zealand’s glaciers were continuing to lose significant ice mass, finds the latest snowline survey by New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and

Scientists restart 'Big Bang' machine

Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher on Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular

How blind people fearlessly cross busy roads

Wondering how blind people appear to fearlessly navigate busy sidewalks or roads with just a cane? Well, UCLA researchers claim to have found the

NASA signs agreement with ISRO for use of Indian satellite

U.S. space agency NASA has signed an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to use data from Indian satellite Oceansat—2, for

Ants: marching soldiers or disciplined drivers?

The Panchantantra, Jataka Tales and Aesop’s Fables all admire the industry and orderliness of the lowly ant – and how we can learn from then.

How teenage brains differ from adult brains

Scientists from the National Institute of Mental Health are using magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, to know how the brains of teenagers function

Scientists discover gene that controls production of neurons

Scientists have identified specific regions in the core of the brain that retain stem cells till adulthood and continue to produce new neurons

Doctor opens unique brain museum in Nagpur

A city-based psychiatrist has created a unique brain museum here for educating people about the functioning of this vital organ. Dr. Avinash Joshi, a

Pets can help patients minimise medication

The presence of pets can help adult patients, particularly those recovering from total joint-replacement surgery, minimise medication, according to a

Blame stress for low self-esteem among youth

Blame stress for low self-esteem among youth, but stress affects males and females in a very different way, says a new study. The study by Kristen

Students send microbe experiment on Atlantis

An experiment by college students that will study how microbes grow in microgravity is heading to orbit aboard space shuttle Atlantis. Undergraduate

New stars with O2 atmospheres found

Planetary scientists have discovered two Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres. However, they are not planets but are actually two unusual

'Forgive and forget' more likely between lovers than friends

You are more likely to ‘forgive and forget’ when you have been hurt by a lover rather than by a friend, says a new study. The study by Clinical

Coming soon: Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak

The dream of every Harry Potter fan of owning an “invisibility cloak” seems to be soon coming true, with British scientists developing such a garment

Electric cars could augment carbon emissions

Electric cars could increase carbon emissions in the atmosphere, an environmental group has warned. The Environmental Transport Association has called

Mars rover to attempt to free itself

The Mars rover Spirit will soon try to drive itself out of a sand trap where it has been stuck for the past six months. NASA is set to outline plans

Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia

A large iceberg was spotted off an island about halfway between Antarctica and Australia, a rare sight in waters so far north, Australian scientists

NASA: World will not end in 2012

In a rare campaign to dispel rumours fuelled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie titled 2012-, NASA officials has said that the world is not

Ice retreat in Antarctica opens up new ‘carbon sink’

Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers

70 mn year old footprints shed new light on dinosaurs

Scientists have stumbled on the first ever dinosaur footprints in New Zealand, going back some 70 million years. Geologist Greg Browne of GNS Science

Now, video game that improves intelligence

A new video game developed by an online gaming site along with scientists from University of Michigan has been found to improve intelligence.

Buxa Tiger Reserve may take up captive breeding

The plan would be submitted to the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

Why people love horror movies

The success of horror films like Paranormal Activity and the classic Exorcist has left many scientists wonder why people love the spooky genre so

Chandrayaan-2 to be complete by 2012-13: Annadurai

Chandrayaan-2 moon mission, which will help in analysis of mineral composition and undertake terrain mapping of the moon, will be completed by

Big Bang machine to restart ‘in a couple of weeks’

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is expected to throw light on the Big Bang Theory and the birth of the universe, will restart within the next

X-rays voted top scientific invention

X-ray machine, which had revolutionised the medical practice, has been voted as the best scientific invention, ahead of the Apollo 10 space capsule

U.S. physicists create quantum gas microscope

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Fossils of dinosaurs excavated 100 years ago, identified

More than 100 years after pulling out a skull from a reservoir in Britain, scientists have identified the fossils were of a dinosaur, most ancient

Space technologies in defence

Outer space is internationally accepted as the common heritage of mankind, but it is increasingly getting used for military purposes, cautions a

Being sad can make you more capable, less gullible

Being sad may actually be a good thing, because Australian researchers have found that bad moods make people less gullible, more critical and also

Lack of sleep may affect brain's information processing

A new study has revealed that lack of sleep can adversely affect the working of the brain in critical situations. The research team led by Dr W. Todd

Beetles reveal factors in formation of new species

In a new research, tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet, that