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Decoded: How you sniff that jasmine smell

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 15:47

Do you know why some people can easily detect faint whiffs of coffee or wine buried amid a plethora of odours? An Indian American researcher says they have a better inbuilt system to sniff out a particular smell in complex olfactory environments.

Terrorists could use Ebola virus to make `dirty bomb`: Expert

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 15:02

An anthropologist has warned that terror group such as al Qaeda could use flesh-eating Ebola virus to create a "dirty bomb" that might be used to explode cities in the UK.

World fuelled by AI may be more dangerous than nukes, warns Elon Musk

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 13:39

While recommending a book that focuses on a future that is built over cutting-age technology and artificial intelligence (AI), Elon Musk warned his followers on Twitter about the perils of such a future.

New species of humpback dolphins identified

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 23:30

You may be familiar with humpback whales. Now meet the humpback dolphins!

Tortoises learn how to use touchscreens

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 23:26

Touchscreen technology may have found new fans in tortoises!

37m yr old fossil of `giant penguin` found near Antarctica

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 22:51

Researchers have discovered a fossil, which provided the proof that `colossal penguins` existed around 37 to 40 million years ago, on a small island near Antarctica.

New material boon for renewable energy storage

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 22:48

A new material could allow more utilities to store large amounts of renewable energy, says a new research.

Penguin`s language decoded

Penguin`s language decoded

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 23:53

In a significant breakthrough, Italian researchers have decoded the language of penguins.

Scientists launch R2R Foundation to promote Indian researchers

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 00:52

Scientists launch R2R Foundation to promote Indian researchersA group of scientists and academicians have started the Right to Research (R2R) Foundation to support foreign-educated and trained Indian researchers to help them find suitable jobs, upon their return to the country.

Microsoft sues Samsung over Android patent contract

Last Updated: Saturday, August 2, 2014, 20:54

American multinational corporation Microsoft sued its Korean rival Samsung for violating a patent- licensing contract involving Android operating system following Microsoft`s acquisition of Nokia.