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Kalam calls on scientists to adopt people-focused approach

Last Updated: Friday, August 1, 2014, 18:35

Former President A P J Abdul Kalam Friday stressed the need for scientific community to develop a `focus on people` approach in dealing with global challenges like poverty and illiteracy.

How do you make a bird? Shrink a dinosaur for 50 million years

Last Updated: Friday, August 1, 2014, 09:30

Large flesh-eating dinosaurs evolved into small flying birds, but it did not happen overnight.

Study traces dinosaur evolution into early birds

Last Updated: Friday, August 1, 2014, 03:28

Scientists have mapped how a group of fearsome, massive dinosaurs evolved and shrank to become the first birds.

Mother octopus nourishes eggs for record breaking 4.5 years

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 14:23

A deep-sea octopus living in the deep waters of Monterey Submarine Canyon in central California has set an example of extreme parenting by protecting her eggs until they hatched 4.5 years later.

India`s largest solar power plant planned in Madhya Pradesh

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 13:36

Plans are afoot to set up the country`s largest ultra mega solar power plant (UMSPP) in Madhya Pradesh`s Rewa district, a senior official said on Thursday.

Study claims Alps` 53000-yr-old mummified iceman had heart disease genes

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 13:09

Scientists have revealed that the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman from the Alps had a strong genetic predisposition for increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).

Future cars may be powered by waste CO2!

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 12:59

Scientists have synthesized a new catalyst that can convert waste carbon dioxide into fuel and other energy-rich products, which is a big step toward industrialization.

Ancient wine cup unearthed in Greece

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 12:35

A team of Greek archaeologists have unearthed an ancient wine cup that dates back to the fifth century B.C.

Lead in teeth holds secrets of person`s origins, research shows

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 09:32

The lead in human teeth holds clues about where a person grew up and can help criminal investigators and archeologists working with old or decomposed corpses, according to a University of Florida researcher.

Now, shoes synced with Google maps to vibrate and give directions

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 17:48

Indian tech firm Ducere Technologies has created `Lechas shoes` which would be synced with Google Maps to give directions to the user by vibrating the left or the right shoe.