Last Updated: Friday, March 28, 2014, 14:45
Researchers have engineered a bacterium that could potentially help replace high-energy fuels in missiles and other aerospace applications.
Last Updated: Friday, March 28, 2014, 14:29
Researchers have synthesized the first functional chromosome in yeast, an important step in the emerging field of synthetic biology, designing microorganisms to produce novel medicines, raw materials for food, and biofuels.
Last Updated: Friday, March 28, 2014, 12:35
Thirteen new species of dragonfly have been identified in Goa, taking the total number of species to 87 in the state.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 19:25
Customised footwear with better shaped insoles can address difficulties of patients having problems with their gait, according to a new research.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 19:05
In a new study, scientists put the panda taste receptors to the test, wondering whether the cuddly critters would even notice the difference between plain water and the sweet stuff.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 16:18
New interpretations of a medieval compass suggest that the Vikings may have skillfully used the sun to operate the compass even when the sun had set below the horizon.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 16:00
Newly discovered fossils of a huge shrimp-like creature that lived 520 million years ago during the Early Cambrian filtered food just like modern whales.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 15:57
Cuvier`s beaked whales are claimed to be the most extreme breath-holders among marine mammals.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 13:55
Alligators are the most vocal of the non-avian reptiles and are known to be able to pinpoint the source of sounds with accuracy.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 23:20
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Wednesday named Russian mathematician Yakov G. Sinai for the 2014 Abel Prize for his contributions to dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and mathematical physics.
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