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Dinosaurs went out 232 million years ago with a bang and came back in a bang, says study

Dinosaurs went out with a bang, but also came in with a bang, say UoB scientists. Expansion of dinosaurs was triggered by a mass extinction that happened 232 million years ago, they say.

4 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Man claims to have developed gay thoughts after taking painkillers

A man has claimed that the intake of Pregabalin has made him lose interest and libodo in women, while the pharma company spokesperson requested people to seek medical advice if they face negative effects due to the medication.

4 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Scientists accidentally develop plastic-eating enzyme Ideonella sakaiensis

the enzyme, Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6, is able to "eat" polyethylene terephthalate, PET, which was patented as a plastic in the 1940s and is used in millions of tonnes of plastic bottles.

5 days ago

By IANS

Launch of NASA's next planet-hunting mission postponed to Wednesday

NASA to conduct additional GNC (guidance, navigation and control) analysis, and teams are now working towards a targeted launch of TESS on Wednesday, April 18

5 days ago

By IANS

Painkiller use in pregnancy may affect baby's future fertility

Ovaries exposed to paracetamol for one week had more than 40 per cent fewer egg-producing cells in women. Testicular tissue exposed to painkillers had around a quarter fewer sperm-producing cells in men.

6 days ago

By IANS

2 in Singapore infected with listeria bacteria, one month after Australian outbreak

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement that one patient has recovered from the illness but the other one died due to a different reason.

6 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

SpaceX TESS Launch at 6:32 am Today, NASA in search of more exoplanets

Moon's gravitation pull is essential for placing TESS in its unique orbit that nobody tried in the past, says NASA scientists

7 days ago

By Soorya Kiran NN

Turtles depend on earth's magnetic field to locate the beach of their birth

A new research has found that loggerhead sea turtles can locate the beach where they were born using earth's magnetic field

7 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

The fossil dig site at St Bathans in New Zealand where the fossilised remains of an extinct giant burrowing bat, Vulcanops jennyworthyae, were found.

Archaeologists puzzled to find knife attached to a man's hand from ancient period

The archaeologists said that the man was about 40 to 50 years old when he died but he lived with the amputated hand and the knife attached to it for a long time.

8 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

An artist's concept of the ARTEMIS spacecraft in orbit around the Moon

Lunar Biosphere? China wants to grow flowers and silkworms on the dark side of moon

The upcoming Chinese lunar mission seeks to create a mini biosphere on the dark side of the moon by growing flowers and silkworms

8 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

ISRO: IRNSS 1I successfully placed in its orbit unlike previous mission

The 1,425 kg IRNSS-1I was the second satellite sent up as replacement for IRNSS-1A and the ninth of the IRNSS satellite series or indian GPS system.

9 days ago

By IANS

What's behind fast paced extinction of many animal species? Researchers find it out

Two newly published studies have defined the reason behind the extinction of wild animals, particularly large animals.

9 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Drinking red wine can lower the short-term effects of cigarette smoking

Even one alcoholic drink a day capable of shortening your life considerably, study finds

A new study has found that even one drink of alcohol a day regularly could reduce the life span of users

9 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Wine glass grew 7 times in 300 years, finds Cambridge study

Almost four-fold increase in the size of the wine glass between 1960 and 1980 was found, and it doubled between 1980 and 2004.

9 days ago

By Soorya Kiran NN

Doomsday Prophecy: David Meade predicts another date, and it's April 23

Christian numerologist David Meade has once again claimed that the world will end on April 23 as Nibiru will collide with earth causing massive destruction everywhere

9 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

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