Science & Health

Year of the monkey in chinese lunar calendar

Rare 'leaf monkeys' sighted in China

Last year, a female albino Francois' leaf monkey was spotted in a national reserve in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the management bureau of the reserve.
Jan 14, 2018
By IANS
Dragon,

SpaceX dragon returns

Dragon cargo spacecraft of American space company SpaceX has returned to Earth with cargo and study materials from the International Space Station.
Jan 13, 2018
By IANS
Frances first baby panda growls as godmother Brigitte Macron names her

First panda cub born in France makes it big in public

The male baby panda "Yuan Meng", meaning "the realisation of a dream" in Chinese, appeared alongside its mother Huan Huan behind a glass wall in their lavish home adorned with Chinese lanterns and rockeries, amid cheers.
Jan 13, 2018
By IANS
Rhesus monkey

Beware of Florida Monkeys! They could give you herpes

Nearly 30 percent of the rhesus macaque monkeys living in and outside of Florida state parks are infected with a strain of herpes which is exceptionally dangerous to human beings
Jan 13, 2018
By Nirmal Narayanan
Kidney disease

New AI technology may boost kidney disease prognosis

Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a new computer model based on artificial intelligence (AI) that can quantify the extent of kidney damage and predict the life remaining in the organ.
Jan 13, 2018
By IANS
BLOGS AND FEATURES
Antarctica

Frozen Secret: Thousands of 'Alien-Like' Icefish Nests Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet

By Samhati Bhattacharjya