Plants within urban areas – along roads, in parks, and in wooded neighbourhoods – can regulate the urban heating effect which can raise the temperature of cities compared to neighbouring rural and semi-rural areas, according to a new NASA…
Quitting smoking after a heart attack has immediate benefits, including less chest pain, better quality of daily life and improved mental health, scientists have found.
Many of these improvements became apparent as little as one month after…
Lovers, take note! Gazing deeply into someone else’s eyes can transport people to an altered state of consciousness in which they experience strange hallucinations, a new study suggests.
Researcher Giovanni Caputo, from the University…
The solid grape waste left over from wine-making could be used to produce low cost biofuel, scientists have found.
The researchers showed that up to 400 litres of bioethanol could be produced by fermentation of a tonne of grape marc –…
Consumption of hot chilli may prevent overeating by acting on nerves in the stomach, a finding which may lead to new treatments for obesity, scientists say.
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a high-fat diet may impair important…
An expert team of International Council of Monuments and Sites based in Paris will inspect the ruins of Nalanda University and hold talks with Bihar government officials this week to decide a UNESCO World Heritage tag for the ancient site.
The…
web-based portal viz. Vidya Lakshmi (http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in) has been launched for students seeking educational loans, says a press release.
It’s a one-of-its-kind portal providing single window for students to access information…
United States-based Myriad Genetics, the world’s largest molecular diagnostic company, announced a strategic partnership with Positive Bioscience to offer the first-of-its-kind molecular genomic testing in India, says a press release.
With…
For smokers, the number of cigarettes smoked per day and current body mass index are predictive of changes in weight after quitting smoking, according to researchers.
Quitting smoking may lead to some weight gain but how much weight gain depends…
The men’s Hockey World League final will be held in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh from November 27 to December 6, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced today.
“…the 2015 men’s Hockey World League Final…
