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The advantages of living in cities for young people's healthy growth and development are shrinking across much of the world, according to a global analysis of trends in child and adolescent height and body mass index (BMI).

Industries typically use much bulkier metres - roughly one inch long by five inches tall - to measure pH levels or how acidic or basic the food is, so they are not suitable to be included in every package of food to monitor its freshness in real-time.

Airbus has tied up with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru to expand access to aerospace education and research in the country, an official said on Friday.

A team of researchers has found a sharp increase in the incidence of stroke in young adults, especially among the working professionals. Among young ...

Dr. Renil Manat is on the top of the world as his long-time associate and family friend, Dr. Morten Meldal has won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Man...

A cyborg cockroach has been created by Japanese scientists that is powered by a solar cell on its back. Its leg-moving compo...

Ministry of Defence introduces 75 newly-developed AI-enabled defence products. The AI-enabled facial recognition system can ...

Indian-origin researchers found alfalfa grows well in volcanic soil that mimics Martian soil. The use of alfalfa showed growth in turnips, radishes a...

The four-day working week continues to gain momentum, with pilots taking place in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada and Australia. Over six-month periods between February and November, employees at participating businesses are working only 80% of their time but still receiving 100% of their salary and benefits.

Advanced sensor for use in robotic and prosthetic limbs is under development. The sensors are developed with the aim of impr...

Thankfully, the UK now looks to be past the peak of both the recent heatwave and the latest COVID wave. But there will be more of both and in future, we might think about how we protect ourselves from COVID in the same way we protect ourselves from the weather.

The bioartificial tissue construct is made with living heart cells and beats strongly enough to pump fluid inside a bioreactor, said the team from the University of Toronto.

Consuming limited amounts of dark chocolate may help improve blood sugar levels and insulin sensitivity, two important factors in the onset of diabetes, according to research.

Scientists from Japan have brought us one step closer to human-like robots by crafting living human skin on robots which gave their fingers skin-like texture, as well as water-repellent and self-healing functions. While current silicone skin made for robots can mimic human appearance, it falls short when it comes to delicate textures like wrinkles and lacks skin-specific functions.

A scientist from Indian institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has worked on applications of emerging materials that can he...

A scientist of Indian origin has been identified by Moderna as the primary contributor to its Covid-19 vaccine. A filing by ...

Three scientists from US, Germany, and Italy were on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 for thei...

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 has been jointly awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian...

Indian researchers have discovered three supermassive black holes from three galaxies merging together to for...

The lightweight flexible fabric has been 3D-printed from nylon plastic polymers. It stiffens up when put inside a vacuum-pac...

Black holes are often gigantic, enigmatic, invisible and possess extremely strong gravitational pull, making them the most s...

A group of scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have gained new insights into how the virus exploits the human cells it i...