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Scientists image working brain cell in real time
Scientists have, for the very first time, recorded live yet detailed images of the nerve cells in the brain of a mouse.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 07-Feb-2012 15:08

Malaria kills twice as many as thought: Study
Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of assumptions about the mosquito-borne disease.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 07-Feb-2012 07:08

Neuroscience the new face of warfare: Experts
Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 07-Feb-2012 07:03

New habitable planet discovered
International astronomers said on Friday they have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside our solar system with temperatures that could support water and life about 22 lightyears from Earth .


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 04-Feb-2012 01:40

New planet 22 light years away may host water
A new planet discovered some 22 light years from the earth is the most likely to hold water and possibly host life.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 03-Feb-2012 06:57

Hunt is on for aliens, but who will pay for it?
Operating on money and equipment scrounged from the public and from Silicon Valley millionaires, and on the stubborn strength of their own dreams, a band of astronomers recently restarted one of the iconic quests of modern science, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence - SETI, for short - which had been interrupted last year by a lack of financing.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 31-Jan-2012 01:28

Focus on 17 neglected tropical diseases soon
Around 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) — many of which affect millions of Indians — are all set to get the much-needed attention.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 28-Jan-2012 23:28

NASA finds 11 new solar systems
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said on Thursday.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 27-Jan-2012 13:10

Nasa finds 11 new solar systems
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said on Thursday.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 27-Jan-2012 13:10

Little alcohol doubles worm's life
It has been found that very small amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 21-Jan-2012 18:13

Little alcohol doubles worm's life
It has been found that very small amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 21-Jan-2012 18:13

Birth-control pills kill period pain
An exceptionally longrunning investigation has backed use of the contraceptive pill to ease menstruation pain, according to a study published on Wednesday.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 19-Jan-2012 02:03

Birth-control pills kill period pain
An exceptionally longrunning investigation has backed use of the contraceptive pill to ease menstruation pain, according to a study published on Wednesday.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 19-Jan-2012 02:03

Scientists will tweet if aliens got in touch
Astronomers who are searching for extraterrestrial lives have said that they would not conceal any information if aliens got in touch and will let us know through Twitter.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 17-Jan-2012 17:31

Scientists will tweet if aliens got in touch
Astronomers who are searching for extraterrestrial lives have said that they would not conceal any information if aliens got in touch and will let us know through Twitter.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 17-Jan-2012 17:31

UK scientists find 'lost' Darwin fossils
British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 17-Jan-2012 17:27

UK scientists find 'lost' Darwin fossils
British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 17-Jan-2012 17:27

Science's 'most beautiful theories'
From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 16-Jan-2012 18:08

Science's 'most beautiful theories'
From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 16-Jan-2012 18:08

Robots to replace human labour in China
Technology firm Foxconn will employ one million robots to replace human labour in China in the next three years.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 16-Jan-2012 18:06

Robots to replace human labour in China
Technology firm Foxconn will employ one million robots to replace human labour in China in the next three years.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 16-Jan-2012 18:06

‘Stay in touch with news & you are sure to live longer’
Want to live a long and healthy life? Make sure that you read a newspaper everyday, watch the TV bulletin or browse the internet for news, say researchers.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 15-Jan-2012 23:57

Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth Jan 15
The remainder of the crippled Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt is set to crash to the Earth Jan 15 following a botched mission to Mars, experts have said.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 13-Jan-2012 18:20

Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth Jan 15
The remainder of the crippled Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt is set to crash to the Earth Jan 15 following a botched mission to Mars, experts have said.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 13-Jan-2012 18:20

Scientists unveil unique 'soldier' bee
Scientists have profiled a 'soldier' bee for the first time, programmed to protect its hive from invaders.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 11-Jan-2012 16:16

Scientists unveil unique 'soldier' bee
Scientists have profiled a 'soldier' bee for the first time, programmed to protect its hive from invaders.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 11-Jan-2012 16:16

Kerala hospital introduces new diagnostic tool
For the first time in south India, a hospital here has introduced 'Wireless Capsule Endoscopy', a new diagnostic tool for the non-invasive detection of small bowel diseases.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 11-Jan-2012 11:27

Kerala hospital introduces new diagnostic tool
For the first time in south India, a hospital here has introduced 'Wireless Capsule Endoscopy', a new diagnostic tool for the non-invasive detection of small bowel diseases.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 11-Jan-2012 11:27

'Couch potato pill' may also prevent heatstroke
A drug discovered nearly four years ago that builds muscles in lazy mice may also prevent heatstroke, according to lab research reported on Sunday.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 08-Jan-2012 16:10

'Couch potato pill' may also prevent heatstroke
A drug discovered nearly four years ago that builds muscles in lazy mice may also prevent heatstroke, according to lab research reported on Sunday.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 08-Jan-2012 16:10

India-made hearing aid to cost below Rs 3,000
India is recognised the worldover as a pioneer in the field of low-cost innovation, be it Tata Motor's Nano car or the government-aided Aakash tablet project.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 08-Jan-2012 12:11

India-made hearing aid to cost below Rs 3,000
India is recognised the worldover as a pioneer in the field of low-cost innovation, be it Tata Motor's Nano car or the government-aided Aakash tablet project.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 08-Jan-2012 12:11

Scientists succeed in growing sperm in lab dish
For the first time in the world, researchers have grown mouse sperm from a few cells in a lab potentially paving the way for infertile men to father their own children.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 03-Jan-2012 15:57

Scientists succeed in growing sperm in lab dish
For the first time in the world, researchers have grown mouse sperm from a few cells in a lab potentially paving the way for infertile men to father their own children.