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Water-Rich Cosmic Dust Acts like Parachute

Water-Rich Cosmic Dust Acts like Parachute

Researchers have found that water-rich cosmic dust is twice as more likely to survive atmospheric entry than dry cosmic dust. Cosmic dust is formed when collision between asteroids or entry of comets

Learning Sign Language as a Second Language

Learning Sign Language as a Second Language

Language is a strong tool. It binds us together as a community. It helps in sharing ideas, expressing emotions and connecting with fellow human beings. There are about 7000 languages spoken around the

Anita Ratnam: A Dance Icon

Anita Ratnam: A Dance Icon

A highly respected dancer, choreographer, writer and speaker. An advocate of contemporary Indian dance and classically trained in Bharatnatyam. It is difficult to say whether Dr. Anita Ratnam dances t

HA-UREA NANO-HYBRID FOR NEW GREEN REVOLUTION

HA-UREA NANO-HYBRID FOR NEW GREEN REVOLUTION

Urea is a nitrogen fertilizer prevalently used. Its drawback is that it quickly breaks down in wet soils to form ammonia. This ammonia gets washed away, causing an important environmental issue. Furth

Brain’s Mood-Controlling Chemical Serotonin

Brain’s Mood-Controlling Chemical Serotonin

The scientists from University of Utah School of Medicine said it is not uncommon for cells in the brain to preferentially activate one copy over the other. For the study the researchers did an exper

Use of Oil and Gas Wastewater as Dust Suppressant under Scrutiny

Use of Oil and Gas Wastewater as Dust Suppressant under Scrutiny

Using oil and gas wastewater as dust suppressants on roadways may or may not be an environment-friendly option. A study will soon study how contaminants from wastewater get transported to nearby water

Cells Behave Differently When Removed From Their Environments

 Cells Behave Differently When Removed From Their Environments

Scientists from the lab of Professor Bart De Strooper in collaboration with scientists from ULB successfully transplanted human neural cells into mouse brains. This brain was containing amyloid plaque

NOVEL WORKFLOW TO DEVELOP NEW MATERIALS

NOVEL WORKFLOW TO DEVELOP NEW MATERIALS

Finding new functional materials is a sensitive job. Looking for very specific properties in a small group of known materials is even harder. A team of researchers have overcome this. They built a dat

More Gas Giants Waiting to be Discovered

More Gas Giants Waiting to be Discovered

Carnegie's Alan Boss in his study predicts a large number of undiscovered gas giants orbiting Sun-like stars. His simulations indicate that these gas giants exist at distances similar to those of Jupi

Buddha’s Lesson for a Pure Mind and Soul

Buddha’s Lesson for a Pure Mind and Soul

Mindfulness is the quality state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. Some studies hav

Giant Winged Reptile Terrorized Ancient Transylvania

Giant Winged Reptile Terrorized Ancient Transylvania

Imagine a flying reptile that has a wingspan of 10 metres, a skull that is half a metre wide, and large muscle masses. This giant is a pterosaur that might have been the most formidable predator that

First Planet-Induced Stellar Pulsations

First Planet-Induced Stellar Pulsations

A team of astronomers from MIT and elsewhere have observed a star pulsing in response to its orbiting planet. The star known as HAT-P-2 is circled by a gas giant measuring eight times the mass of Jupi

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