New study uses mathematical analysis of walking patterns for early detection of Parkinson’s disorder.

Science

Bengaluru
29 Aug 2018

Scientists from the University of Plymouth, UK, George Washington University, USA, Imperial College London, UK, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India, explore a leathal fungus threatening the existence of frogs.

Bengaluru
19 Mar 2019

A new study, by researchers from the US, China, India and Russia, has compared the quality of computer science graduates from these four countries. 

Bengaluru
19 Mar 2019

Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland describe some interesting differences in the personalities of male and female Asian elephants.

Mumbai
30 Aug 2018

Urbanisation and agricultural intensification alter rainwater draining and soil movement, says a study from IIT Bombay.

Bengaluru
18 Mar 2019

In a recent study, researchers from Canada, Brazil, China, Mexico, India and Switzerland have tried to uncover the reasons behind this alarming statistic by analysing the causes of deaths in these children from India, China, Brazil, and Mexico. These countries have an estimated 40% of kids aged 5-14 years and report an estimated 200,000 deaths annually at these ages. The findings of their study were published in the journal The Lancet.

16 Mar 2019

As kids we were fascinated seeing magnets and its property of attracting iron towards it. We always had these questions in our mind - Why does iron get attracted by the magnet, unlike other materials such as wood or plastic? What is so strange about iron? To find the answer, we have to understand a bit about magnetic properties of materials.

Bengaluru
15 Mar 2019

This week, from the 10th to the 16th of March, is observed as the World Glaucoma Week globally, to spread awareness of glaucoma—a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve and lead to total blindness if left untreated. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world accounting for upto 8% of total blindness.

Bengaluru
14 Mar 2019

Researchers from the USA, Australia and Canada identified some of the ‘hotspots’ and ‘coolspots’ of human activities in the world and analysed the impact of these activities on threatened and near-threatened wildlife.

Bengaluru
14 Mar 2019

Tiny RNA lost during domestication created robust rice varieties, shows study by NCBS, Bengaluru. 

Bengaluru
13 Mar 2019

Today’s world has more adolescents—children in the age group of 10-24 years—than ever in history. Of the 1.8 billion adolescents, a third of them, or 622 million, live in India and China. With this fraction of people growing up to be future citizens, are we doing enough to have their needs met? No, says a worldwide study on adolescent health and well-being, published in The Lancet.