The mixed layer of the ocean which blankets the top 20 to 200 metres is becoming thinner each year, says a new study which warns that the continued loss of this buffer may lead to more frequent and destructive warming events such as marine heat waves. Continue Reading
Scientists have engineered a tiny brain implant that can be wirelessly recharged from outside the body to control brain circuits for long periods of time without battery replacement. Continue Reading
Researchers have developed a new online tool that can calculate the risk of Covid-19 transmission in poorly-ventilated places, showing that when two people are in such spaces and neither is wearing a mask, prolonged talking is far more likely to spread the novel coronavirus than a short cough. Continue Reading
The day is not far off when we are to witness a robotic revolution, it is said. Continue Reading
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba led by Professor Takeshi Sakurai have found neurons in the brain that link sleep disorders and could provide a target for treatments. Continue Reading
Researchers have developed an algorithmic pattern recognition that helps physicians to better predict the course of psychosis in young patients. Continue Reading
Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having Covid-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Continue Reading
Researchers have found a link between mutation rate—how quickly the DNA sequence changes—and genome size. Continue Reading
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today congratulated Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo for winning the 2019 Nobel Economics prize, and recalled the State government’s association with the organisation they are involved. Continue Reading
As many as 125 million people may die immediately if India and Pakistan engaged in a nuclear war, and plunge the world into a ”nuclear winter” that could lead to global climate catastrophe, according to a study. Continue Reading