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Earth's inner core slowing down, could change day's length: Study

A new study has provided "unambiguous evidence" that the Earth's inner core began to slow down its rotation in 2010, compared to the planet's surface. Photograph: Kind courtesy NASA Researchers......

PHOTOS: Trump travel ban protests spread from US to UK

Even as protests in America continue over President Donald Trump’s travel ban, thousands gathered across the UK to protest against the same. Here are scenes of the protests that spread from......

Cramming reduces long-term retention

Students cramming for their exams may indeed be reducing their long-term retention, according to a study published in the journal, Current Directions in Psychological Science. The study suggests......

The brain is his fiefdom

When neurologist Vilayanur S Ramachandran was 12, he told his father he wanted to be a scientist. His father suggested that he go to medical school instead, because doctors are assured of a living......

Advance made in anti-HIV research

In a promising new finding that could help anti-HIV therapy, researchers in the US have discovered how a genetic circuit in HIV controls whether the virus turns on or stays dormant. Researchers at......

IIT alumnus named the next UC San Diego chancellor

Pradeep K Khosla, dean of Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering, also known as the Carnegie Institute of Technology, has been selected as the eighth chancellor of the University of......

Asia:Rising temperatures to affect rice production

Increasing temperaturesbecause ofclimate change will hit rice production in Asia, says a new study. Rising temperatures during the past 25 years have already cut the yield growth rate by 10-20 per......

Facebook posts more memorable than faces

People are much more likely to remember 'spontaneous' Facebook posts than human faces and text from books, according to a new study."Facebook is updated roughly 30 million times an hour so it's......

New system predicts global trends on Twitter in advance

A new method can identify what information will be relevant on social networks such as Twitter and predict what will ‘go viral’ across the Internet up to two months in advance. This may......

How internet is adversely affecting 6% of the world's population

As many as 6 per cent people in the world are addicted to the internet which may be adversely affecting their lives, including their health and interpersonal relationships, according to a new......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

Looking at Carrie Fisher's life in pictures

Carrie Fisher, who made Star Wars character Princess Leia so popular, passed into the ages on December 28. Fisher, who made a mark as a tremendous writer and character actress,......

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sabalenka survive heat, opponents

IMAGES from Day 1 of 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday. Alcaraz survives Fognini scare to begin Wimbledon defence IMAGE: Spain's......

Sports Shorts: CWG champ Bhaker to pursue pol science

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: India shooter Manu Bhaker. Photograph: ISSF/Twitter Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics gold medal-winning shooter Manu......

Life Lessons from soccer star Alex Morgan

IMAGE: Alex Morgan attends The 2018 ESPYS. Photograph: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Everyone has a dream of making it to the top, but what happens when you actually get there? Only a handful......