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Texting affects kids' brains, says study

Repeated predictive texting, not radiation, is to be blamed for affecting brains of young people using mobile phones, says a new study. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Abramson of Monash......

India sinking into the Earth's mantle?

A new study based on computer models has suggested that India is sinking into the Earth's mantle.Scientists have been mystified by the fact that the Himalayan mountain range is still growing,......

India among top 10 countries with highest Type 1 diabetes prevalence: Lancet

An estimated 8.4 million people were living with Type 1 diabetes across the globe in 2021, and India was among the top ten countries with highest prevalence of the disease, according to a modelling......

REVEALED: The faces behind the Dhaka terror attack

As Bangladesh mourns the loss of lives after Islamic State gunmen hacked to death 20 people, mostly foreigners, in a cafe in Dhaka on Friday, photographs of those involved in the attacks have been......

'We're going to bring these kids home'

'I would put my hand in the ground and have a little listen to what the mountain was doing.''Actually, it was still collapsing.''And there was a very real possibility that at some stage, without......

Murthy to be honoured by Australian varsity

Infosys founder chairman N R Narayana Murthy will be conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by Australia's prestigious Monash University.Recognising Murthy as an IT world leader and visionary,......

Australian varsity, IIT-B in pact

The Australian Monash University and Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai will set up the first Indo-Australian Research Institution at the Powai campus.A Memorandum of Understanding between the......

Now, a fabric that can clean itself

Sending your favourite and costly suit to the dry cleaners could soon become an obsolete practice. Researchers have invented a new fabric which can clean by itself. Using nano-technology, the......

Your broadband may soon become ten times faster

In what could boost the capacity of strained broadband networks and improve download time worldwide, scientists have developed a new optical fibre technology to transmit tenfold more data over......

Coming soon: Super batteries for your mobile phones

Imagine charging your iPhone or mobile in a few seconds. Well, your imagination may someday turn into a reality, say scientists who claim to be working on "super batteries" which not only......

What sportspersons must do to combat climate change

'I know that people say that you should keep sports and politics separate, but that has never been the case' IMAGE: Spectators take cover as rain falls on day one of the 2020 Australian Open at......

Soaring heart rates laid bare on TV as archers okay new tech

IMAGE: Japan's Miki Nakamura competes in the archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty......

Formula One under pressure end alcohol sponsorship

Fernando Alonso of Spain and McLaren Honda sports an alcohol company sponsorship. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Formula One was accused of sending out a mixed message on alcohol at the......