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Scientists have known that avian ancestors once had teeth. But where have all the teeth gone to birds of today? How birds lost their teeth? Were teeth lost in the common ancestor of all living birds or convergently in two…
A dark matter discovery? EPFL scientists have picked up an atypical photon emission in X-rays coming from space, and say it could be evidence for the existence of a particle of dark matter. Could there finally be tangible evidence for…
According to the recent paper published in the journal PLOS One, an estimated of more than five trillion pieces of garbage weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes, are floating in the world’s oceans. Using a data collected by scientists from the US,…
The man is 50-year-old, had suffered memory flashbacks, pain on his right side and complex seizures before the tapeworm in his brain was removed. The worm had been inside his head for four years, said the scientists at the Wellcome…
Can HIV be transmitted through manicure tools? According to a recent study, a 22-year-old woman was diagnosed with HIV after having her nails done using shared manicure equipment. Doctors say the case, detailed in a medical journal AIDS Research and…
Yes, a cockroach as search and rescue aid! Scientists from North Carolina State University (NCSU) turned cockroaches into cyborgs by making these little creature wear special backpacks, the “biobots” that can detect and locate sound. The technology is designed to…
Does drinking milk accelerate the ageing process and cause bone fracture and breakage? Yes it does. This is according to results of a recent study from researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. The study was conducted on more than 100,000…
Newest autism gene discovery unveiled! Two recent studies have identified more than 100 genes involved in Autism spectrum disorders. The new studies zeroed in on the exact nature of the genetic mutations that cause the disorder. Scientists are calling the…
NASA held a news conference Tuesday October 28 following the mishap that occurred at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during the attempted launch of Orbital Sciences Corp’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Briefing…
Just second after it lifted off, Antares, a NASA rocket exploded on air. The 14-story rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sciences Corp, launched at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 6:22 p.m. EDT carrying a Cygnus cargo ship…