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A boy wearing a face mask sells balloons on a street in Kolkata, India, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP)

Scientists call to retract study claiming coronavirus spread is mainly airborne

The study also says noted that wearing of face masks in public corresponds to the most effective means to prevent the spread of COVID-19

19 Jun 2020 1:33 PM

Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him

One of the studies, funded in part by his own government, had raised alarms about the use of hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients

22 May 2020 2:15 PM

Heath workers take a break during the screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 at Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

WHO study predicts virus could infect more than 200 million people in Africa

The predictions made by a WHO modelling study comes amid stark warnings that COVID-19 threatens of a health emergency in developing nations

15 May 2020 9:45 AM

Coronavirus can be sexually transmitted: Study

21 institutes shortlisted for convalescent plasma therapy trials

09 May 2020 9:43 AM

Worshippers wearing face masks attend a prayer ceremony entitled 'overcoming and healing the COVID-19 coronavirus', while marking Buhha's birthday at the Jogye buddhist temple in Seoul. (AFP)

Indian-American physician launches study to find if prayers could heal Covid patients

Randomly chosen patients will receive a "universal" prayer offered following rituals of Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism

03 May 2020 9:23 AM

Seventy-nine percent of companies allow access to enterprise-approved cloud services from personal devices.

McAfee: Data is widely dispersed in the cloud beyond most enterprise control

Thousands of data loss incidents occur every month in the cloud, leaving most at risk of sensitive data loss or regulatory non-compliance.

29 Jan 2020 8:48 AM

It could be a major breakthrough in the development of new non-opioid, non-addictive pain management strategies for patients.

First successful treatment for pain using stem cells discovered

The next step for the researchers is to perform extensive safety tests in rodents.

25 Jan 2020 9:13 AM

73 per cent respondents in India believe tech helps people like them get good jobs and enhance careers.

Study shows Indians believe technology helpful in furthering career

In India, 82 per cent of respondents believe technology is enhancing work environment and providing access to better jobs & opportunities.

28 Nov 2019 5:33 PM

When unconstrained at a given speed, members of a quadrupedal species will generally select a common gait, which is seldom unique to that species alone. (Photo: AP)

Here's why different four-legged animals adopt similar gaits

A new study explores how and why when faced with different situations four-legged animals alays choose one among several common gaits.

25 Nov 2019 11:09 AM

The results of the study were published in the scientific journal mBio. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Novel process discovers how microbes harvest electrons!

Researchers have revealed how one kind of bacteria 'eats' electricity by pulling in electrons straight from an electrode source.

19 Nov 2019 11:58 AM

Indians have an average nightly sleep of 7 hours 1 minute.

Fitbit states Indians are least active

Indians are least active, second-most sleep-deprived, reveals Fitbit study.

31 Oct 2019 7:30 AM

Teens (ages 13-18) spend 39 per cent of screen time on videos.

More than half of 11-year-olds have smartphones

One-fifth of eight-year-olds or third-graders now have smartphones too.

30 Oct 2019 7:55 AM

In particular, Brazil, Russia, India and China agreed strongly that technology can positively impact values.

Smart devices and VR are making Indians more open-minded and tolerant

88 percent of respondents in India believe that virtual reality has the potential to increase understanding of other cultures even more.

15 Oct 2019 11:27 AM

Antiheroes and morally ambiguous characters like Walter White were more complicated for people to rate on likability. (Photo: ANI)

People admire superheroes for these reasons

People best liked the heroes they rated as most moral, and least liked villains they rated as most immoral.

14 Oct 2019 8:04 AM

Young women slept more than young men, and the former also went to sleep earlier.

Sleep varies by age, geographical location, gender

The shortest sleep was observed in Asian countries.

30 Sep 2019 7:41 PM

91 per cent of the respondents feel technology has made a positive impact. (Photo: Pixabay)

Indians who use tech feel 11-years younger

66 per cent of Indian respondents say use of technology makes them feel younger.

12 Sep 2019 1:36 PM

Atomically thin materials are a relatively recent discovery. (Photo: ANI)

10 atoms thick heat shield to guard electronic devices

The thinner heat shields will enable engineers to make electronic devices even more compact than those we have today.

22 Aug 2019 7:42 AM

Researchers explored the issue of robots using objects. 'Grasping' is an action perfected long ago in nature but one which represents the cutting-edge of robotics research. (Photo: ANI)

Robots need reason to work with humans in future

Machines need to understand motive the way humans do, and not just perform tasks blindly without context.

19 Aug 2019 7:28 AM

The new mobile-sensing system opens the way for consumer technology to help employees optimise their performance while also allowing companies to assess how individuals are doing in their jobs. (Photo: ANI)

Mobile-sensing system makes assessing worker performance easier

In the new system, a smartphone tracks physical activity, location, phone usage, and ambient light.

08 Jul 2019 7:28 AM

The researchers have noticed horn-like abnormalities protruding out of younger adults skulls. (Photo: Scientific Report)

Horns growing out of people’s skulls due to mobile usage

Frequent use of mobile phones could be fundamentally altering our physiology.

21 Jun 2019 12:41 PM

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