More From Jayalakshmi K
Chimps and humans smile the same proving ancestral links
The study showed chimps can also smile without making a sound.
Jun 11, 2015
Saturn's mysterious outermost ring just got bigger and emptier
The span of the Phoebe ring is 30% more than believed earlier.
Jun 11, 2015
Nasa hi-res global maps predict future weather across world cities
The maps give an idea of temperature in the world's cities between 2050 and 2100.
Jun 11, 2015
Bonn climate talks: Scientists invoke permafrost threat to induce urgency
The effects of carbon locked in the permafrost when released will be substantial.
Jun 10, 2015
MERS outbreak: Experts puzzled by virus jump from animals to humans in the Middle East
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is thought to originate from bats and jumped to humans through an intermediate animal, such as camels.
Jun 10, 2015
Computer that works on water droplets developed at Stanford
The system uses the physics of moving water droplets.
Jun 10, 2015
SpaceX turns to ambitious project for Internet beaming from space
The project will see a swarm of satellites deployed in low orbit around the planet.
Jun 10, 2015
Hunted in China, once abundant bird species could be wiped out like passenger pigeons
The yellow-breasted bunting numbers are down by 90%.
Jun 09, 2015
Massive volcanic eruptions and atmospheric oxygen 'can narrow down hunt for alien life'
Study looks at the link between volcanoes and plate tectonics.
Jun 09, 2015
Disease risk found to be high for those born in October with March births most vulnerable to heart ailments
Asthma, ADHD and heart diseases were among those correlated to birth months.
Jun 09, 2015
Global warming: China leads the way with policies causing rapid cut in emissions
LSE analysis shows China emissions may peak five years earlier than promised.
Jun 09, 2015
Humans did not invent morality says study showing moral behaviour in rats
Prosocial behaviour was shown by rats where they did not lose anything by not helping.
Jun 08, 2015
India: Woman delivers 'miracle' baby many years after menopause
The IVF treatment followed hormone therapy to reactivate uterus.
Jun 08, 2015
Ethiopia Aksum excavation uncovers 2000 year old jewellery predating Roman trade
Roman Empire was trading in Aksum much earlier than believed, shows finding.
Jun 08, 2015
MERS outbreak: South Korea may enforce official quarantine as 23 new cases emerge
Those who made contact with the infected man have been asked to confine themselves.
Jun 08, 2015
Turkey polls: Erdogan's AKP fails to win clear majority, nation may see fresh polls
Most opposition parties express unwillingness to form coalition with AKP.
Jun 08, 2015
Treatment developed for rheumatoid arthritis based on retraining immune system
The immune system is reeducated to ignore the body's healthy peptide.
Jun 06, 2015
India: Asiatic lions cramped in Gir as numbers go up and translocation held up
The move to translocate the only population of Asiatic lions has not taken off.
Jun 06, 2015
Counterfeit currency and identity thefts can be stopped with nano spirals
The spirals are very small but easily detectable using optical readers.
Jun 06, 2015
Yemen: Ground attacks continue a day after both parties agree to peace talks on June 14
The coalition claimed to have repulsed the Houthi led attack.
Jun 06, 2015
MERS outbreak not likely to spread globally
Experts play down threat from MERS which has claimed 4 lives in South Korea.
Jun 06, 2015
World Environment Day 2015: Aiming for high yields with a thirsty crop in drought conditions
Ongoing trials on rice crop could help cut indirect water consumption by 50%.
Jun 05, 2015
Tree genome modified for the first time using CRISPR tool
Lignin and tannin concentrations were reduced by the gene modification.
Jun 05, 2015
New technique scans drop of blood for all human viruses across time
The VirScan identifies present and past infections using a drop of blood.
Jun 05, 2015
Antibiotic resistance: Reprogramming bacteria turns them sensitive to drugs
Deleting genes that turn bacteria resistant and making them more sensitive to antibiotics is possible.
Jun 05, 2015
Largest olive ridley breeding colony in Atlantic found in Gabon
There are expected to be close to 10,000 nests in the colony.
Jun 05, 2015
Ultra-strong fibre based on spider silk made in lab
The manufacture relied on protein structure in spider silk.
Jun 04, 2015
US sent anthrax to 51 labs in 17 states and 3 nations
US defence department allays fears over dispatch of live anthrax.
Jun 04, 2015
Rosetta close-up images of Comet 67P show eerie ancient landscape
The images were taken at distances of 8 km from the comet surface.
Jun 04, 2015
Quantum weirdness proved again with measurement changing atom's past
The delayed choice Wheeler experiment has been demonstrated this time with atoms.
Jun 03, 2015
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