Researchers have now confirmed what basically everyone already knew: Grandmothers are hardwired to care deeply about their grandchildren. A new study published in the Royal Society B on Tuesday provides the first neural snapshot of intergenerational bonds.

The verdict is in: Science says Grannies are good for you

Research indicates there may actually be an optimal time to fall asleep. The sweet spot for dozing off, at least when it comes to heart health, appears to be between 10 pm and 11 pm; not too early and not too late.

Can sleeping early save you from heart diseases? Research tells of an optimal time to doze off

Facebook is battling an onslaught of false news, hate speech, and provocative content, including "celebrations of violence," among other things. According to research, misinformation and scepticism about COVID-19 and vaccinations have been permitted to propagate on more than a dozen Facebook and Instagram profiles, sites, and groups, which have accumulated 370,000 followers in the last year.

Facebook is failing to safeguard users from COVID-19 disinformation: Research

A boat's crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan's Izu peninsula, but not to catch fish -- they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution's impact on marine life.

Into the 'plastisphere': Scientists comb Japan waters to study new eco threat

An Iranian nuclear reactor being converted from heavy water production into a power generating research facility will be launched within a year, a spokesman for parliament's energy commission announced.

Iran to launch Arak nuclear research reactor 'within a year'

A study published Wednesday suggests that mountain forests may store up to two-thirds more carbon than previously thought, underscoring the vital role they can play in combating climate change.

African mountain forests store two-thirds more carbon than previously believed: Study

A new study, of about 6,400 people, has revealed that middle-aged spread cannot be blamed on a waning metabolism. The study included people from eight days old up to age 95, in 29 countries.

Middle age is not that bad for metabolism, reveals new in-depth study

A new study has revealed that there are extra barriers to recruiting women for cardiovascular research. This is even after more women die of heart disease than men.

Study says recruiting women for cardiovascular research is harder

As per a trio of new studies, the evidence of ‘subsurface lakes’ deep below the ice cap at Mars’ south pole could be due to clay. Citing evidence collected from a radar instrument aboard the European Space Agency Mars Express orbiter, a team of scientists from Italy suggested that the possibility of subsurface lakes below the ice caps at Mars’ south pole.

Clays can be a source of Mars 'lakes', here is all you need to know

A new study has found that caffeine helps bumblebees to pollinate more effectively. Due to climate change, wild pollinator populations have been restrained, including bees, moths, wasps, butterflies, beetles and birds.

Study reveals that caffeine helps bumblebees pollinate more effectively

In a recent development, a new study has revealed that New Zealand, Iceland, the UK, Tasmania and Ireland are the places best suited to survive a global collapse of society.

Here is a list of the best places to survive amid a global societal collapse

Scientists in Australia have observed that cockatoos in Sydney have learned how to open bins by watching others. An ornithologist Richard Major observed Australia’s sulphur-crested cockatoos opening the lids of bins to scavenge for food a few years ago.

Australia: Cockatoos learn how to open bin's lid by watching other birds

Researchers have warned that overfishing could threaten the world’s supply of essential vitamins and minerals gained from fisheries. Globally, 1 billion people rely on fish and seafood as their primary source of protein.

Climate crisis, overfishing threaten access to nutrients in fish

Researchers have found out that cholesterol-lowering statins and anti-hypertension medicines stabilise underlying diseases, making patients more likely to recover from COVID-19.

Patients taking cholesterol medicine statin at 41% lower risk of an in-hospital death due to COVID-19

A new study has revealed that deforestation and climate change are altering the Amazon rainforest's ability to soak up carbon. The Amazon, which is home to the world's largest tropical forest, has played a significant role in absorbing and storing much of carbon.

Amazon regions emit more carbon than they absorb, reveals new study

Do you also hate the uncomfortable and sometimes downright painful RT-PCR Covid nasal swab test? Good news, soon that might become a thing of the past, replaced by masks that can tell if the wearer has COVID-19 or not.

Could your face mask detect Covid?

Carbon survived an interstellar journey to reach the Earth, entirely avoiding vaporisation, as believed earlier, according to a new study. Carbon is the backbone of life on Earth.

From where did Earth get carbon?

The findings of a new study show that acquiring a new language initially boosts brain activity, which then reduces as language skills improve. The study with first-time learners of Japanese measured how brain activity changes after just a few months of studying a new language.

Studying new language leads to measurable changes in brain activity: Research

The fear of COVID in itself is enough for people to move well beyond the minimum required social distance. The once-in-a-generation pandemic has had the world in its clutches for more than a year now.

You think COVID virus is bad? There's a sea microbe that's invisible to our immune system

The ‘Hobbit’ species that lives in Southeast Asia 50,000 years ago may be closer to modern humans than previously thought, a new research reveals. Published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, the new research suggests that the ‘Hobbits’ are closely related to Denisovans and Neanderthals, and based on this, also human beings.

Scientists discover true origins of 'Hobbit' species that roamed Asia 50,000 years ago!

A new study has found that obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths than smoking in England and Scotland. The new research has been published in the open-access journal BMC Public Health.

Obesity a bigger killer than smoking: Study

Scientists seems to have proven that traumatic and stressful events in childhood can affect the brain into adulthood, identifying for the first-time specific alterations to key brain structures in the amygdala and the hippocampus.

Childhood’s traumatic events can affect brain in adulthood: Research

The march of time can be unkind to the human body but new research hints at a cause -- and possible solution -- for some of the ailments and decline that often come with age.

Turn back time? Study hints at way to halt decline as we age

Antarctica has witnessed over 30,000 tremors since the end of August, according to the new research by scientists at the University of Chile, who recorded a surge in seismic activity that has intrigued researchers who study the remote icy continent.

Over 30,000 tremors rock Antarctica in three months, scientists say

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