Retailers are being encouraged to stop using brightly coloured plastics for everyday products such as drinks bottles, outdoor furniture, and toys. This call to action comes after research showed that coloured plastics degrade into microplastics faster than their plainer counterparts.

Ditch bright plastics: Study shows bright plastics break down quicker into microplastics

Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have found a potential vaccine for malaria. Their research, published in the iScience journal by Cell Press, focuses on targeting a protein called Prohibitin in the malaria parasite.

Indian scientists from JNU develop new vaccine to fight Malaria

Dinosaurs, the mighty beasts that once roamed the planet, are known for their reptilian appearance, or rather what we believe they looked like. For a long time, scientists have also speculated that dinosaurs were sluggish, cold-blooded creatures that, like lizards, depended on external heat sources to help regulate their body temperatures.

Cold-blooded reptiles or hot-blooded mighty overlords? Scientists unravel age-old dinosaur mystery 

Imagine 50,000-year-old ancient viruses coming back to haunt us, the modern humans. This may soon be a reality, as scientists attempt to recreate viruses that used to plague our Neanderthal ancestors.

Scientists attempt to recreate 50,000-year-old ancient 'herpes' viruses

Nearly half of all cancer cases are linked to obesity. A new study has found that excess weight could fuel more than 30 types of diseases. The research by Sweden's Lund University is based on 4.1 million participants and they were monitored for about 40 years with a pretty close check on their weight and lifestyle. Watch to know more.

Study links half of all cancer cases to obesity

A recent study has suggested there are alarming health risks posed by cancer-causing flame retardants used in car seats. Notably, flame retardants are chemicals added to seat materials to reduce flammability and the spread of fire.

Car cabins becoming toxic! Cancer-causing flame retardants are the cause, reveals study

'Deadbots' or digital recreations of lost loved ones are fast becoming a reality, with many companies offering services that can bring back the dead digitally. As amazing as it may sound, AI ethicists have warned that such services would do more harm than good and can even "haunt" users.

Advances in artificial intelligence mean 'deadbots' can 'haunt' the living, warn experts. Here's what it means

Drug abuse is increasingly claiming the lives of numerous parents, leaving hundreds of thousands of children orphan, revealed a new study. As per the National Institute on Drug Abuse, between 2011 and 2021, over 321,000 children lost a parent to drug overdose in the United States.

Heartbreaking! Over 321,000 children lost a parent to America's drug epidemic between 2011-2021

With NASA’s Artemis programme, humans are set to return to the lunar surface after more than half a century. The last time humans set foot on the Moon was in 1972, under the iconic Apollo programme.

'Wall of Death' workout can keep astronauts fit on the Moon. Here's how it works

UK archaeologists have unveiled the face of a Neanderthal woman who lived 75,000 years ago. The reconstructed face can potentially shift long-standing perceptions of the Neanderthal species, usually considered brutish and primitive beings.

Scientists unveil what 75,000 year-old Neanderthal woman 'Shanidar Z' looked like

New research by researchers at the University of Tübingen in Germany has revealed that brain activity in baby girls is more complex than that in baby boys. How did the researchers derive this conclusion?

New study finds baby girls' brain activity more complex than boys'

UK's MI5 security service has warned that foreign states are targeting British universities it said foreign states are eyeing UK's Cutting Edge research to boost their own militaries and economies. Watch in for more details!

UK's MI5 warns foreign states are targeting 'sensitive research'

As per a new study, a massive prehistoric salmon that went extinct millions of years ago had tusk-like teeth that protruded from either side of its face. The study published in the journal PLOS One shows that the fish had teeth that projected sideways and resembled the tusks of a warthog.

THIS prehistoric fish was nearly 9 feet long and had giant sabres for teeth

Hindu deity Shiva 'the destroyer' has inspired the name of a titan dinosaur that roamed Argentina more than 90 million years ago. A fossil of the colossal creature named Bustingorrytitan Shiva was discovered late last year in western Argentina.

Megatitanosaur 'Shiva the destroyer' discovered in Argentina. This is what it looked like. Watch!

In the 1980s, NASA's Voyager made a flyby past Uranus and Neptune and helped scientists conclude that the two planets are rich in frozen water. Now, a new study has suggested that these planets may also contain substantial amounts of methane ice, which could help solve the puzzle of how they were formed.

Scientists believe Uranus and Neptune are 'ice giants,' but a new study hints at something else

Have you ever heard about the vampire bacteria that feast on human blood? Researchers at Washington State University identify this new trait among bacteria like Salmonella and E Coli.

Scientists discover 'Vampire bacteria' that feasts on human blood

A recent study has suggested that families of men diagnosed with infertility might face a higher risk of specific cancers, such as colon and testicular cancers. While it's known that infertility in men often accompanies various health issues, including cancer and heart-related diseases, researchers sought to investigate if these risks extended to their families.

Study finds infertility in men tied to higher risk of cancer in families

A new experiment seeking to search cosmos for its mysterious "stuff," dark matter, has revealed its first results. Titled the Broadband Reflector Experiment for Axion Detection (BREAD), the experiment has been developed by the University of Chicago and the US Department of Energy's Fermilab.

A glimpse into the unknown: Experiment looking for 'mysterious' dark matter shows promising results

Amid concern that autonomous AI-driven 'slaughterbots' or 'killer robots' can go rogue on the battlefield, the US Pentagon is actively working to address vulnerabilities in its Artificial Intelligence systems.

AI's Achilles' heel: Pentagon developing tech to avoid rogue machines, slaughterbots in battle

A medicine similar to the ones used in skinny jab could help slow the progression of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, research says. More than 10 million people around the world are living with Parkinson’s – a condition where the brain slowly loses nerve cells, leading to issues with mobility, balance, and memory, among other things, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.

Diabetes drug may slow Parkinson's disease, says new research

Stars are seemingly constant and are the silent guardians of the universe, however, within their serene existence is their potential for catastrophic events that could ripple across galaxies.

Are exploding stars cosmic hazards lurking in the universe?

We already know Artificial Intelligence can be biased, a number of recent incidents have shown as much. But, exactly how biased can technology be? As per a new study: Very.

New study reveals AI's hidden bias in screening depression in Black people

We've all grown up hearing that Earth is a blue planet, with the majority of its surface — a whopping 71 per cent or three quarters — covered with water. But, is there any water in Earth's crust?

Delving deep: Earth's crust holds more water than its ice caps, reveals study

It is a well-established fact that some of the deadliest diseases that have afflicted humans actually originated from pathogens that leapt from animals to humans.

We are the infectors: Humans pass on viruses to animals twice than the other way around!

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