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Oct 11, 2013 06:40 AM EDT

Elephants Understand The Human Pointing Gesture Without Training

Elephants are cognitively much similar to humans as they understand the human pointing gesture as use it as a cue to trace their food, according to a new finding.

Oct 11, 2013 06:29 AM EDT

Water Rich Rocky Planetary Body Found Orbiting a White Dwarf

A group of astronomers for the first time have discovered water on an asteroid orbiting a dying star dubbed GD61 outside our solar system. The finding suggests that the celestial object could have supported life.

Oct 11, 2013 05:51 AM EDT

Genetic History of Modern Day Europeans Reconstructed With Ancient DNA

Researchers have successfully reconstructed the first detailed genetic history of modern-day Europeans using ancient DNA recovered from a time series of skeletons in Germany that represent 4000 years of prehistory.

Oct 10, 2013 10:59 AM EDT

Moderate Drinking During Pregnancy Adversely Impacts Child's Results at School

A latest study claims that moderate drinking during pregnancy affects the children at school.

Oct 10, 2013 10:46 AM EDT

Whites More Prone to Suffer From Certain Heart Conditions

A latest study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, states that a person's race or ethnic background could be a determining factor in certain heart conditions.

Oct 10, 2013 10:38 AM EDT

High Levels of HDL Linked to Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

It is known that high levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) also called as good cholesterol protects against heart diseases, but the latest finding claims that high levels of this good cholesterol increase the risk of breast cancer.

Oct 10, 2013 04:19 AM EDT

Human Life Expectancy Linked to Further Loss of Endangered Species

A latest finding highlights a strong association between increased human life expectancy and the further loss of endangered species.

Oct 10, 2013 03:58 AM EDT

Astronomers Discover Lonely Planet Without a star

A team of international astronomers have discovered an exotic young planet in our Milky Way galaxy that is eighty light years away from Earth and was merely formed 12 million years ago.

Oct 10, 2013 03:50 AM EDT

NASA Jupiter Probe Suffers Glitch After Earth Flyby

Juno spacecraft that is NASA New Frontiers mission to the planet Jupiter encountered a glitch after Earth flyby as the spacecraft hit a snag, according to Associated Press.

Oct 09, 2013 10:57 AM EDT

Empathy Helps Kids Understand Sarcasm: Study

A new finding stated that, greater the empathy skills in kids, easier it is for them recognize sarcasm.

Oct 09, 2013 10:50 AM EDT

Study Links Eating Disorders to Abortion and Miscarriages

A latest Finnish study uncovers the impact of eating disorders on the reproductive capabilities of women stating women with eating disorders are less likely to have children.

Oct 09, 2013 10:34 AM EDT

Babies Anticipate Touch While in Womb: Study

In collaborative study conducted by psychologists at Durham and Lancaster University, using 4D scans revealed for the first time that fetuses can predict their own hand movement towards their mouth as they entered in the later stages of gestation when compared to earlier in pregnancy.