Nupur Jha : Science World Report

Oct 24, 2013 10:14 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Bio-Clock Capable of Predicting Age of Different Tissues

A recent study found that comparatively breasts age faster than rest of the body. The UCLA researchers have identified the biological clock present in our genomes and also found a way to slow down aging.

Oct 24, 2013 09:57 AM EDT

NOAA Mulls Removal of Eastern Steller Sea Lions from Threatened List

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is planning to strike out the eastern Steller sea lions from the threatened species list.

Oct 24, 2013 03:46 AM EDT

Comet ISON Starts Sublimation, Turns Green

The nucleus of comet ISON appeared green, which points towards the comet getting livelier as its getting closer to our Sun. The comet started experiencing sublimation.

Oct 23, 2013 10:03 AM EDT

Ancient Supervolcano led to the Formation of Eden Patera, a Giant Martian Basin

Latest observations by astronomers suggest that the giant Martian basin, Eden Patera, is the result of an ancient supervolcano eruption instead of a crater impact, which was previously believed.

Oct 23, 2013 04:11 AM EDT

Canadarm2 Releases Cygnus Supply Spacecraft from ISS

Canadarm2 Releases Cygnus After Successful Demonstration Mission

Oct 22, 2013 10:35 AM EDT

ESA Astronauts Moonwalk Under the Sea to Brush their Exploration Skills

On Sept.4, the European Space Agency (ESA) made its astronaut moonwalk at the depth of Mediterranean Sea as a part of his training

Oct 22, 2013 10:01 AM EDT

Amazon Rainforest Is Browning and Dying

The southern part of the Amazon rain forest is browning and dying and an extension of 3 weeks has been observed in the dry season of the forest, unlike 30 years back. Climate change is believed to be the reason behind this adverse impact on the forest, according to a study.

Oct 22, 2013 09:47 AM EDT

Chinese Biologists Discover Variations in Hearing of Dolphins and other Marine Mammals

Chinese scientists carried out a research using medical technology in order to analyze the differences in the hearing ability of Yangtze finless porpoise, an endangered dolphin species, with only about a 1000 of them left.

Oct 21, 2013 11:06 AM EDT

Wilson's Disease Is Curable if Detected Early

Wilson's Disease is not often diagnosed on time, which makes it incurable. Otherwise it is a fully treatable disease.

Oct 21, 2013 10:48 AM EDT

'Hacking The Earth' A New Technique Scientists Use to Fix Climatic Conditions

Scientists have found a new drastic technique called Geoengineering, which will help them in 'hacking the Earth' and revert the climatic conditions to normal.

Oct 21, 2013 07:51 AM EDT

Mosquito Causing Dengue and Yellow Fever Spotted in California

A dangerous mosquito, belonging to Aedes aegypti species has been spotted in the state of California. This vector carrying mosquito spreads deadly diseadly diseases like dengue, yellow fever and other ailments.

Oct 19, 2013 11:27 AM EDT