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In the samples used in for the research, the number of senescent cells was reduced by up to 50 percent.

Breakthrough study discovers compounds that can reverse cell ageing

Researchers have developed new compounds that could reverse human cell ageing.

8 Aug 2018 10:34 AM IST

The hefty prices for paintings by the likes of Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso drive a lucrative forgery market. (Photo: Pixabay)

US nuclear research facility could fight art forgery

Researchers have proposed using equipment to embed isotopes below the surface of valuable works of art.

8 Aug 2018 10:10 AM IST

The first-stage booster previously soared in May. (Photo AP)

SpaceX booster flies again with Indonesia satellite

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off early Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

8 Aug 2018 9:57 AM IST

Simplot is the first agricultural company to receive such a license.

Genetics technology could give rise to more crops, fresher food

The food industry has faced pressure from retailers as consumer awareness of genetically modified foods has increased.

7 Aug 2018 9:14 AM IST

The study will then be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal and could be available by next spring. (Photo: AP)

Cancer study of New Mexico nuclear test site expected to finish in...

Researchers are examining data on diet and radiation exposure on residents who lived near the World War II-era Trinity...

7 Aug 2018 9:03 AM IST

Missions near the Moon will start when NASAs Orion spacecraft leaves Earth atop the worlds most powerful rocket, NASAs Space Launch System. (Photo: NASA)

What does a spacecraft need to survive deep space?

Orion has built-in technologies that enable the crew and spacecraft to explore far into the solar system.

5 Aug 2018 5:26 PM IST

The jet-powered Bluebird roared past 300 mph (482 kph) before it vaulted into the air, flipped and crashed into the lake, breaking in two and killing the 45-year-old Campbell. (Photo: AP)

Record-breaking Bluebird jet boat floats again after 51 years

Donald Campbell had set eight land and water speed records, when he attempted to break his own 276.3mph (445kph)...

5 Aug 2018 11:07 AM IST

That roasted the previous record, set in Death Valley in July 2017 when the average was 107.4 degrees (41.89 Celsius). (Photo: AP)

Death Valley sees hottest month, sets world record

The natural furnace of California's Death Valley was on full broil in July, tentatively setting a world record for...

4 Aug 2018 3:52 PM IST

Birds have several ways of acquiring life skills.(Photo:AP)

Birds learn another language' by eavesdropping on neighbours

For birds, understanding neighborhood gossip about an approaching hawk or brown snake can mean the difference between...

4 Aug 2018 1:11 PM IST

Astronauts, left to right, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Nicole Mann, Christopher Ferguson, Eric Boe, Josh Cassada and Sunita Williams give a thumbs up to the crowd after NASA announced them as astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Sunita Williams, 8 others to fly on Boeing, SpaceX spacecraft: NASA

The space agency announced that the nine astronauts will launch on the first crewed test flights and missions of new...

4 Aug 2018 8:15 AM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

NASA reveals astronauts for first manned US space launches since 2011

The astronauts named on Friday will be carried aloft aboard spacecraft developed by entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX and...

4 Aug 2018 7:54 AM IST

Just 1 out of 200,000 diamonds are blue. (Photo: AP)

Extremely rare blue diamond could be Earth's biggest secret

It's clear that blue diamonds are formed at far greater depths than other diamonds, some deeper than 410 miles.

3 Aug 2018 10:43 AM IST