Psychology says nicotine pouches and anxiety may be more closely connected than you think - Study raises concerns about how nicotine exposure may affect stress, mood and mental health, particularly among adolescentsNicotine pouches are promoted as a tobacco-free alternative to cigarettes. Nicotine stimulates the central nervous system, potentially wors...
01 Sep, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
In 2003, researchers found freshwater snails had mated in space; their gravity-sensing statoconia were 50% larger by volume than matched ground controlsExperiments conducted aboard the Space Shuttle demonstrated that pond snails bred in microgravity possessed larger gravity-sensing structur...
31 Aug, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Psychology says people who recognize friends by their footsteps may have highly tuned social memoryRecognizing a friend by the sound of their footsteps is a small example of a broader psychological ability: the brain can build detailed re...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Psychology says people who keep stubbing their toes may be responding to more than clumsinessPeople who frequently stub their toes may not simply be “bad at walking.” Their experiences can reflect a fascinating interaction between a...
30 Aug, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
Miami researchers tested concrete that replaced sand with leaded CRT glass; a biopolymer helped limit lead leaching before durability damage raised concernsResearchers explored using toxic CRT glass in concrete mixtures. This hazardous waste contains significant amounts of lead, posing environm...
30 Aug, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
In a 2026 study, scientists scanned the brains of 12 awake dogs as they viewed human faces showing happiness, anger, fear and sadness, and found specialized neural activity for smiles while dogs could distinguish fear from anger and sadnessNew findings suggest that dogs have developed specialized brain regions for identifying human emotions. Their brain activities reveal notic...
30 Aug, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Psychology says people who read on screens rather than paper may remember information with fewer physical clues to guide themResearch suggests that reading on screens and reading on paper may not affect comprehension in exactly the same way. Studies have found a s...
29 Aug, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
What happens to your brain when you are sleep deprived: Science behind this phenomenon will leave you surprisedStaying awake for over twenty-four hours results in involuntary micro-sleeps, highlighting how crucial sleep is to our health. After just s...
29 Aug, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Scientists injected cells from woman’s leg into her eyes to help restore her vision: How 'world-first experiment' went & what doctors discoveredScientists injected mitochondria taken from a woman’s leg into both of her eyes in an experimental attempt to boost energy production in da...
27 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
In 1992, Endeavour carried 4 female African clawed frogs into orbit; their eggs were fertilized in microgravity and developed into apparently normal tadpolesIn 1992, four frogs embarked on a journey aboard the space shuttle Endeavour as part of a groundbreaking reproductive experiment. Their egg...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
17-year-old Connecticut student found 2 FDA-approved drugs that could help fight Alzheimer’s: How his surprising discovery worksA 17-year-old Connecticut student, Leon Wang, identified two FDA-approved lung-scarring drugs that reduced Alzheimer’s-linked cellular dama...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Bihar farmer’s son cracks IIT-JEE at 12, goes from IIT Kanpur to PhD in US and AI researchSatyam Kumar became one of India’s youngest IIT entrants after cracking the IIT-JEE at 12 and securing AIR 670 a year later. The Bihar-born...
26 Aug, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
Psychology says people who can’t stop at one cookie after opening the jar may be responding to more than hungerStrict dietary restraint can interact with cravings and reduced self-control in complicated ways. Research suggests that people with higher...
26 Aug, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Psychology says people who check their phone after hearing someone else's notification may have developed a learned attention cueChecking your phone after hearing someone else's notification can be a small but revealing example of howlearning, attention, and habit int...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
Psychology says people who recognize songs from the first few notes may have highly efficient auditory pattern recognitionPeople who recognize songs from the first few notes may be demonstrating an impressive form of auditory pattern recognition supported by lo...
25 Aug, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
In 2002, a salesman started seeing maths everywhere after being beaten up outside a bar. The violent attack gave him acquired savant syndrome, says scienceA former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a bra...
22 Aug, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
From gut bacteria to the brain, a chemical, sodium butyrate traveled through the bloodstream after traumatic injury, where 4 months of treatment helped scientists reduce inflammation, protect brain cells and made seizures less frequentPost-traumatic epilepsy treatment: Researchers are exploring sodium butyrate to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy after brain injuries. This ...
17 Aug, 2026, 07.07 PM IST