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According to reports, a proposed executive branch rule regarding ammunition by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) will turn the 2016 election cycle back towards the same driving force that had affected several blue states in the 2014. That time, several blue states had turned red.

As per the reports, the proposed action by BATFE will have little technical impact on the protection for police officers of the country and threatens to strengthen the gun lobby in the upcoming election cycle.

New Delhi, Feb. 28 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the dedication, determination and untiring efforts of scientists on National Science Day.

Prime Minister Modi took to Twitter for sharing his message.

"National Science Day is an occasion to remember the dedication, determination and untiring efforts of our scientists. They are India's pride. Science and technology will determine India's future, just as it has played a crucial role in bringing our Nation to where we are today. The Government is fully committed to encouraging research, innovation and excellence in science, particularly among our young minds," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

He also saluted the brilliance and long-lasting contribution of Sir CV Raman to the field of science.

A new study published Friday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has linked sharp increase in suicide rates in the years after 2007 with Great Recession.

The study authors noted that the number suicide among middle-aged people in the US aged 40 to 64 have been increasing since 1999. But the rates for the age group have picked up markedly since the onset of the Great Recession.

In order to estimate suicides among people in 16 states, the researchers examined data from the National Violent Death Reporting System, which is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and shares detailed information about the circumstances behind all types of deaths.

According to a new research, one could almost certainly develop genetic mutations linked to leukemia as they grow older. According to the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, it is estimated by researchers that up to 20% of people between the ages of 50 and 60, and more than 70% of people who are above 90, have blood cells with gene changes observed in leukemia cases.

A team of researchers analyzed 4,219 individuals, who had no evidence of blood cancer. They studied the initial stages of cancer development in some of the patients among participants. Sequencing methods were used by researchers to detect DNA mutations.

Researchers have discovered a new gene, which is unique to humanoid primates like Neanderthals and modern humans and was not present in simian ancestors such as chimpanzees. This genetic marker is considered to have led to rapid increase in the size of the human brain.

Study's lead researcher Marta Florio from the Max Planck Institute said the gene seems to have triggered neocortex, a region of the brain, to produce larger number of neurons. It is considered that the gene in early humanoid ancestors could have led to advanced cognition like tool-making, language, and other developments.

An environmental group on Friday sued the US government, blaming the regulators of discounting herbicide that has resulted in the decline of monarch butterfly population.

Following the complaint, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in US District Court in New York.

The suit has stated that the agency didn't pay any attention to the warnings about the dangers of glyphosate to monarchs. Glyphosate is a key ingredient of a commonly used herbicide and is generally used in the Monsanto Co's Roundup and other herbicides.

The lawsuit has stated that Federal law wants EPA to make sure that the pesticides it approves will not cause any 'unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, including wildlife'.