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‘Talking’ robofish set to do undersea environmental duties

Washington, June 18 : University of Washington researchers have equipped three fish-like robots, each 20 inches long and weighing just over six pounds, with acoustic transmitters to communicate wir

Silence gets female chimps more sex

Washington, June 18 : When it comes to sex, female chimps can be really kinky.

Activation of key developmental pathway may lead to increase in lung stem cells

London, June 18: Researchers at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that a molecular pathway vital for stem cell and developmental biology, called the Wnt pathway, may lea

Why the moon will seem so large tonight

Washington, June 18 : Tonight, the moon will seem unusually large, an illusion that has been explained by scientists.

According to a report in Live Science, as the full moon rises this evening, it would seem larger than usual, because of a trick in our minds that makes the moon seem bigger when it’s near the horizon.

The effect is most pronounced at full moon. In fact, many people swear it’s real, suggesting that perhaps Earth’s atmosphere magnifies the moon.

But, according to scientists, it really is all in our minds. The moon is not bigger at the horizon than when overhead.

The illusion will be particularly noticeable at this “solstice moon,” coming just two days before summer starts in the Northern Hemisphere.

Scientists identify gene variants linked to metabolic syndrome

Washington, June 18: In a new study, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s oven baking soil upto expectations

Washington, June 18 : NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander is baking its first sample of Martian soil, while its robotic arm continues to dig deeper into the soil to learn more about white material which mig

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