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Largest known `true` crocodile identified

A crocodile, which was large enough to swallow humans, once dwelled in East Africa, according to a n...

Now, a robot that uses loo like humans!

A British research team has created a robot which uses organic matter for fuel, then `excretes` the ...

First modern humans `settled in Arabia`

Scientists claim they have found vital clues which suggest that the first modern humans settled in A...

`Humans skilled anglers 42,000 years ago`

The artefacts -- nearly 39,000 fishbones and three fish hooks -- were found in a limestone cave in J...

`Neanderthals died out from interbreeding with humans`

The real reason why Neanderthals died out was because they were too smart for their own good.

Computers `will soon enable humans to live forever`

A famous US futurist and inventor has predicted that in few years, computers will overtake humans an...

Early humans migrated from Africa through Arabia

A study on genetic diversity of Indian populations has helped scientists confirm that early humans f...

Dolphins decompress like humans

Researchers have confirmed what many biologists have long suspected -- dolphins avoid the bends by t...

Soon, spaceship to send humans to another star!

Humans have sent probes to planets and asteroids throughout our solar system. But we’ve never come c...

Modern humans crowded out Europe’s Neanderthals

A swell of modern humans outnumbered Neanderthals in Europe by nearly 10 to one, forcing their extin...

Only humans have brains that get smaller with age

We have larger brains and live longer than our closest relatives, the chimpanzees, but these advanta...

`First humans out of Africa once shrank to 1,000`

The number of descendants of the first humans leaving Africa had once reduced to barely over 1,000 b...

Gelatin from humans could spice up desserts

Gelatin derived from human beings could now spice up desserts and candies, replacing those of animal...

Alert: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humans

People-scanning machines in airports aren`t able to detect explosives hidden inside humans.

Robots with smelly armpits alert humans

A British designer has invented a robotic armpit complete with hair and a synthetic sweat gland that...

Cause behind blindness in humans identified

The occurrence of this hereditary disease was initially identified in Schapendoes dogs as progress...

Do humans have a `magnetic` sixth sense?

Scientists suggest that humans may have a sixth sense after all.

‘Neanderthals may not have met modern humans’

A new study claims Neanderthals weren`t around to mingle with modern humans.

Black-billed Magpies can recognize humans

They are not much sensitive to smell so it is likely that they use vision to recognise.

Underwater programme may help humans talk to dolphins

Humans are a step closer to communicating directly with animals, thanks to a group of scientists dev...

Sugars play key role in bacterial infection in humans: Study

Sugars that change their shape with temperature could be a key to bacterial infection in humans.

Just like humans, chimps and gorillas age gracefully

Chimps, gorillas and other primates grow old gracefully much like humans, according to a new study.

Modern humans `originated in southern Africa`

Teh newstudy has challenged the age-old view that people came from the eastern part of the continent...

Monkeys `have self-doubt like humans`

Alike humans, monkeys display self-doubt and uncertainty, a new study has revealed.

Supercomp to compete against 2 humans on TV quiz show

A supercomputer, designed by IBM, is to face two human contestants on a TV quiz show.

Like humans, gibbons have regional accents too

Gibbons, which along with the great apes are the closest relatives to humans.

How humans colonised the Pacific

New evidence may overturn the current theories of how humans colonised the Pacific.

Humans left trees for ground 4.2 mn years ago

A study has revealed early human ancestors stopped swinging in trees some 4.2 million years ago.

Modern humans would easily beat Neanderthals in a marathon

Neanderthal bones were built for long-distance walking and strength.

Humans kick-started climate change at least 8K years ago

climate change is not a recent phenomena –humans began influencing climate at least 8000 years ago.

Like humans, amoebae too pack travel lunch

Some amoebae do exactly what we do before we travel – pack a lunch.

Saber-toothed cats may have preyed on early humans

Species of saber-toothed cats, which might have preyed on early humans, have been found.

Humans first wore clothes 170,000 years ago

Humans began to wear clothing 170,000 yrs ago that enabled them to migrate out of Africa successfull...

Humans first wore clothes 170,000 years ago

Humans began to wear clothing 170,000 yrs ago that enabled them to migrate out of Africa successfull...

Shrinking brains are making humans dumber

The human brain has been gradually getting smaller in size over the last 20,000 years.

Brain structure may determine humans’ social network size

A tiny structure in the human brain may determine a rich and varied social life among humans.

`Scientific innovations needed to meet global challenges`

New frontiers of science will have to be conquered to overcome challenges posed to humans.

Humans` plant consumption rising significantly

NASA research found that humans are consuming an increasing amount of earth`s total annual land plan...

Prehistoric humans ate each other: Study

New research suggests Neanderthals and Homo antecessor made meals of each other.

Busy bees can fumble like tired humans

Bees that get little rest can fumble like tired and stressed humans, a study shows.

Criminal behaviour is in the genes

Is a life of crime hereditary? Apparently, it is, says a new research carried out in the US.

Human heartbeats could one day power cell phones!

A power generation technology using bendable thin film nano-materials, could one day, translate into...

Human heartbeats could one day power cell phones!

A power generation technology using bendable thin film nano-materials, could one day, translate into...

Humans on floating mini cities in future!

Humans in the future could be living in floating mini cities that drift across the Pacific Ocean.

Stone age humans took 2 mn years to develop brain power

Stone age humans took nearly two million years to develop the brain power to make sophisticated tool...

`Early humans crafted sharp weapons some 75,000 years ago`

Prehistoric humans were using a highly skilled method to craft sharp-edged stone tools 75,000 yrs ag...

Each human emits two tonnes of CO2 a year

Every human emits equivalent of two tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from the time food is eaten to e...

Like humans, chimps too prefer using their right hands

Humans are not the only species to prefer to use their right hand - chimpanzees also share the trait...

`Wireless` humans could backbone new mobile networks

People could form the backbone of powerful new mobile internet networks by carrying wearable sensors...

Humans carry 100 genes linked to cancer, diabetes

All of us are carrying up to 100 genes responsible for cancer and diabetes.

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