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LONDON (Reuters) - Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci’s litany of exquisite but unfinished work shows he probably had an attention disorder common to modern society.That is the view of psychiatry professor Marco Catani, who believes Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) explains both da Vinci’s chronic procrastination and his creative...

SEOUL, (Reuters) - In a panic after a fire has broken out and can’t remember where the fire extinguisher is, let alone how to use it?Worry no more. Now you can simply pick up a vase and throw it to douse the flames.Developed by South Korean ad agency Cheil Worldwide,...

OXFORD, England (Reuters) - Fifty years after humans first set foot on the moon, scientists believe rock samples collected by Apollo astronauts could help predict volcanic eruptions on Earth more accurately.The basaltic fragments, similar to most of the Earth’s volcanic rock, are the remains of the moon’s volcanic past, with...

IMAGE: This still image of Titanic's 'B' boiler was extracted from an interactive 3D volumetric optical photogrammetric model created by AIVL-WHOI/Experiential Media Group. The boiler is approximately 7 meters (two stories)... view more  Credit: AIVL-WHOI/Experiential Media...

On June 3, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) began an investigation into the large-scale manipulation and/or duplication of images within the same paper or in different papers by scientists at the Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR).

India’s ambitious second lunar mission, Chandrayaan 2, suffered a temporary setback in the early hours of Monday, with the launch of the rocket being aborted 56 minutes before the scheduled lift-off.

In the middle of its two-month Chandrayaan-2 campaign, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) last month quietly initiated ‘Project NETRA’ – an early warning system in space to detect debris and other hazards to Indian satellites.

A research paper published in January 2013 has resurfaced on Twitter and gone viral for all the wrong reasons. The study titled “Attractiveness of women with rectovaginal endometriosis: a case-control study” has been called “sexist” and “masochist” on Twitter and many in the scientific community have expressed anger over the...

Hate sharing your flat with a room-mate? Maybe you should take a few lessons from the Indian crested porcupine which shares its burrow with 22 different species, including birds and reptiles.

Hours after India’s dream of placing a lander spacecraft on moon crashed early on September 7, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s teams associated with the still orbiting Chandrayaan 2 mission were looking for clues in the last minutes of data from the lander Vikram’s descent.

The anticipation across the country to watch Chandrayaan-2’s lander Vikram set down on the moon paralleled the feverish wait of a sports fan preceding a big game.

About 900 million years ago, there was a collision between a black hole and another compact object which resulted in gravitational waves being spewed out into space. The LIGO and VIRGO collaborations which look for gravitational waves emanating from such events have picked up this signal. Astrophysicists are keenly analysing...

Polly wants a cracker. Polly gets chopped vegetables, because parrots need a diverse array of nutrients. Polly eats one bite and flings the rest onto the floor.This is a common occurrence in the homes of parrot-lovers across the world. No matter what sort of delicious, nutritious meal is prepared, “half...

A. Scientists generally agree that closely related species like gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans have ridge patterns on fingers and toes that resemble those of humans and can be used to identify individuals. As with humans, no two individuals with the same prints have been found.Scientists have identified another species with...

After a long hike on a hot day, few things are more rewarding than a tall, frosty glass of water. The rush of pleasure that comes with a drink might feel like a sign from your body that you’ve done the right thing, a reward for remedying your dehydration.But that...

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter.“Welcome to paradise,” beckons the Cocos Keeling Islands’ Visitor Center. The island chain is popular with vacationing Australians, and it’s easy to see why.Photos from the chain of 27 islands, of which only two are inhabited,...

Scientists have reached a “milestone” in a technique of semi-artificial photosynthesis that could eventually create an “unlimited source of renewable energy,” according to a new study. ...

Taking aspirin daily does not reduce the the chance of heart attack or stroke and has no benefit in prolonging life free of disability, a study has found. Aspirin-related compounds have been used for the treatment of pain since the 16th century BC, when it was reported that people chewed...

Utter the words "ocean acidification" in mixed company, and you'll probably get blank stares. Although climate change has grown steadily in the public consciousness, one of its most insidious impacts - a widespread die-off of marine ecosystems driven by carbon dioxide emissions - remains relatively unknown. Enter virtual reality. In a...

evolutionNew Squid Genome Shines Light on Symbiotic EvolutionBy Laura PoppickFebruary 19, 2019Researchers hope that the genes of a glowing squid can illuminate how animals evolved organs for beneficial bacteria.

It should have been physically impossible. Millions of years ago, a white dwarf—the fading cinder of a sunlike star—was locked in a dizzying dance with a bright companion star. The two had circled each other for eons, connected by a bridge of gas that flowed from the companion onto the...