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Will your future clothes be made of algae?
Updated : 1 day, 16 hours ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], May 6 (ANI): For the first time, an international team of researchers from the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into living, photosynthetic materials that a
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Being around children makes adults more generous, says study
Updated : 2 days, 13 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): Adults are more compassionate and are up to twice as likely to donate to charity when children are present, according to a multi-institutional study from psychologists.
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Study says consumers' decision to buy product is based on its reco
Updated : 3 days, 15 hours ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): As more people go online for shopping, understanding how they rely on e-commerce recommendation systems to make purchases is increasingly important. Penn State University researchers suggested that it's not just what is recommended, but how and why it's recommen
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Researchers reveal how brain flexibly processes complex informatio
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 29 (ANI): Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear.
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Study: Gossip creates social connections, allowing learning about
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Gossip is often considered socially taboo and dismissed for its negative tone, but a quirky study from Dartmouth College illustrates some of its merits. Gossip facilitates social connection and enables learning about the world indirectly through other people'
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Researchers find how climate change is driving some to skip having
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): A new study drove by the University of Arizona found that overconsumption, overpopulation and uncertainty about the future are among the top concerns of those who say climate change is affecting their reproductive decision-making.
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Sonakshi Sinha's latest post stresses on importance of masks in a
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Amid the raging second wave of the COVID-19, Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha on Thursday shared a photo of her on social media, telling people about the importance of wearing a mask in a quirky manner.
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Akshay Kumar returns home from hospital, Twinkle Khanna says 'all
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, and was later hospitalised as a precautionary measure, has returned home on Monday.
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'Indiranagar ki gundi hoon main!' Deepika Padukone posts throwback
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): Even as 'Indiranagar ki gunda' memes abounded on the Internet, Bollywood star Deepika Padukone on Saturday treated fans to a super adorable throwback photo from her childhood days adding a quirky caption to it.
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Ant resembles to human while responding to social isolation
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 8 (ANI): Ants react to social isolation in a similar way as do humans and other social mammals. A study by researchers at Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz has revealed alterations to the social and hygienic behaviour of ants that had been isolated from their grou
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Toddler TV time not to blame for attention problems, claims new st
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): A comprehensive review published in the journal Psychological Science re-examines previous work that claimed to show a direct link between early screen time and attention problems in children.
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Deepika Padukone reveals Justin Bieber's latest hit 'Peaches' is h
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone on Wednesday posted a quirky video for fans, in which she talks about her favourite song and her playlist, which she said she is very possessive.
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