South Korea military shrinks as population declines
South Korea’s military has shrunk to about 450,000 people – a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday. Authorities say the main reason behind the decline is the country’s dismal birth rate, which at 0.75 babies per woman is the…
Non-Neuronal Cells Can “Remember” Certain Stimuli
Researchers from New York University demonstrate memory-pathways driven learning effect in non-neuronal cells. Image credit:©iStock.com, Jian Fan In the early 1970s, neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel and his colleagues at New York University found that even invertebrates can remember, in their studies on the gill and syphon withdrawal reflex response to painful stimuli in the sea slug,…
AI-based complaint registration has instilled confidence in public, say Eluru police
A petitioner explaining his grievance to SP K. Pratap Shiva Kishore after submitting his complaint through AI-Bot registration system in the PGRS, at Eluru on Monday. The artificial intelligence (AI)-based complaint registration system launched in Eluru district has instilled confidence among the public and given good results, according to police officers. Superintendent of Police (SP)…
Scientists just recreated the Universe’s first molecule and solved a 13-billion-year-old puzzle
Immediately after the Big Bang, which occurred around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was dominated by unimaginably high temperatures and densities. However, after just a few seconds, it had cooled down enough for the first elements to form, primarily hydrogen and helium. These were still completely ionized at this point, as it took almost…
British woman pleads guilty to killing man while drunk on e-scooter
A British backpacker has pleaded guilty to killing a man in Australia after hitting him while riding an e-scooter with an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, Worcestershire, had been drinking with a friend on a Saturday afternoon in May when she was kicked out of a…
FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing. Will That Work?
With the FDA’s goal of replacing animal testing, scientists look to organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies as replacement alternatives. Image credit:Wyss Institute at Harvard University In April of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new roadmap that aims to replace animal testing in the development of new drugs with more human-relevant methods….
Intellectual curiosity and love for arts and culture make Chennai stand out, says Vishwanathan Anand
Vishwanathan anand. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini I think intellectual curiosity and love for the arts, music, sports and other cultural activities is where Chennai stands out for me. I remember that Chennai used to be ‘the place’ for chess, as much as it used to be for tennis or cricket. The city has…
Underground life on Mars? Cosmic rays could make it possible
A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy needed to support life underground on planets and moons in our solar system. The research shows that cosmic rays may not only be harmless in certain environments but could actually help microscopic life…
