As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue hidden underground. But a new Dartmouth-led study shows that hominins began feasting on these carbohydrate-rich foods before they had the ideal teeth…
Security personnel checking a Vande Bharat Express ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Saturday hit out at BJP leaders, including State president B.Y. Vijayendra and MP for Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya, for claiming that the Yellow Line — set…
The earliest warning signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may emerge more than a decade before the first classical neurological symptoms occur, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. Published on August 1 in JAMA Network Openthe study analyzed the health records of more than 12,000 people in British Columbia and found that those…
Climate interventions are accelerating to save our oceans – but without responsible governance, they could do more harm than good, according to new research. Coral bleaching, rising sea levels, and biodiversity loss are no longer distant threats – they are unfolding now, with profound consequences for marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them….
Former Supreme Court judge J. Chelameswar speaking at a lecture series organised by the Ernakulam Law College Old Students’ Association in Kochi on Saturday. Former Supreme Court judge J. Chelameswar has said that it is ultimately for the people of the nation to collectively determine whether they live in a society that is secular in…
CRISPR tools don’t work well in cell lines of non-European descent, primarily due to a genetic ancestry-based bias in their design. CRISPR-Cas9 enables researchers to make precise and targeted edits in the genome to determine gene function. For this, scientists use guide RNAs, which are short stretches of RNA sequences that lead the Cas9 enzyme…
Ed Sheeran has released a new music video, which stars Rupert Grint — again. On Thursday night, Sheeran dropped the music video for “A Little More,” starring the Harry Potter alum 14 years after he appeared in Sheeran’s “Lego House” music video. And as he did in “Lego House,” Grint plays the same Sheeran-obsessed fan….
Jamaica striker Michail Antonio has left West Ham United after his contract was not renewed at the end of last season, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. The 35-year-old was involved a serious road accident in December when his car hit a tree on the way home from training, breaking his thigh bone in…
