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Old photos, wall posts on Facebook can lift your mood

Almost 90 percent of users access the site to look at their own wall posts, and three quarters look at their own photos when they are feeling low, the study has found.

'Men complain more on Twitter than women'

Women tweet more but men are bigger complainers on Twitter, says a study

In UK, girls are bigger smartphone users than boys: study

Tech-savvy girls in the UK are more likely than boys to own and use a smartphone and other mobile devices, according to a new research.

India to launch 101st space mission at 6pm today

The fuelling of the second stage of an Indian rocket that will launch seven satellites into space has been completed and it is expected to lift off around 6 pm Monday, an official of the Indian space agency said.

Malfunctioning glands linked to kidney stones

Calcium loss from bones often leads to osteoporosis and fractures, and excessive calcium levels in the blood can cause kidney stones, researchers say.

Spatial navigation: Why men are better than women

Rhodes and colleagues found that in eight out of the 11 species, males demonstrated moderately superior spatial skills to their female counterparts.

A chip to make your dull cell phone pictures perfect

Another task the chip can carry out is to enhance the lighting in a darkened scene more realistically than conventional flash photography.

Clean mouth! Brushing your teeth, mouthwash don't help

The loss of diversity of bacteria unlike the prehistoric skeletons is linked to medical challenges like obesity, autism and diabetes.

Thank the supercomputers, they may give you a healthy old age

The research team used sophisticated quantum chemistry and supercomputers to design more powerful antioxidants.

Now, people with kidney failure may hope to live longer

In light of these results, the technique may become standard for dialysis patients, reports Science Daily.

Safe heart: Researchers model erratic heartbeat in real time

The 3D animated model reveals for the first time how gene mutations affect the crucial pathway in heart muscle cells that controls its rhythm.

Will synchrotron light make the world HIV/AIDS free?

A synchrotron light source produces very intense pulses of light/X-rays, permitting detailed studies of objects from human cells, through viruses down to atoms.

Now, nano particles mimic proteins

Bionic proteins could play an important role in innovating pharmaceutical research.

Wiring oceans! That's needed to protect ecosystems

Barbara Block, marine sciences professor at the Stanford University's Woods Institute, is using technology to enable live feeds of animal movements.

Scientists find massive asteroid crater in Australia

Scientists in Australia have found a major ancient asteroid impact zone on Earth in the country's outback, dating back to over 300 million years.

Comet explosions didn't wipe out pre-historic Clovis culture: report

Comet explosions did not end the prehistoric human culture known as Clovis, in North America, 13,000 years ago, according to new research.

Scientists find GM tobacco plant that can cure rabies

University of London scientists have developed an antibody from genetically engineered tobacco plants to prevent the virus from attaching to nerve endings around the bite site and from travelling to the brain.

Scientists create human eggs from amniotic sac cells

Fertility scientists have created human eggs using cells from the amniotic sac that surrounds a baby in the womb.

Sony to launch new Xperia Tablet Z in Japan soon

Sony Corp's Sony Mobile Communications Inc said it will sell the new version of its Xperia tablet in Japan this spring, the Nikkei reported, citing Kyodo News.

New study claims that fish do not feel pain

Scientists have discovered that fish do not feel pain as they do not have a brain system or enough sensory receptors in the nerve cells to experience suffering.

China's new traffic laws create boom in Bluetooth earphones market

A new traffic rule that bans speaking on phones while driving cars in China has sparked a frenzy among users to buy Bluetooth earphones online, resulting in many websites running out of stock.

Will there be more serious earthquakes in the Himalayas?

This ground-breaking discovery has huge implications for the area along the front of the Himalayan Mountains, researchers said in a statement.

Will a rare supercomet outshine the moon?

First spotted in September this year, the comet is known as C/2012 S1.

New app will call friends, family if you're in danger

The smartphone application, Sentinel, can call your friends and family in case of danger, and point them to your location. The application can send out alerts even if the attacker forcefully destroys the phone.

Soon, unlock your car by waving your smartphone

Engineers at South Korean automobile major Hyundai have invented a new system that will allow smartphones to double car keys, and the technology will be made available to buyers within two years.

Nasa's twin spacecraft to crash into moon's north pole today

Skywatchers on Earth won't be able to view the double impacts since they will occur in the dark.

Nasa's twin probe to crash into the Moon next week

Ebb and Flow, the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission probes, are being sent purposely into the lunar surface because their low orbit and low fuel levels preclude further scientific operations.

Can we refreeze the arctic?

The scientist who is lead author of both the studies claims that "any significant nation" could find the resources to carry out the operation.