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Imagine ice at room temperature! Yes, Harvard physicists have shown that it is possible. Diamond coated with sodium helps ice formation at room temperature. This is possible for very thin layers of ice. The thinness is measured in nanometers. The surface.

Can you dare imagine a human with all his internal organs and mechanisms seeing through his skin? If not, then it is perhaps the high time you make your mind to get-to-see one soon, with the impertinent scientists ready to take all bizarre...

With a measly 'stroke to motion' conversion rate of 3 percent, humans are certainly the least equipped for underwater swimming. Sure as eggs, they need a booster or 'powered swimming' - the stuff of James Bond movies. With a glider-like device, DARPA.

Liberal Democrats in Britain are backing a series of proposals aimed at tackling climatic changes by reducing the dependence on carbon based fuels. One of these proposals includes a ban on petrol powered cars by 2040. In the wake of the recent...

Second birth? Yes, second birth! At least, for innocent Mariam Imran whom doctors had given just five months to live. But thanks to the modern science that brought Mariam, back from the jaws of death transpiring her as the first ever youngest person in..

It is a well known and age-old fact that humans are similar to their bases, especially when it comes to anatomy and biology. But, with scientists venturing into more and more of the unknown, it seems there are still lot more to be discovered and...

How does it feel like being a short man? I can understand it. Height matters a lot in every walk of life whether you are gone for interview, seeking a partner, hanging out in party etc. You may be strong, sophisticated and intelligent enough but if you...

Be it your child's birth or your wedding or even the death of your dear ones, we tend to remember every such occasion in details that touch our life one way or the other. Thus, be it happiness, fear or grief, we humans are able store, retain, and...

It seems as if college degrees are not that important to be an inventor rather a cause and motivation is more imperative to conquer the impossible. John Kanzius, a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, proved the above mentioned point when he...

It is not natural for a dolphin to survive without a tail. But, the year-old dolphin 'Winter' at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida has proved as an exception even after losing one of the very significant part of her anatomy. Caught in a...