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Chances of a human-alien meet-cute? US study says look for signs in planetary alignments

New Delhi: Scientists have often asked the question—if aliens are looking for us, where should they point their antennas? A new study by US-based...

A UK health study has collected a whopping 100,000 full-body scans, and Neanderthals had ‘family recipes’

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

That morning brew could be doing more than just jumpstarting your day—helping your cells age gracefully

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

India’s next demographic dividend is silver generation. Singapore, Canada show how

India will soon face an ageing population and labour shortages. This is why coherent approaches to engaging the silver generation in the economy are needed now.

How Naidu, Stalin’s call for baby boom is rooted in declining fertility rate, ageing population

Experts point to lower fertility, large dependent population and shrinking working-age population as factors that have led to concerns over demography in southern states.

Vegan diet reduces ageing & genetic damage, results in lower calorie intake — study on identical twins

US researchers had one half of each pair of twins eat an omnivorous diet, and the other a vegan diet, for eight weeks. Data from TwiNS study published in Biomedical Central Medicine.

Good mental health leads to improved longevity & influences healthy ageing, finds Nature study

Study was conducted by team of researchers in China, who analysed 8 datasets of people of European descent & studied 5 traits, including life satisfaction & neuroticism, among others.

Immortality was ‘scientifically proven’ in 1910s. But cancer cells compromised the study

In ‘Why We Die’, Venki Ramakrishnan examines breakthroughs in extending human lifespans and if death serves a biological purpose.

Flowers wilting fast? CSIR research says lemongrass essential oil can increase vase life

By reducing microbial blockage at stem end & enhancing antioxidant activity, lemongrass oil can improve vase life of cut flowers, making them more commercially valuable, it adds.

How long will people live in the future? Studies say you could live up to the age of 150

Researchers suggest that cellular decay behind ageing could be defeated to a point where people will no longer suffer from age-related health problems.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.