Washington: Sexual conflict between males and females can lead to changes in the shape of their genitals, according to research on burying beetles by scientists at the University of Exeter.

Washington: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that drawing pictures of information that needs to be remembered is a strong and reliable strategy to enhance memory.

Washington: You walk into a room and suddenly your brain goes fuzzy with an overwhelming wave of familiarity — although this is a totally new experience. Like something out of a sci-fi plot, it almost seems as if you’ve walked into the future.

Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born on 14th April, 1891 in Mahu in Madhya Pradesh. He was the fourteenth child of his parents. The life of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was marked by struggles but he proved that every hurdle in life can be surmounted with talent and firm determination. The biggest barrier in his life was the caste system adopted by the Hindu society according to which the family he was born in was considered 'untouchable'. (Read in Hindi: डॉ. भीमराव अम्बेडकर : संपूर्ण जीवन दर्शन...)

Washington: Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments.

Kyoto: Parents know all too well the nightmare of ridding lice infestations. But for Japanese macaques at least, 'popular girls' need not fret so much. In new research published in Scientific Reports, primatologists have found that females at the center of their social network had less lice thanks to the extra grooming they receive from their many friends.