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'Recoiling' black hole in a nearby star cluster keeps slipping detection, baffling scientists

Recoiling black holes, like the one in question, are hypothetical objects that are yet to be definitively spotted.

Androgen receptor inhibitors used to treat prostate cancer may also be effective against COVID-19, suggests study

Androgen receptors are specific proteins present on the surface of certain cells that bind to the male hormones testosterone and dihydrotestosterone

New study findings may make it easier for OCD patients to choose between exposure, stress management therapies

A new study showed OCD patients who had pretreatment activation of certain areas in the brain during cognitive processing and reward control responded better to exposure therapy while those who did not show activation in the overlapping areas showed better response to stress management therapy

UN report says environment is deadly, but not hopeless; warns there is time to fix problems but 'window closing fast'

Climate change, a global major extinction of animals and plants, a human population soaring toward 10 billion, degraded land, polluted air, and plastics, pesticides and hormone-changing chemicals in the water are making the planet an increasing unhealthy place for people, says the scientific report issued by United Nations once every few years

Indian scientist Fr Richard D’Souza on discovering the dark past of our galaxy's neighbour, Andromeda

Fr Richard D’Souza's findings are likely to upset a major paradigm in our understanding of galaxy evolution

Researchers from Michigan create a computer that's smaller than a grain of rice

The world's smallest computer measure just 0.3 mm to a side, completely dwarfed by a grain of rice.

Brain region associated with decision making also determines consciousness: Study

The study, conducted on rats, provided evidence that the prefrontal cortex has a switchboard-like relationship with other areas of the brain

Around 55 percent of US parents believe that social media helps them to keep track of their teens: Survey

55 percent of parents read their teens texts or social media pages to learn if their teen was invited to a boy-girl party at the home of an unfamiliar family.

Scientists develop technique to identify explosives and dangerous gases by remotely using lasers

A product based on the system can be used at airports, toll booths, environmental monitoring of pollutants, and in the battlefield.

Researchers develop heat conducting plastic that could lead to lighter electronics

The process is a major departure from previous approaches, which have focused on adding metallic or ceramic fillers to plastics.