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What games do dogs like to play?
You will be surprised to find how many mentally stimulating games there are that dogs like to play. Physical games such as ball games, tug games, swimming are okay if kept short. Other games for your dog are games that will challenge his…
Regular breakfast: A healthy habit in childhood and beyond
Breakfast provides the energy and nutrients for a proper start to the day. Eating breakfast regularly is linked to improved nutrient intakes and may help maintain a healthy body weight. It is particularly important for children and…
The Changing Learning Path
The philosophy of education is also learner-centric. The instruments that make this philosophy functional at the school and college levels has undergone changes in accordance with the dictates of times, challenges and other psychological…
Highly Chirped Laser Pulses Defy “Conventional Wisdom”
University of Rochester researchers describe first highly chirped pulses created by a using a spectral filter in a Kerr resonator.
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by researchers who pioneered a technique to create ultrashort,…
First-of-Its-Kind National Quantum Science And Technology Symposium
Launchpad for Quantum Ecosystems and Technology Council of India ( QETCI) -Organized by IIIT Hyderabad, Quantum Ecosystems Technology Council of India, IEEE Quantum Initiative, in association with PSA, Govt of India
Fathering during lockdown: Tips to help the new dad
The first Father’s Day is always the most memorable and cherished as it is about embarking on a new journey. Millennial fathers have become more involved in childcare than what was the scenario a few decades ago. However, if you are…
Signs Your Dog is Having Fun
You often don't need to be a qualified animal behaviorist to recognize when your pooch is having a whale of a time. One of the telltale giveaways is a furiously wagging tail. You know the type we mean — a tail that's rotating at such a high…
Mind vs stomach? Food perceptions may also influence hunger and fullness
A study published online ahead of print in the journal Health Psychology found that when people with different mindsets drank identical milkshakes, they experienced different levels of satiety. Researchers concluded that people’s food…
Towards A Better Tomorrow: Civic Sense And Its Importance In Society
With the exception of a couple of lessons in school or at home, not much attention is given to civic behaviour of the child. Faced by tough academic challenges and expectations to excel in exams, both teachers and parents do not bother to…
Science’s New Replication Crisis: Research That Is Less Likely to Be True Is Cited More
Papers that cannot be replicated are cited 153 times more because their findings are interesting, according to a new UC San Diego study.
Papers in leading psychology, economic and science journals that fail to replicate and therefore are…
Yami Gautam starts shooting for ‘Lost
MUMBAI: Actor Yami Gautam on Sunday began filming for her upcoming investigative drama movie "Lost" in Kolkata.
The actor, who features in the Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury directorial as a crime reporter, took to Twitter to announce the start…
UNESCO declares Kakatiya Rudreshwara ‘Ramappa’ Temple, a World Heritage site
New Delhi, Jul 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed happiness on UNESCO declaring Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple in Telangana a World Heritage site.
He also urged people to visit this majestic Temple complex…
Oculus makes it easier to create mixed-reality apps: Report
San Francisco, July 25 Facebook-owned Oculus has unveiled a toolkit, Passthrough API Experimental, that will make it relatively easy to "seamlessly" merge virtual reality (VR) with the real world view from Quest 2's cameras.
With this,…
Parents, try these home activities to bond with your kids
Whether it’s about schools being closed because of COVID-19 or not, it’s important to spend time with children. Spending time with the kids is not only about helping them with their homework or making sure that they do their chores; it…
Pet Detectives: the nose that knows
For millions of people, pets are more than just animals who share a living space – they are valued family members. And when beloved pets go missing, it is a nightmarish experience. Owners are often confused and do not know where and how to…
Shift Work: Nutrition Tips to Stay Healthy
Modern lifestyles, particularly shift work, have changed the daily rhythms of life, but is this a cost to health? What preventative measures for employers and employees can be taken?
Shift work and its effects on health
Approximately one…
Technology And Learnability … Gearing Up For The Future
Predicting the requirement of technical knowledge and teachable skills, mathematics and computing hold sway with greatest job growth concentrated in the industries of engineering, programming and finance. Technological revolution is going…
“Gistification” – Memory Details Fade Over Time, With Only the Main Gist Preserved
What information is retained in a memory over time, and which parts get lost? These questions have led to many scientific theories over the years, and now a team of researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Birmingham have been able to…
NASA to take SpaceX flight for Mission to Jupiter’s icy moon
Washington, July 24 NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, slated for a launch to Jupiter's icy moon in October 2024, will fly aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket built by SpaceX.
The US space agency will pay approximately $178 million to SpaceX…
Kochi-based Security Quotient featured in ‘The Frost Radar’
Kochi, Jul 24 (UNI) City-based Cyber Security Awareness service provider Security Quotient is one of the 16 companies globally and the only company in Asia to be featured in "The Frost Radar".
The "Frost Radar" is a rating system created…