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Indian-origin scientist reveals it took Earth 30 mln years to recover from mass extinction

London, Jan 19: New research by a scientist of Indian origin, has indicated that it took a much longer time for ecological systems of our planet to recover fully after a devastating extinction even

Why it is hard to spot familiar faces in a crowd

Washington, Jan 19: Ever wondered why we find it difficult to pick out a familiar face in a crowd? Well, according to a new study, searching for a face in a crowd is difficult in part because images of upright faces interfere with each other, and that the phenomenon might have implications for individuals with face-recognition disorders and visual-attention related ailments.

The study is a part of Journal of Vision special issue titled “Crowding: Including illusory conjunctions, surround suppression, and attention.”

“Crowding” is a failure to recognize an individual object in a cluttered environment. It may be due to one of the shortcuts our brains use to help us make sense of the vast amount of visual information we take in every second.

ESA’s 2013 Mercury mission to unlock secrets of the planet

London, Jan 19: European Space AgencyEuropean Space Agency has started the process that would

'Missiles under IGMDP have been successfully developed'

New Delhi, Jan 19: Countering some negative media reports on his press conference on January 8, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) Chief Controller (R and D), Dr.

Six rare international bird species listed as endangered

Six rare international bird speciesWashington, Jan 18 : Six rare intern

Migratory whale sharks face threat of extinction

SharksWashington, Jan 18 : Biologists have indicated that the migratory whale sharks, which are the world

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