Science & Health

Had Omicron? You're unlikely to catch its rising variant

Beware: Highly infectious Omicron sub-variant from China reaches India; should you be worried [details]

The variant, which is fast spreading in other parts of the world, has reached India as well. It reportedly originated in a region of Mongolia in China

Oct 17, 2022

Man Plays Saxophone While Doctors Perform 'Awake Brain Surgery' on Him, Complex Procedure Undertaken In Italy [Details]

The extraordinary surgery was conducted at Paideia International Hospital in Rome, Italy; patient remained awake during the surgery and played the saxophone

Oct 16, 2022

Space: NASA set to break sound barrier again for future air travel

NASA aeronautical innovators are poised to break the sound barrier again, this time in a very different way that could make it possible for all of us to one day travel by air just as fast as any of the X-1 pilots who flew supersonic.

Oct 16, 2022

An artist's illustration of the Lucy spacecraft

NASA sets Lucy swing by Earth briefly; Also to observe 'Donaldjohanson' [Details]

A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the earth's atmosphere, passing a mere 350 kms above the surface on October 16, to gain some of the orbital energy it needs to travel to this never-before-visited population of asteroids.

Oct 14, 2022

Migratory birds throng 'Point Calimere bird sanctuary' in Tamil Nadu

Migratory birds including Flamingos are reaching in large numbers at Point Calimere Bird and Wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu's Kodiyakarai. Several tourists, including school children and people from far and wide, are reaching the sanctuary to have a glimpse of the migratory birds that are flocking in.

Oct 14, 2022

World Sight Day: WHO stresses on quality, affordable eye health care

The World Health Organization (WHO), on the occasion of World Sight Day on Thursday, called for quality, inclusive and affordable eye health care for all.

Oct 14, 2022

Other COVID-19 Proteins Crucial in Disease Severity, Not Just Spike; New Key Genes Identified [Study]

According to a new multi-institutional study, certain "accessory" or nonspike genes, and their mutations, influence the pathogenesis of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Oct 13, 2022

NASA targets Mid November for Artemis 1 moon rocket launch

Space: NASA sets Nov 14 as next launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

The US space agency has now set the next launch attempt of the Artemis I Moon mission for November 14, after facing two failed attempts due to liquid hydrogen gas leak in one of the engines.

Oct 13, 2022

Greta Thunberg labels German nuclear exit a "mistake"; netizens point out glaring hypocrisy

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has called Germany's plan to scrap nuclear power a mistake, only three months after slamming EU lawmakers for backing green label for nuclear and gas.

Oct 13, 2022

How polio virus gains control of cells, evades immunity; breakthrough discovery crucial for antivirals [details]

A new multi-institutional study has discovered that the poliovirus tricks infected cells into producing new viral particles by reprogramming an essential cellular process known as autophagy.

Oct 12, 2022

Covid-19 antidote 'VINCOV-19' ready for phase-three clinical trials, simultaneous market authorization

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology (CCMB) in collaboration with VINS Bioproducts Limited, a leading immunological company based in Hyderabad, announced the successful completion of the Phase-two clinical trials of VINCOV-19, India's first antidote and a cure against SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Oct 12, 2022

Spacecraft changed asteroid's orbit after smashing into it.

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Science & Health

Beware: Highly infectious Omicron sub-variant from China reaches India; should you be worried [details]

Man Plays Saxophone While Doctors Perform 'Awake Brain Surgery' on Him, Complex Procedure Undertaken In Italy [Details]

Space: NASA set to break sound barrier again for future air travel

NASA sets Lucy swing by Earth briefly; Also to observe 'Donaldjohanson' [Details]

Migratory birds throng 'Point Calimere bird sanctuary' in Tamil Nadu

World Sight Day: WHO stresses on quality, affordable eye health care

Other COVID-19 Proteins Crucial in Disease Severity, Not Just Spike; New Key Genes Identified [Study]

Space: NASA sets Nov 14 as next launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

Greta Thunberg labels German nuclear exit a "mistake"; netizens point out glaring hypocrisy

How polio virus gains control of cells, evades immunity; breakthrough discovery crucial for antivirals [details]

Covid-19 antidote 'VINCOV-19' ready for phase-three clinical trials, simultaneous market authorization

Watershed Moment for NASA: Spacecraft changed asteroid's orbit by few minutes after smashing into it

Video games prone to heart rhythm problems in children: Study

2 back-to-back mass strandings of pilot whales on New Zealand's Chatham Islands

Space Startups: Sectoral report seeks PLI scheme to give boost to Indian space sector

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]