Science & Health

Artemis Programme : NASA asks students to design pipeline to mine metals on Moon

The US space agency has asked university students to design a metal production pipeline on the Moon -- from extracting metal from lunar minerals to creating structures and tools.

Aug 13, 2022

Thousands rally in Budapest to protect forests, held up signs saying "Keep your hands off trees", "Trees save lives"

Thousands of Hungarians rallied in Budapest after the government suspended nature conservation rules, particularly those for protecting forests.

Aug 13, 2022

Space News: NASA's InSight mission finds Martian equator is dry

Martian equator contains little or no ice, according to a new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission.

Aug 12, 2022

Eye implant: Pig-skin corneal implant restores sight in blind, visually impaired

A team of international researchers, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India, have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig's skin, which resembles the human cornea and restored vision among the people with blindness and those who are visually impaired.

Aug 12, 2022

Potentially hazardous giant asteroid named "2015 FF" to zoom past Earth on Friday: NASA

A "potentially hazardous" giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth on Friday, according to NASA.

Aug 11, 2022

Mask made mandatory again, fines follow on violators as Covid cases surge in capital

In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators.

Aug 11, 2022

Sudden surge of Covid cases: Delhi govt makes wearing of masks mandatory at public places, fine on violators

In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators.

Aug 11, 2022

PFOS called as Synthetic "forever chemical" linked to liver cancer [Details]

People with exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in a range of consumer and industrial products were 4.5 times more likely to suffer from non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma -- the most common type of liver cancer, according to a new study.

Aug 10, 2022

Komodo Dragons: Indonesia postpones $252 Komodo Island entry fee after strike

Indonesia has postponed a steep increase to the entry fee for Komodo Island, home to the giant lizards known as Komodo dragons, following a strike by tourism operators.

Aug 10, 2022

New Langya virus in China infects 35 people, can impair liver & kidney

China has detected a new zoonotic virus named Langya henipavirus, with potential to cause acute liver and kidney infection. About 35 people have reportedly been affected, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) by scientists from China and Singapore.

Aug 10, 2022

Massive treasure hunt in Greenland glacier gets backing from Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates

Some of the world's richest men, including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland.

Aug 9, 2022

Covid Update: India reports decline in new cases, logs 12,751 cases, 42 deaths in 24 hrs

India reported a decline decline in new cases, logs 12,751 cases compared to the previous day's count of 16,167.

Aug 9, 2022

Health Byte: Low vitamin D could be behind chronic inflammation

Researchers have found a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation.

Aug 8, 2022

Covid Update: India reports 16,167 new cases, 41 deaths in 24 hrs

India reported 16,167 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is a decline from the previous day's count of 18,738, said the Union Health Ministry on Monday.

Aug 8, 2022

Questions raised on failure of ISRO's new rocket amid plans of next SSLV launch [details]

The placing of two satellites in a wrong orbit, resulting in their total loss, by the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) brand new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on Sunday has raised several questions.

Aug 7, 2022