Science & Health

Global Covid caseload tops 521.4 mn, US remains worst-hit country

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 521.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.40 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 16, 2022

Now we can grow plants on moon, and have a tiny lunar garden [Details]

Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.

May 14, 2022

John Abraham joins animal lovers, asks e-ticketing platform's CEO to stop circus ticket sales

Bollywood actor John Abraham recently sent an urgent letter to a popular e-ticketing platform's CEO to draw the latter's attention towards ending of ticket sales to circuses that rely on animal cruelty and enact a policy to promote only animal-free entertainment.

May 14, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 520.5 mn, death toll at 6.26 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 520.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.26 million and vaccinations to over 11.40 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 14, 2022

Stem cell therapy repairs damaged heart, adopted pig model; Spurs hope for heart attack patients

A team of German, Swedish, and British scientists has developed a new stem cell therapy which can repair a damaged heart, following a heart attack.

May 14, 2022

Vision scientists revive light-sensing cells in eyes of dead people, restore "b wave" seen in living eyes

, the team was able to restore a specific electrical signal seen in living eyes, the "b wave." It is the first b wave recording made from the central retina of postmortem human eyes.

May 14, 2022

Total lunar eclipse of 2022 to be seen on May 15, also known as "supermoon", "Blood Moon" or "Flower Moon [places, timings]

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat as the first total lunar eclipse of 2022, also known as "supermoon", "Blood Moon" or "Flower Moon" will shine bright on Saturday night.According to NASA, the eclipse will take place on the night of May 15, and will stretch into the early hours of May 16.

May 13, 2022

First image of supermassive black hole "Sagittarius A" at centre of Milky Way revealed; Dawn of a new era of black hole physics

A global team of radio astronomers have on Thursday unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

May 13, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 520 mn, deaths at 6.26 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 82,325,687 and 999,125

May 13, 2022

Tomato Fever affects 82 kids in Kerala; should you worry? Not really, says K'taka health minister [details]

Tomato Flu, so far reportedly endemic to Kerala, has many symptoms resembling Chikungunya, which is high fever, body aches, swelling in the joints etc

May 12, 2022

NASA's "InSight Mars lander" records largest-ever monster quake on Red Planet

NASA's InSight Mars lander has detected the largest ever monster quake on the Red Planet.The quake estimated to be of magnitude 5 occurred on May 4, the 1,222nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, NASA said in a statement.

May 11, 2022

China's zero-COVID policy not "sustainable": WHO Chief as reports questioning Shanghai lockdown surface

The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the U.N. agency on a government's handling of the pandemic.

May 11, 2022

Musk's Neuralink rival Synchron launches human trial of brain implant in US

Elon Musk's Neuralink rival Synchron has launched human trials on six severely paralysed patients in the US to enable them to control digital devices hands-free, using just thoughts.

May 11, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 518.7 mn; US continues to be the worst-hit

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 518.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.25 million and vaccinations to over 11.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 11, 2022

Heavy rainfall likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh,Odisha; IMD issues warming to fishermen

The Severe Cyclonic Storm Asani over westcentral and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 5 kmph through the night bringing heavy rainfall at places along the Andhra Pradesh coast.

May 10, 2022