Science & Health

India sees slight decline of 8,290 from Thursday's Covid caseload of 43K;

India sees slight decline in new Covid cases to 34,973 on Friday from Thursday's 43,263 infections and Wednesday's 37,875 cases.

Sep 10, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 223 mn, Iran, S. Korea, Africa emerge as new hot spots

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 223 million with the US remaining the worst-hit country, followed by India, while Iran and Africa emerge as new hot spots.

Sep 10, 2021

From hearing loss to dry mouth: These are the new symptoms of Covid infection

K'taka ends weekend curfew in border districts as Covid positivity rate declines to 0.73%

K'taka ends weekend curfew in border districts where the positivity rate declined from more than 2 per cent to 0.73 per cent now.

Sep 10, 2021

Milky Way galaxy not as homogeneous as previously believed; challenges existing theoretical models

Published in the journal Nature, the study stated that gases within the Milky Way are not mixed homogenously, and only very few regions achieve solar metallicity.

Sep 9, 2021

90-million-year-old Dinosaur Fossil Unearthed In Uzbekistan; Newly Discovered Species Was Apex Predator Before Rise of T-rex and Its Kind [Study]

An international team of researchers has discovered the fossil of a new species of dinosaur named Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis in the Kyzylkum Desert in Uzbekistan; likely dominated the food chain before tyrannosauroids.

Sep 9, 2021

Metabolic Changes Related to COVID-19 Severity Uncovered in Plasma, Immune Cells; May Help Predict Outcomes Among Patients [Study]

A multi-institutional study has found and described metabolic changes that are associated with the severity of the disease, and can potentially help in predicting survival among patients with COVID-19.

Sep 8, 2021

Why diabetics are at risk of severe Covid-19 infection? [Explainer]

US researchers have identified an enzyme that may explain the reason why people with diabetes are at especially high risk of developing severe illness or dying from coronavirus infection.

Sep 8, 2021

Scientists Accidentally Discover New Island; Becomes Northernmost Island in The World [Details]

Scientists from the Leister Expedition Around North Greenland 2021, a Swiss-Danish scientific expedition, discovered a new island that ended up becoming the new northernmost island in the World; dethroning the island of Oodaaq, off the coast of Greenland.

Sep 8, 2021

Very Young Child Cancer Patients At Much Higher Risk of Hearing Loss from this Common Chemotherapy Drug [Study]

According to a new study, 75 percent of children (five years of age or younger) who were treated with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin suffered from hearing loss three years following the commencement of treatment.

Sep 7, 2021

Mars Rock Sample Collection: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Finally Succeeds; What's Next

NASA's Perseverance rover completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil on Monday, Septemeber 6, 2021 but requires to wit until 2028 for the retrieval mission to reach Mars

Sep 7, 2021

Alien virus exists in the universe, says scientist who believes in planetary microbiome

Several previous studies have suggested that genetic material from viruses has been incorporated into the genomes of humans

Sep 6, 2021

Covid origin enigma: China still under scanner

Origin of Covid: US top scientist's revelation erodes Beijing narrative; Says he knew 15 days before WHO was informed

Ian Lipkin, a professor at Columbia University honoured by China for work on the first Sars epidemic earlier, says that he learned of "the new outbreak" on December 15, 2019 even before the WHO was informed.

Sep 6, 2021

What is 'Mu Variant' of COVID-19? WHO Classifies It as Variant of Interest, May Be More Resistant to Vaccines [Details]

WHO recently announced that the Mu variant (B.1.621) of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus—first detected in Colombia in 2020—has been designated as a 'Variant of Interest (VOI)'

Sep 4, 2021

National List of Essential Medicines revised: 39 commonly used new drugs added, 16 deleted

National List of Essential Medicines revised in 2021 with 39 new drugs added to it, while 16 were deleted. See the full list here.

Sep 4, 2021

Nature isn't healing; COVID-induced lockdowns had little positive impact on environment [here's why]

Any decrease in the emission of greenhouse gases during lockdowns was more than made up by increased plastic waste contributed by online orders, takeaway meals, disposable masks and PPE kits.

Sep 4, 2021

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Science & Health

India sees slight decline of 8,290 from Thursday's Covid caseload of 43K;

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 223 mn, Iran, S. Korea, Africa emerge as new hot spots

K'taka ends weekend curfew in border districts as Covid positivity rate declines to 0.73%

Milky Way galaxy not as homogeneous as previously believed; challenges existing theoretical models

90-million-year-old Dinosaur Fossil Unearthed In Uzbekistan; Newly Discovered Species Was Apex Predator Before Rise of T-rex and Its Kind [Study]

Metabolic Changes Related to COVID-19 Severity Uncovered in Plasma, Immune Cells; May Help Predict Outcomes Among Patients [Study]

Why diabetics are at risk of severe Covid-19 infection? [Explainer]

Scientists Accidentally Discover New Island; Becomes Northernmost Island in The World [Details]

Very Young Child Cancer Patients At Much Higher Risk of Hearing Loss from this Common Chemotherapy Drug [Study]

Mars Rock Sample Collection: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Finally Succeeds; What's Next

Alien virus exists in the universe, says scientist who believes in planetary microbiome

Origin of Covid: US top scientist's revelation erodes Beijing narrative; Says he knew 15 days before WHO was informed

What is 'Mu Variant' of COVID-19? WHO Classifies It as Variant of Interest, May Be More Resistant to Vaccines [Details]

National List of Essential Medicines revised: 39 commonly used new drugs added, 16 deleted

Nature isn't healing; COVID-induced lockdowns had little positive impact on environment [here's why]

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]