Science & Health

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sends Beautiful Pictures of Changing Landscape of Gale Crater [Images]

A new video rings in the rover's ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity's location on a Martian mountain.

Aug 21, 2021

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

Asteroid Approaching Earth Tonight at 94,000 kmph; Classified by NASA as Potentially Hazardous; Visible With Telescope

Even though the August 21 flyby will be the asteroid's closest approach to Earth, yet it will pass the Earth from a distance nine times that of between Earth and Moon.

Aug 21, 2021

2nd largest wildfire in California burns over 700,000 acres in 5 counties

Located about 10 miles northeast of Paradise, now covers 700,630 acres in five counties, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Aug 21, 2021

First-ever DNA COVID vaccine in offing; Zydus Cadila's three-dose jab awaits approval in India [details]

If approved, ZyCoV-D will become only the second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval, and only the fifth to be approved for use in India.

Aug 20, 2021

"His death was preventable": US man's obituary sends out strong message to anti-vaxxers [read now]

The rise of the highly transmissible delta variant, waning immunity and anti-vaxxers are collectively responsible for breakthrough infections

Aug 20, 2021

How COVID-19 spreads in body; real-time progress of virus in live mice recorded [Watch]

A new multi-institutional study recorded the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus within live mice in real-time, and tracked its spread over the course of six days; its movement from the nose to the lungs, and eventually other organs.

Aug 19, 2021

Key Infection Mechanism of Global "Crop Killer" Bacteria Discovered; Could Help Fight Plant Pathogens [Details]

Through a new study, an interdisciplinary team of researchers, have identified the precise cellular-level mechanism employed by Xanthomonas to hijack and override a plant's biological processes.

Aug 18, 2021

How Does Malaria Parasite Defend Itself From Fever In Host Body? Scientists Discover Gene that Helps it Survive Temperatures [Study]

A new study has reported the discovery of a gene that regulates the protective heat-shock responses of Plasmodium falciparum, one of the most lethal malaria-causing pathogens.

Aug 17, 2021

Breakthrough In Opioid Overdose Treatment: Neurons Involved In Overdose Deaths Identified [Study]

A new study has reported the identification of specific receptors in a group of neurons, whose triggering results in opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD).

Aug 15, 2021

Two New Species of Dinosaurs Discovered In China; First of their Kind to Be Unearthed In the Region [Study]

An international team of researchers announced the discovery of new dinosaur species at the Hami Pterosaur Fauna in China, and have been dated to the Early Cretaceous period (around 130 to 120 million years ago).

Aug 15, 2021

Lockdowns Brought Fast Global Ozone Reductions

Touted As Clean and Green, 'Blue' Hydrogen May Be Worse Than Gas and Coal, Says New Study

Blue hydrogen is about 60% greater than using diesel oil for heat, says new research

Aug 14, 2021

Can animals recognize numbers? New study says dogs and honeybees can, but with a limitation

The research asserts that humans and animals do share some numerical abilities in common

Aug 14, 2021

How venomous snakes get fangs: Answer lies in evolutionary repurposing of basic teeth feature [details]

A multi-institutional study discovered that wrinkles, or tiny infoldings, known as plicidentine at the base of snakes' teeth, played a crucial role in the evolution of their fangs.

Aug 13, 2021

Europe's Tallest and Most Active Volcano Mount Etna Grows 100 ft Taller In Just 6 Months; Reaches New Height [Details]

According to the National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the height of Mount Etna has increased to 3,357 m (11,013 ft) from 3,326 m (10,912 ft) above sea level.

Aug 13, 2021

Over 460 Species of Birds Driven to Extinction By Humans In the Last 50,000 Years; Mostly Large, Flightless Ones [Study]

According to a new study, that extinction event, largely caused by humans, led to the disappearance of around 10 -20 percent of all bird species in the last 50,000 years.

Aug 12, 2021

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Science & Health

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sends Beautiful Pictures of Changing Landscape of Gale Crater [Images]

Asteroid Approaching Earth Tonight at 94,000 kmph; Classified by NASA as Potentially Hazardous; Visible With Telescope

2nd largest wildfire in California burns over 700,000 acres in 5 counties

First-ever DNA COVID vaccine in offing; Zydus Cadila's three-dose jab awaits approval in India [details]

"His death was preventable": US man's obituary sends out strong message to anti-vaxxers [read now]

How COVID-19 spreads in body; real-time progress of virus in live mice recorded [Watch]

Key Infection Mechanism of Global "Crop Killer" Bacteria Discovered; Could Help Fight Plant Pathogens [Details]

How Does Malaria Parasite Defend Itself From Fever In Host Body? Scientists Discover Gene that Helps it Survive Temperatures [Study]

Breakthrough In Opioid Overdose Treatment: Neurons Involved In Overdose Deaths Identified [Study]

Two New Species of Dinosaurs Discovered In China; First of their Kind to Be Unearthed In the Region [Study]

Touted As Clean and Green, 'Blue' Hydrogen May Be Worse Than Gas and Coal, Says New Study

Can animals recognize numbers? New study says dogs and honeybees can, but with a limitation

How venomous snakes get fangs: Answer lies in evolutionary repurposing of basic teeth feature [details]

Europe's Tallest and Most Active Volcano Mount Etna Grows 100 ft Taller In Just 6 Months; Reaches New Height [Details]

Over 460 Species of Birds Driven to Extinction By Humans In the Last 50,000 Years; Mostly Large, Flightless Ones [Study]

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]