Science & Health

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

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

Keeping classroom air fresh: MIT study provides guidelines for reopening of schools after Covid

The study points out that the most ideal scenario would be getting plenty of fresh air enter the classroom near ground level and making it move steadily upwards, until it exits the room through ceiling vents

Aug 12, 2021

Ancient proof of fire record shows cultural diffusion started 400,000 years ago [Study]

Middle Pleistocene fire use indicates that the first sign of widespread cultural diffusion in human evolution

Aug 12, 2021

"Eye in Sky" GISAT-1 mission launch fails during cryogenic engine stage; ISRO ponders repeated GSLV failures

Five minutes after the lift-off, scientists saw the rocket deviating from its plotted path on the screen and soon the ISRO officials realized that there was a performance anomaly in the flight path.

Aug 12, 2021

"Killer Tobacco" Plant Discovered In Australia; First Known Wild Tobacco Species that Traps and Kills Insects [Details]

Found by an international team of researchers, the species christened 'Nicotania insecticida' uses a sticky substance covering its surface to snare insects and kill them.

Aug 11, 2021

Large wooden structure found inside the walls of city of Troy; Turkish archaeologists say it's the Trojan Horse

Professors from Boston University have also said that carbon dating tests and other analysis have all suggested that the wooden pieces date from the 12th or 11th centuries BC.

Aug 11, 2021

Crucial Clues to Rare Inflammation In Children After COVID-19 Infection Found; Provides New Treatment Target [Study]

In a new study, researchers from the Mount Sinai School of medicine discovered that in children with MIS-C, specific infection-fighting cells were suppressed or downregulated.

Aug 11, 2021

NASA model describes nearby star which resembles our Sun in its youth

NASA researchers have taken a closer look at a star "near" our solar system that is believed to resemble the Sun when it was young.

Aug 11, 2021

IPCC Report: Ancient weather patterns change the perspective of current climate change, here's how

The ancient climate change patterns have been incorporated in IPCC 2021 report to show how extreme weather patterns in the Arctic changed US, European climate of today

Aug 11, 2021