Science & Health

Karnataka imposes restrictions amid COVID surge

Vaccination Drive: Covid survivors rush to take the jab in India

World Health Organisation (WHO) says for survivors of Covid infection, the "protection may not be lifelong", hence, vaccination is important.

Apr 5, 2021

This Swiss NGO is saving lives with your left-over soaps in hotels; here's how

So far, these millions of bars were ending up in landfill sites. When burnt, they emit Co2 levels comparable to that of gasoline.

Apr 5, 2021

Netherlands halts AstraZeneca vaccine for under-60s, asks expert agency to check on side effects

Possible blood clotting problems as a side effect of the vaccine have been cited for the decision

Apr 3, 2021

NASA delays first flight of Mars helicopter by 3 days from April 8 to 11

The decision to push back the date of the launch from April 8 to April 11 was announced by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory without giving any reason for the delay

Apr 2, 2021

Scientists discover new auroral rings on Jupiter originating at edge of magnetosphere

SwRI scientists discover a new auroral feature on Jupiter as UVS images faint auroral rings that likely originate at edge of gas giant's magnetosphere

Apr 2, 2021

Scientists discover Asteroid impact in Antarctica when Neanderthals were roaming Europe 430,000 years ago

It was 430,000 years ago, during the middle of the Pleistocene epoch when the earliest Neanderthals were roaming across Europe that the asteroid had hit the Antarctic

Apr 2, 2021

Astronomers detect X-rays from Uranus for 1st time, Sun being the source

Astronomers detect X-rays from Uranus the seventh planet from the Sun with two sets of rings around its equator, emanating from the Sun

Apr 1, 2021

This COVID vaccine shows 100% efficacy in 12-15 year olds; authorised for EUA [details]

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday announced that their Covid-19 vaccine -- BNT162b2 -- demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy in adolescents in its phase 3 trial conducted in the US.

Mar 31, 2021

Should you take fish oil? Depends on your genotype, says new study

UGA-led research shows benefits of fish oil only with a specific genetic makeup

Mar 29, 2021

Trees are polluters too: Tree trunks release methane into the atmosphere

Oil and natural gas production emits more methane than previously thought

Researchers found 90 percent higher emissions from oil production and 50 percent higher emissions for natural gas production than EPA estimated in its latest inventory.

Mar 28, 2021

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

Rogue Asteroid Apophis Not to hit earth for 100 years: NASA [Details]

Several space experts had previously suggested that asteroid Apophis could hit earth causing massive devstation

Mar 28, 2021

NVX-CoV2373 Covid19 Vaccine from Novovax

After Covishield, Serum Institute to launch Covovax in Sept; trials behind in India [details]

Covovax is the protein-based Covid-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, headquartered in the US.

Mar 27, 2021

Scientists find evidence that Covid-19 virus infects the mouth's cells too

Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth's cells pointing to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Mar 25, 2021

Zombie genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death

Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death and grow to gargantuan proportions

Mar 25, 2021

This coronavirus vaccine not only protects people but slows down the spread of COVID

Church steps in to accelerate vaccination drive in Black neighborhoods

Abdul-Mutakabbir a Black pharmacist with specialized infectious disease training, provided several COVID-19 vaccination webinars before the mobile vaccination clinic date

Mar 25, 2021

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Science & Health

Vaccination Drive: Covid survivors rush to take the jab in India

This Swiss NGO is saving lives with your left-over soaps in hotels; here's how

Netherlands halts AstraZeneca vaccine for under-60s, asks expert agency to check on side effects

NASA delays first flight of Mars helicopter by 3 days from April 8 to 11

Scientists discover new auroral rings on Jupiter originating at edge of magnetosphere

Scientists discover Asteroid impact in Antarctica when Neanderthals were roaming Europe 430,000 years ago

Astronomers detect X-rays from Uranus for 1st time, Sun being the source

This COVID vaccine shows 100% efficacy in 12-15 year olds; authorised for EUA [details]

Should you take fish oil? Depends on your genotype, says new study

Oil and natural gas production emits more methane than previously thought

Rogue Asteroid Apophis Not to hit earth for 100 years: NASA [Details]

After Covishield, Serum Institute to launch Covovax in Sept; trials behind in India [details]

Scientists find evidence that Covid-19 virus infects the mouth's cells too

Zombie genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death

Church steps in to accelerate vaccination drive in Black neighborhoods

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]