Science & Health

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy remains unchanged: Delphi-Facebook Survey

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy remains as before, finds a survey by Delphi Research Group at CMU in partnership with Facebook

Mar 24, 2021

Palm oil plantations linked to Covid, other disease outbreaks

Deforestation and palm oil plantation change the forest cover, potentially contributing to vector-borne diseases -- such as those carried by mosquitos and ticks -- as well as zoonotic diseases, like Covid-19, says study

Mar 24, 2021

Chanting Gayatri Mantra to treat COVID-19; govt-funded trial looking for answers [details]

Twenty patients have been identified into two groups for the trial, but both groups will receive regular medical treatment for Covid-19. See what the findings revealed.

Mar 20, 2021

Next pandemic on the way as scientists detect deadly superbug, India could be place of origin

Scientists revealed that this new superbug that has the potential to emerge as a pandemic is capable of resisting main anti-fungal treatment

Mar 19, 2021

From eating humans to invading earth: Five mindblowing expert predictions about aliens

A top astrophysicist believes that aliens might start eating humans if they find our meat nutritious and delicious

Mar 19, 2021

Indian researchers discover unknown strains of bacteria in International Space Station

Researchers who took part in the study revealed that the bacteria was formed on plants that astronauts were growing in space

Mar 17, 2021

Biggest asteroid of the year to zip past earth on March 21 [details inside]

NASA revealed that the asteroid named 2001 FO32 is 680 meters wide and it will zip past Earth at a speed of 1,24,000 kilometers per hour

Mar 12, 2021

ISS faces competition; Border standoff in space imminent as China and Russia planning to build base in moon

As Russia and China have decided to build a research station on the moon, experts predict the possibility of a border standoff in space

Mar 11, 2021

The universe is expanding at a faster rate than previously calculated

Scientists detect high-energy particle speeding through earth that reached from outer space [Details inside]

The high-energy particle that sped through earth smashed into an electron buried inside an ice sheet at the South Pole

Mar 11, 2021

MRI scan at just Rs 50: Delhi's Bangla Sahib Gurudwara promises affordable healthcare [details]

At a time when exorbitant hospital bills add to the worries of patients, New Delhi's Bangla Sahib Gurudwara is offering MRI scan at just Rs 50 for the needy and poor.

Mar 10, 2021

Secrets of ancient Martian life can be found in a Turkish lake, says NASA

NASA's Perseverance Rover is currently on the Martian surface looking for signs of alien life on Mars

Mar 10, 2021

Sound of space: Scientists discover most distant radio blast that took 13 billion light years to reach

The scientists inspected the quasar from the Magellan Telescope in Chile at Las Campanas Observatory.

Mar 9, 2021

Here comes a new pill that can knock down Covid-19 the way Tamiflu did

The development of the new pill could catalyze the human fight against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic that has already claimed the lives of more than 2.6 million people worldwide

Mar 7, 2021

Got Comorbidities and talking COVID-19 vaccines in India: read this first

As India's vaccination drive, the largest in the world, is underway, people are still in the dark about whether or not to take the jab. But it is still unclear who should really get vaccinated. Dr Jagadish Hiremath answers all the FAQs about COVID vaccination.

Mar 5, 2021

18,000 earthquakes in one week; Deadly volcanic eruption may happen in Iceland

Icelandic Meteorological Office has confirmed that more than 18,000 earthquakes have occurred last week