Science & Health

Study reveals real-time dialogue with a dreaming person is possible

Speaking and eliciting reply with a person while he was dreaming is possible, says new study

Feb 21, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines of India decoded

With a lot of doubts and misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, here's a detailed look at what vaccines are available and to be made available in India. Dr Jagadish Hiremath helps understand the different vaccines of India.

Feb 20, 2021

Who is Swati Mohan; Indian-American spearheaded NASA rover landing on Mars

"Touchdown confirmed!" It was Swati Mohan who virtually spearheaded the successful landing of Perseverance.

Feb 20, 2021

Detecting COVID-19 through voice samples could replace painful nasal poking [how it works]

Researchers at IISc in Bengaluru have devised a new method of COVID-19 testing, which could replace the painful nasal swab test.

Feb 20, 2021

Drinking six or more cups of coffee per day may increase risk of heart disease, says new study

Six or more cups a day can increase the amount of lipids in blood stream and significantly heighten the risk of cardiovascular disease, says a new study

Feb 19, 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover lands successfully on Mars [Details]

Perseverance Mars rover landed on Jezero crater on Mars at 20:55 GMT on Thursday and the ground control erupted into joy and the applause continued when the first two images from the camera came in

Feb 19, 2021

Countdown begins for NASA Perseverance Mission to land on Mars

NASA will descend its fifth Mars rover Perseverance on Thursday, Feb 18 on Jezero crater, identified for the mission to study traces of any organisms in the crater where an ancient river flowed into a lake

Feb 17, 2021

Not asteroid but comet strike 66 million years ago killed dinosaurs: Study

Whether it was an asteroid or a comet remained mystery for long but a new study confirms that it was a comet and not an asteroid that hit earth 66 million years ago leading to extinction of dinosaurs

Feb 16, 2021

India orders 10 million more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Serum Institute

South Africa asks Serum Institute to take back 1 million vaccine doses: Report

South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company had sent in early February, The Economic Times reported on Tuesday, a week after the country said it will put on hold use of AstraZeneca's shot in its vaccination program.

Feb 16, 2021