Science & Health

Space news: Oxygen with magnets may help astronauts breathe easy

Keeping astronauts breathing aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and other space vehicles is a complicated and costly process. An international team of scientists have proposed a potentially better way to make oxygen for astronauts in space using magnetism.

Aug 15, 2022

Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine "BBV154" proven safe in clinical trials

Vaccine-maker Bharat Biotech announced on Monday that its intranasal vaccine for Covid-19 has been proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in subjects in controlled clinical trials.

Aug 15, 2022

This smart contact lenses can diagnose cancer from tears by capturing exosomes

US scientists have developed a contact lens that can help in the early detection of cancer using tears and help in the treatment.

Aug 15, 2022

Artificial Intelligence comes to the rescue of TN authorities to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks

The forest department of Tamil Nadu is to set up an artificial intelligence system to prevent elephant deaths due to train related accidents on the tracks between Madhukkarai and Walayar in Coimbatore district.

Aug 15, 2022

New AI algorithm can detect brain abnormality, help cure epilepsy

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can detect subtle brain abnormalities which cause epileptic seizures has been developed by a team of international researchers.

Aug 15, 2022

This miracle drug can fight more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria; holds promising future [details]

A team of researchers have developed a novel drug molecule that can help ward off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria.

Aug 14, 2022

AIIMS students protest against admn over death of paramedical student

The paramedical students of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) staged a protest here on Saturday against the hospital administration following the death of one Optometry student.

Aug 13, 2022

Artemis Programme : NASA asks students to design pipeline to mine metals on Moon

The US space agency has asked university students to design a metal production pipeline on the Moon -- from extracting metal from lunar minerals to creating structures and tools.

Aug 13, 2022

Thousands rally in Budapest to protect forests, held up signs saying "Keep your hands off trees", "Trees save lives"

Thousands of Hungarians rallied in Budapest after the government suspended nature conservation rules, particularly those for protecting forests.

Aug 13, 2022

Space News: NASA's InSight mission finds Martian equator is dry

Martian equator contains little or no ice, according to a new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission.

Aug 12, 2022

Eye implant: Pig-skin corneal implant restores sight in blind, visually impaired

A team of international researchers, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India, have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig's skin, which resembles the human cornea and restored vision among the people with blindness and those who are visually impaired.

Aug 12, 2022

Potentially hazardous giant asteroid named "2015 FF" to zoom past Earth on Friday: NASA

A "potentially hazardous" giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth on Friday, according to NASA.

Aug 11, 2022

Mask made mandatory again, fines follow on violators as Covid cases surge in capital

In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators.

Aug 11, 2022

Sudden surge of Covid cases: Delhi govt makes wearing of masks mandatory at public places, fine on violators

In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators.

Aug 11, 2022

PFOS called as Synthetic "forever chemical" linked to liver cancer [Details]

People with exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in a range of consumer and industrial products were 4.5 times more likely to suffer from non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma -- the most common type of liver cancer, according to a new study.

Aug 10, 2022