Science & Health

Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine for booster to be given from today

Dec 23, 2022

Historic UN biodiversity pact text with 2030 vision released: Highlights, Targets and Goals

With 196 nations, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity has near universal participation among countries. The convention seeks to address all threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Dec 23, 2022

Zebra shark has pups through rare 'Virgin Birth' at US aquarium; no mating with male sharks [details]

A female zebra shark known at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, had pups through a form of asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis or 'virgin birth'.

Dec 22, 2022

A medical worker takes a nasal swab sample from a man for COVID-19 testing in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 13, 2022.

New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for 70% of new Covid cases in US

New Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1 was estimated to make up about 38.4% of circulating variants in the week ending December 17, and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 30.7%, according to CDC data

Dec 21, 2022

After Covid Surge in China: Gear up genome sequencing of positive cases, Centre alerts States

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in the letter, has said that such an exercise will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country

Dec 20, 2022

This photo of Earth (L) and the moon is taken by a camera onboard South Korean lunar orbiter Danuri on Nov. 28, 2022, and provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT

South Korea's lunar orbiter 'Danuri' starts process to enter moon orbit

South Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri started entering the orbit of the moon on Saturday, 135 days after its launch, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said.

Dec 17, 2022

This Squishy Robot Can Crawl Like a Worm When Temperature Changes; May Help Deliver Drugs to Target Organs In Body [Study]

In a new study, scientists from Johns Hopkins University have described an inchworm-inspired robot, 'gelbot', that is powered exclusively by the change in temperature.

Dec 17, 2022

NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth's water surface

NASA has launched the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface, measuring the height of water in the planet's lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.

Dec 17, 2022

Methane from the waste sector makes up about 20% of human-caused methane emissions. A new project from a nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use NASA instruments and data to measure emissions from landfills around the globe

NASA sensors to detect methane produced by landfills globally

NASA sensors will soon help scientists detect methane emitted by landfills across the globe, according to the US space agency.

Dec 15, 2022

Stroke survivors with chronic pain may believe size of their hands has changed: Study

According to a first-of-its-kind study, body perception in stroke survivors with persistent pain can be modified, leading them to believe that the size of their hands is altered.

Dec 13, 2022

NASA's new moon rocket Artemis I lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. (Photo:IANS/NASA) Release Date & Time: 2022-11-16 13:00

Space: NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully completes Artemis I mission

After travelling 1.4 million miles through space, NASA's Orion spacecraft has landed on the Earth, the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission.

Dec 12, 2022

Japanese billionaire invites 'Baalveer' actor Dev Joshi to join SpaceX moon mission

'Baalveer' actor Dev Joshi to join SpaceX moon mission in 2023

Dec 10, 2022

WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections

High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the WHO.

Dec 10, 2022

Many marine species may go extinct before discovered: Scientists warn at COP15

More than 90 per cent of marine species are undescribed and many may go extinct due to human activity before they are discovered -- the loss of unique, potentially valuable genetic resources resulting in unpredictable effects on global ecosystems essential to human food supplies and climate regulation.

Dec 9, 2022

Optimistic women live longer, may even cross 90 years; there's a study to prove it [read now]

The multi-institutional study found that higher levels of optimism in women from diverse racial and ethnic groups were linked to them living longer and their increased likeliness of living up to or beyond the age of 90.

Dec 8, 2022

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Science & Health

Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine for booster to be given from today

Historic UN biodiversity pact text with 2030 vision released: Highlights, Targets and Goals

Zebra shark has pups through rare 'Virgin Birth' at US aquarium; no mating with male sharks [details]

New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for 70% of new Covid cases in US

After Covid Surge in China: Gear up genome sequencing of positive cases, Centre alerts States

South Korea's lunar orbiter 'Danuri' starts process to enter moon orbit

This Squishy Robot Can Crawl Like a Worm When Temperature Changes; May Help Deliver Drugs to Target Organs In Body [Study]

NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth's water surface

NASA sensors to detect methane produced by landfills globally

Stroke survivors with chronic pain may believe size of their hands has changed: Study

Space: NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully completes Artemis I mission

Japanese billionaire invites 'Baalveer' actor Dev Joshi to join SpaceX moon mission

WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections

Many marine species may go extinct before discovered: Scientists warn at COP15

Optimistic women live longer, may even cross 90 years; there's a study to prove it [read now]

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]