Science & Health

Axiom announces new government human spaceflight program

The Axiom program will allow countries to carry out human space flight programs without developing additional infrastructures

Apr 19, 2023

Indian students turn PPE waste into eco-friendly bricks without cement

A team of engineering students has devised a method to turn hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) waste, which typically swells-up landfills, into bricks that are stronger and do not use any cement.

Apr 19, 2023

History of grassland could shed light on evolution of apes, study says

The study report suggested that open grasslands and scrubs existed much earlier than was previously thought.

Apr 19, 2023

Bournvita effect: Noise grows around packaged food, opaque labels & misleading names of sugar [details]

There are close to sixty different names of sugar that can sneakily get into the packaged food and go undetected in a cursorial glance at the labels.

Apr 19, 2023

Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch Starship rocket system on April 20

SpaceX has completed many sub-orbital flight tests of the Starship upper stage, its launch on Thursday would be the first launch test of the full Starship system

Apr 18, 2023

Cardiovascular risks high among less educated and less wealthy, study says

The report revealed that cardiovascular diseases can no longer be characterized as a wealthy urban phenomenon

Apr 18, 2023

No launch of Starship today as SpaceX rocket develops snag in valve

SpaceX has called off the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket.

Apr 18, 2023

Carcass meat row has shattered the entire poultry based economy of the state of West Bengal

Deadly superbug found in 40% of supermarket meat samples; how dangerous is it [details]

In an alarming find, researchers have discovered multi drug-resistant E. coli in 40 per cent of supermarket meat samples.

Apr 16, 2023

NASA's James telescope reveals stunning images of Jupiter, its moon

Space: How Jupiter & Saturn's icy moons got smooth terrain

Scientists have offered an explanation of how quakes could be the source of the mysteriously smooth terrain on moons circling Jupiter and Saturn.

Apr 15, 2023

New implantable device shrinks pancreatic tumours

Researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers - by delivering immunotherapy directly into the tumour with a device that is smaller than a grain of rice.

Apr 15, 2023

ESA's JUICE mission enroute to Jupiter's icy moons on Friday.

JUICE mission launched to explore alien life on Jupiter's icy moons

The European Space Agency's (ESA) first-ever mission to find alien life on the icy worlds of Jupiter successfully took off on Friday.

Apr 14, 2023

"Quit Sense" may help you quit smoking [Details]

Finding it hard to quit smoking? British researchers have developed a stop-smoking mobile app that senses where and when you might be triggered to light up and could help you quit.

Apr 14, 2023

No respite, India's Covid cases increasing; recorded 11,109 new cases in 24 hrs

India recorded as many as 11,109 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs' data on Friday.

Apr 14, 2023

Private Japanese lander sends 1st image from lunar orbit

Space: Private Japanese lander 'HAKUTO-R' to make historic touchdown on Moon

Japanese lunar exploration company ispace aims to make a historic touchdown on the surface of the Moon on April 25, the company said on Thursday.

Apr 13, 2023

Seven approaches to intermittent fasting

Time-restricted fasting may raise fertility problems in both men and women

Following a time-restricted fasting -- a type of intermittent fasting -- diet plan may lead to fertility problems in both males and females, according to new research conducted in fish.

Apr 12, 2023