Science & Health

It's Halloween Time In Space Too; NASA's Hubble Captures Eerie Celestial Images

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured some eerie celestial images that appear to be a glimpse into a hypnotising vortex.

Oct 30, 2021

New Breathalyzer Can Identify COVID-19 In Critically Ill Patients; Provides Results Within 15 Seconds [Details]

In a new multi-institutional study, researchers have described a novel breath test that can detect a distinct 'breath print' in patients critically ill with COVID-19.

Oct 29, 2021

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Discoveries Offer First Surprising 3D View of Jupiter Atmosphere

Juno observed that the gas giant's south pole is shaped like a pentagon by five cyclonic storms and its north pole is shaped like an octagon by eight cyclonic storms.

Oct 29, 2021

Shoot a mail to any tree in Melbourne! Trees have ID numbers, email; People often write love notes

Melbourne's Urban Forest and Ecology Team's interactive map makes it possible for citizens to find out about any tree in the council area, its genus and age by just clicking on it. The most popular tree, reportedly, is about 80-year-old Golden Elm tree

Oct 28, 2021

How to Find Hidden Oceans in Distant Planets? Use Chemistry [Study]

A new study shows how the chemicals in an exoplanet's atmosphere can, in some cases, reveal whether or not the temperature on its surface is too hot for liquid water.

Oct 28, 2021

NASA to let the public and enthusiasts train and steer the Mars rovers [Details]

Participants used a tool to highlight obstacles such as sand and rock that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory rover drivers must avoid when planning routes on Mars.

Oct 28, 2021

Space Tourism: Blue Origin of Jeff Bezos to build private space station by 2030

It will be built on a common infrastructure and will have a human-centred design with world-class services and facilities.

Oct 28, 2021

New Plasma Technology Neutralizes 99.99% SARS-CoV-2 Virus In Contaminated Masks; Hope for PPE Reuse [Details]

In a new study, researchers have described a new disinfection technique utilizing cold plasma that can effectively inactivate the novel coronavirus and make face masks reusable.

Oct 28, 2021

Japanese researchers teaching robots to think the same way as humans do; What's next

To acquire cognitive task-solving skills, Todai scientists show that physical reservoir computers can capture chaotic brain inputs.

Oct 27, 2021

Exoplanet Discovered in Whirlpool Galaxy 28 Million Light-Years Away

Although more than 5,000 exoplanets have been identified too far, the vast majority are located within the Milky Way galaxy, around 3,000 light-years from Earth.

Oct 27, 2021

New nanoparticles designed to communicate only with cancer cells; potential for drug-free therapies [details]

In a new multi-institutional study, scientists have described new gold nanoparticles that are activated when they encounter cancer cells, and slowdown their growth.

Oct 26, 2021

Four Naga villages, TSA India vow to save endangered Asian Giant Tortoise [details]

Currently, conservationists fear that only a few hundred individuals of the Asian Giant Tortoise species are surviving throughout its range in Northeast India.

Oct 26, 2021

Why asteroid Bennu's surface is rocky?

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu was long thought by scientists to have surface like a sandy beach, abundant in fine sand and pebbles, and to also have large swaths of fine-grained material smaller than a few centimetres called fine regolith.

Oct 26, 2021

AbacusSummit: Latest cosmic simulations are largest ever done, disclose scientists

It is composed of more than 160 simulations that simulate the movement of particles in a box-shaped universe as a result of gravitational force.

Oct 26, 2021

Seven surprising facts about Venus – world's brightest planet [details]

Venus, the planet second from the sun, is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty; it is the only planet with a female name.

Oct 25, 2021