Science & Health

Chandrayaan-3: India's moon lander clears key tests successfully in Bengaluru

The moon lander part of India's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, successfully underwent the EMI-EMC (Electro-Magnetic Interference/ Electro-Magnetic Compatibility) test recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday.

Feb 20, 2023

Revealed: This is how Covid virus impacts the heart

Scientists have found that Covid-19 infection can cause changes in calcium channels that can affect how the heart beats which can also trigger inflammation and oxidative stress in the heart.

Feb 19, 2023

NASA's Webb telescope reveals network of gas, dust in nearby galaxies [photos]

Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths.

Feb 17, 2023

British scientist Alice C. Hughes (L) and Xinhua correspondent Miao Xiaojuan (C) visit Hu Jinchu, renowned giant panda expert in Nanchong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 22, 2021.

China's 'panda papa' Hu Jinchu dies at 94

China's pioneer in ecological and biological research of giant pandas, Professor Hu Jinchu, also known affectionately as the "panda papa," died of illness at 94.

Feb 17, 2023

Japan's new H3 rocket launch with Daichi-3 onboard fails to lift off, confirms JAXA

Launch of the First H3 Launch Vehicle with Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 "DAICHI-3" onboard fails to lift off, confirms Japan's space agency JAXA

Feb 17, 2023

Medical watch CardiacSense gets approval from Indian regulatory authority CDSCO

Homegrown MedTech solutions provider Xplore Health on Thursday announced that it received approval from the Indian Regulatory Authority CDSCO (Central Drug Standard Control Organization) under the Health Ministry of India for its aspirational medical smartwatch "CardiacSense".

Feb 16, 2023

Hiding in plain sight: New snake species discovered in Panama; first documented 50 years ago [details]

Named Dipsas aparatiritos, the serpent formally received its description as a new species in a recently published multi-institutional study; it was first described in 1977 by Dr. Charles Myers, a herpetologist.

Feb 16, 2023

This smart necklace 'SmokeMon' will track every puff you smoke

Researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant called "SmokeMon" that detects a user's smoking by capturing the heat signature from a lit cigarette in real-time, a new study has shown.

Feb 14, 2023

NASA clears Axiom Space's 2nd private astronaut mission to ISS

NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Feb 14, 2023

Explained: Sun did not break off its chunk, just a normal solar activity

The Sun did not shed a chunk of it as being reported and what was spotted was a normal "solar prominence" activity on its surface.

Feb 13, 2023

Extracts from 2 wild plants can block Covid-19 virus: US Study

Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes Covid-19 to infect living cells, a US study has discovered.

Feb 11, 2023

Two rare bird species spotted in Sunderbans this winter

This winter came with twin good news both for nature as well as bird watchers. 145 species of birds were spotted during the first Sundarban Bird Festival, an official said on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2023

NASA satellites are helping Turkey, Syria earthquake response

After the massive earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and western Syria on February 6 and killed thousands, NASA on Saturday said it is working to share its aerial views and data from space to aid relief and recovery workers, as well as improve its ability to model and predict such events.

Feb 11, 2023

ISRO adds another rocket - SSLV-D2 successfully [Full List of ISRO rockets]

On its second developmental flight the SSLV-D2 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-07 (EOS-07) weighing about 156.3 kg and two others

Feb 10, 2023

A view of the Sun from the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope on ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO.

Space: NASA reveals 2 instruments to measure earth-directed energy from sun

NASA has revealed two small instruments that will play a crucial role in powering big scientific insights by measuring and studying the Earth's directed energy from the Sun.

Feb 8, 2023