Non-medical personnel at highest risk for psychological distress
Singapore, April 7 (IANS) Researchers have revealed that non-medical healthcare personnel are at the highest risk for psychological distress during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The …
What makes Saturn’s upper atmosphere so hot
Washington, April 7 (IANS) New analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission may finally explain why the upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants …
Training of Indian astronauts put on hold temporarily in Russia
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) The training of four Indian astronauts in Russia has been put on hold for some time as a preventive measure against …
Surgical masks good to be used for COVID-19 treatment
Toronto, April 7 (IANS) Common medical masks are fine for all other COVID-19 treatments, say researchers, adding that the use of surgical masks did not …
1.5mn doses of remdesivir ready for compassionate use, clinical trials
San Francisco, April 6 (IANS) California-based biotechnology company Gilead Sciences is ready with 1.5 individual doses of promising remdesivir drug against COVID-19 disease for compassionate …
Cold War N-bomb tests reveal true age of whale shark
Sydney, April 6 (IANS) Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly determine the age of whale …
Uranus’ unusual properties due to ancient giant icy impact
Tokyo, April 6 (IANS) Early in the history of our solar system, Uranus was struck by a small icy planet — roughly 1-3 times the …
Earth’s crust is shaking less as people stay home
London, April 5 (IANS) The COVID-19 lockdowns globally have not only made air breathable or rivers clean but have also resulted in the way our …
Anti-parasitic drug killed coronavirus within 48 hours in lab
Sydney, April 4 (IANS) Amid a barrage of research on finding treatment for new coronavirus, Australian scientists have found that a common anti-parasitic drug killed …
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover gets wheels, parachute
Washington, April 4 (IANS) NASA’s Perseverance rover which will search for signs of past microbial life on Mars and also collect samples for future return …
3rd SpaceX prototype spacecraft blows up during pressure test
San Francisco, April 4 (IANS) A third prototype of Elon Musk-run SpaceXs next-generation rocket Starship ‘SN3’ broke apart during a pressure test at the companys …
World’s largest radio telescope shut down
Santiago, April 3 (IANS) The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the world’s largest radio telescope, has temporarily closed operations due to the spread of COVID-19 …
When 3 species of our human ancestor roamed the Earth
New York, April 3 (IANS) In a fascinating discovery that will force scientists to rewrite our species’ evolutionary history, an international team has unearthed the …
University of Pittsburgh reports successful COVID-19 vaccine trial
New York, April 3 (IANS) As governments the world over frantically look for a treatment for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of …
Bharat Biotech to develop intranasal coronavirus vaccine
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech is developing a unique intranasal vaccine for Coronavirus. An international collaboration of virologists at the University of …
Scientists discover bacteria in solid rock deep beneath sea
Tokyo, April 2 (IANS) Researchers have discovered single-celled creatures living deep beneath the seafloor — in tiny cracks inside volcanic rocks millions of years old …
Over 12,000 apply for NASA’s next class of astronauts
Washington, April 2 (IANS) NASA has received over 12,000 applications from people showing willingness to join its next class of Artemis Generation astronauts who will …
NASA astronauts rehearse upcoming crew mission to ISS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Amid rapid spread of COVID-19, joint teams from NASA and SpaceX executed in March a full simulation of launch and docking …
Astronomers find best evidence for elusive mid-sized black hole
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Using the combined power of two X-ray observatories and the keen vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found the …
New NASA mission to study causes of solar particle storms
Washington, March 31 (IANS) NASA is planning to launch a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms — …
MIT researchers 3D print rubbery brain implants
New York, March 30 (IANS) In what could pave the way for softer alternatives to existing metal-based electrodes designed to monitor brain activity, researchers at …
Astronauts’ urine can help build moon bases for journey to Mars
London, March 29 (IANS) European researchers have found that astronauts urine could be used as a plasticizer in the concrete of the structures to …
49-day lockdown necessary to stop COVID-19 resurgence in India: Study
1New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Two Indian-origin researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have come up with a new mathematical model that …
US varsity starts decontamination of N95 masks for reuse
New York, March 28 (IANS) In the wake of a critical shortage of N95 face masks that block the novel coronavirus, researchers at Duke University …
Canadian researchers developing DNA vaccine against COVID-19
Toronto, March 27 (IANS) Canadian researchers are developing a DNA vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and has currently infected nearly 5,00,000 people …
NASA readies Orion spacecraft for Moon mission preparations
Washington, March 27 (IANS) NASA’s Orion spacecraft has come a step closer to integrating with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will take it …
Scientists develop tool to find if corona pandemic is lab-originated
New York, March 27 (IANS) While several theories circulate on social media about new coronavirus (COVID-19) being a lab-designed bio-weapon, researchers have developed a tool …
Travel restrictions useful in early, late phases of pandemic
London, March 26 (IANS) In order to fight a pandemic, travel restrictions are most useful in its early and late phases, a new study suggests. …
New symptom tracking app to slow spread of COVID-19
London, March 25 (IANS) In order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, British researchers have launched a new app that tracks symptoms related to the virus, …
Nobel Laureate Michael Levitt predicts COVID-19 to soon go away
New York, March 24 (IANS) A prediction by Stanford University biophysicist and Nobel laureate Michael Levitt that new coronavirus is set to disappear soon as …
Know Pablo Escobar? Hail his hippos who’re restoring a lost world
New York, March 24 (IANS) if you are in awe with Narcos and their dazzling yet dangerous escapades cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar, love his hippos …
Curiosity Mars rover takes stunning selfie during record climb
Washington, March 21 (IANS) NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently set a record for the steepest terrain it’s ever climbed and in the process, took a …
Key dementia test now available in 7 Indian languages (Ld)
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Researchers from premiere institutes like NIMHANS and AIIMS have adapted a standardised test for dementia screening that can now be …
Portable device detects cough, can predict pandemic in making
New York, March 20 (IANS) A team of US researchers has invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning called ‘FluSense’ that can detect …
Details of Kirin 820 chipset for mid-range leaked
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) Chinese smartphone giant Huawei is expected to unveil its Kirin 820 chipset soon, which will be the successor to last year’s …
Sony reveals PS5 hardware specifications
San Francisco, March 19 (IANS) Sony has finally revealed the specifications and hardware details of its next-generation home console, the PlayStation 5. The PS5 will …
Apple unveils new iPad Pro, MacBook Air, in India soon (2nd Ld)
Cupertino, March 18 (IANS) Amid depressing coronavirus times, Apple on Wednesday brought some cheers in the market with launching an advanced iPad Pro with breakthrough …
Coronavirus not man-made, has natural origin: Scientists
New York, March 18 (IANS) Ending speculations about deliberate genetic engineering of new coronavirus, scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, a non-profit research organization, have …
Intel develops chip that sniffs out hazardous chemicals
San Francisco, March 17 (IANS) Intel has developed a unique chip that can recognise hazardous chemicals in the presence of significant noise and object occlusion. …
Intel develops ship that sniffs out hazardous chemicals
San Francisco, March 17 (IANS) Intel has developed a chip that can recognise hazardous chemicals in the presence of significant noise and object occlusion. Called …
NASA picks proposals to study cosmic explosions
Washington, March 17 (IANS) NASA has selected proposals for four missions that would study cosmic explosions and the debris they leave behind, as well as …