NASA's next mission: Send 'your' name to Mars
California, Aug 19 (IBNS) NASA on Wednesday said Mars enthusiasts around the world could participate in its journey to Mars by adding their names to a silicon microchip headed to the Red Planet aboard NASA's InSight Mars lander, scheduled to launch next year.
The ALICE experiment at CERN makes precise comparison of light nuclei and antinuclei
Geneva, Aug 17 (IBNS) The ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has made a precise measurement of the difference between ratios of the mass and electric charge of light nuclei and antinuclei.
Consistent efforts made to tackle air pollution: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Government has been making consistent efforts to address the issue of air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), an official statement said.
BASE experiment at CERN compares protons and antiprotons with high precision
Geneva, Aug 12 (IBNS) In a paper published on Wednesday in Nature, the Baryon Antibaryon Symmetry Experiment (BASE) at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator (AD), reports the most precise comparison of the charge-to-mass ratio of the proton to that of its antimatter equivalent, the antiproton.
Oxymoronic Black Hole provides clues to growth
California, Aug 11 (IBNS) Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope in Chile have identified the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected in the center of a galaxy.
New breath test shows biomarker for early-stage liver disease diagnosis
London, Aug 11 (IBNS) A natural compound called limonene, which is found in oranges and lemons, could be indicative in early-stage diagnosis of liver disease, according to research published in the journal EBioMedicine by researchers in the Molecular Physics Group at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Major landslide at Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IBNS) A major landslide occurred at the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday night, reports said.
-1438856740.jpg)
"India is continuously improving its weather forecasting system"
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Indian government on Thursday said the weather forecasting systems in the country are comparable to most of the countries in the world with 'respect to weather forecasting'.
Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): World Vision India declared a category III, national office response on Thursday to assist 100,000 people in India deeply affected by the floods.
New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants
London, Aug 4 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that wild bonobos, our closest living relatives in the primate world, communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high-pitched call type, or 'peep', that requires context to be understood.
Cloud burst damages houses in Leh
Leh, Aug 4 (IBNS): A cloudburst hit Wanla village of Khalsi town in Leh district causing extensive damage to residential houses and sparking flash floods in the area, official said on Tuesday.
Depression over Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal , more rains predicted
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS) The Ministry of Earth Science on Sunday said depression, which was formed over Jharkhand and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, has moved west-southwestwards and was centred over 'Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand about 70 km east-northeast of Ranchi'.
Cyclone Komen to cause heavy rainfall in WB, state on high alert
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): The Government on Thursday issued a high alert of heavy rains expected to lash the southern West Bengal due to a cyclone storm called 'Komen', which will make it landfall in Bangladesh.
Heavy rains warning issued by government
New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS) The Ministry of Earth Science on Tuesday said 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' at few places and 'isolated extremely heavy fall' over Gujarat region, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Saurashtra, Kutch & Diu is predicted for two days.
Jakarta, July 28 (IBNS): A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian province of Papua on Tuesday, the USGS said.