Skymet forecasts normal Monsoon in India in 2018
Apr 04, 2018, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Private weather forecaster Skymet Weather on Wednesday said India is going to experience normal Monsoon in 2018.
Hubble uncovers the farthest star ever seen
Apr 03, 2018, at 02:05 pm
Washington, Apr 3 (IBNS): More than halfway across the universe, an enormous blue star nicknamed Icarus is the farthest individual star ever seen. Normally, it would be much too faint to view, even with the world’s largest telescopes. But through a quirk of nature that tremendously amplifies the star’s feeble glow, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope were able to pinpoint this faraway star and set a new distance record.
UN Disarmament Commission debates ways to prevent arms race in outer space
Apr 03, 2018, at 02:00 pm
New York, Apr 3 (JEN): Despite the deteriorating security situation, there are some signs of progress in the field of disarmament, such as the intention of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States to hold summit talks, a senior United Nations official said Monday.
Antarctic Penguin hotspot discovery fuels need for marine reserve
Apr 02, 2018, at 09:07 pm
London, Apr 2 (IBNS): Adélie penguins thrive where sea ice persists.
New speed record for trapped-ion ‘building blocks’ of quantum computers
Apr 02, 2018, at 09:04 pm
London, Apr 2 (IBNS): Researchers at Oxford University have set a new speed record for the ‘logic gates’ that form the building blocks of quantum computing – a technology that could transform the way we process information.
Climate change could raise food insecurity risk: Study
Apr 02, 2018, at 08:57 pm
London, Apr 2 (IBNS): Weather extremes caused by climate change could raise the risk of food shortages in many countries, new research suggests.
Vigorous physical activity lowers risk of colon cancer: new research
Apr 02, 2018, at 08:29 pm
New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): New research by Cancer Council NSW has confirmed that physical activity is an important factor in preventing cancer: the study found that vigorous physical activity lowered someone’s risk of developing colon cancer by 22%.
Air pollution has impact on childhood asthma: Study
Apr 02, 2018, at 08:27 pm
New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): New research suggests that up to 38% of all annual childhood asthma cases in Bradford may be caused by air pollution.
Expect 'above normal' temperature in most part of India between April-June: IMD predicts
Apr 02, 2018, at 02:04 pm
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department has predicted that India is expected experience 'above normal sub-divisional average seasonal temperatures' this year during summer season.
The internet is breaking with a video of a snake drinking water
Apr 01, 2018, at 10:39 pm
Texas,Apr 1 (IBNS): A video of a snake drinking water has gone viral on internet.
ISRO says it lost communication with recently launched GSAT-6A
Apr 01, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Sriharikota, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said communication with GSAT-6A, the country's newest communication satellite, was lost after the second firing of the on-board engine.
Canadians and Americans are likely to pay more for recycling in the future
Apr 01, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Ottawa, Apr 01 (IBNS): There is a likelihood that Canadian and American municipalities would have to pay more in the future for their recyclable material after China's decision last year to crack down on foreign waste, media reports said.
HEALYNC hosts cancer treatment and prevention workshop
Apr 01, 2018, at 04:09 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): The HEALYNC Solution LLP on Friday hosted cancer treatment and prevention workshop in the city.
Mar 31, 2018, at 10:26 pm
New York, Mar 31 (IBNS): The gut microbiome — a collection of bacteria and other microbes in the gut — could be a highly accurate predictor of hospitalizations for patients with cirrhosis, according to a recently published study led by a researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Sahara Desert is expanding, according to new UMD study
Mar 31, 2018, at 10:09 pm
New York, Mar 31 (IBNS): The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new study by University of Maryland scientists.
Kaziranga National Park shelters 2413 rhinos presently
Mar 31, 2018, at 03:42 am
Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS): The number of world famous one-horned rhinos in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has increased to over 2,400.
Social awareness increases prove brain changing in adults with autism
Mar 30, 2018, at 09:27 pm
Dallas, Mar 30 (IBNS): Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, in collaboration with co-leading authors at George Washington University and Yale, have demonstrated in a pilot study that a clinician-driven virtual learning platform, tailored to young adults on the autism spectrum, shows improved social competency.
Climate chaos to continue in 2018, UN chief warns; Will the world rise to challenge?
Mar 30, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New York, Mar 30 (JEN): Climate change “is still moving much faster than we are,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday, calling for the political will, innovation and financing to cut global emissions by at least 25 per cent over the next two years.
GSLV successfully launches GSAT-6A Satellite
Mar 30, 2018, at 01:51 am
Sriharikota , Mar 29 (IBNS): India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08) successfully launched GSAT-6A Satellite into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Thursday.
NASA prepares to launch next mission to search sky for new worlds
Mar 29, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS): NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is undergoing final preparations in Florida for its Apr 16 launch to find undiscovered worlds around nearby stars, providing targets where future studies will assess their capacity to harbor life.
Kepler beyond planets: Finding exploding stars
Mar 28, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Washington, Mar 28 (IBNS): Stellar explosions forge and distribute materials that make up the world in which we live, and also hold clues to how fast the universe is expanding.
Reef 'sun shield' trials show promise to prevent coral bleaching
Mar 27, 2018, at 03:47 pm
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): A ‘sun shield’ made from an ultra-thin surface film is showing promise as a potential weapon in the fight to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the impacts of coral bleaching.
Assam: Rhino Population Estimation begins in Kaziranga
Mar 26, 2018, at 10:36 pm
Kaziranga (Assam), Mar 26 (IBNS): Rhino Population Estimation 2018 in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park started from Monday.
Earth Hour: UN joins iconic landmarks ‘going dark’ globally with a call to protect environment
Mar 26, 2018, at 12:31 am
New York, Mar 25 (JEN): The United Nations this evening turned off the lights at its iconic Headquarters in New York as well as at other facilities around the world in observance of “Earth Hour” – a global event highlighting the need for climate action and sustainable energy consumption.
Assam : Rare and exotic animals from Africa, South America recovered
Mar 25, 2018, at 04:12 am
Guwahati, Mar 24 (IBNS): While illicit wildlife trade is continuing in India, Assam police on Saturday rescued several rare and exotic animals of Africa, South America, Madagascar from state capital Guwahati.
Forget diÂetÂing and eat regularly for long-term success in weight management
Mar 24, 2018, at 10:00 pm
London, Mar 24 (IBNS): Early adulthood is particularly critical for putting on weight.
Arctic wintertime sea ice extent is among lowest on record: NASA
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:42 pm
Washington, Mar 24 (IBNS): Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent last week, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.
‘Bold action’ needed to end tuberculosis, AIDS – UN
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): Claiming more than 4,500 lives daily, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the top infectious killer worldwide as well as the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, the United Nations said Friday, ahead of World Tuberculosis Day.
US antibiotic-resistant infection treatment costs doubled between 2002 and 2014
Mar 23, 2018, at 11:23 pm
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): A new study, by researchers at the Rollins School of Public Health and Saint Louis University found that antibiotic resistance added $1,383 to the cost of treating a patient with a bacterial infection in the United States in 2014.
ISRO–BHEL tie up for the production of space grade Lithium-Ion cells
Mar 23, 2018, at 10:26 pm
Chennai, Mar 23 (IBNS): ISRO has entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), which is one of the country’s leading PSUs, to transfer the technology for the manufacture of space grade Li-Ion cells.