Return of the Comet: 96P spotted by ESA, NASA Satellites
Nov 05, 2017, at 01:29 am
Washington, Nov 4 (IBNS): The ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA mission SOHO — short for Solar and Heliospheric Observatory — got a visit from an old friend this week when comet 96P entered its field of view on Oct. 25, 2017.
Warm air helped make 2017 Ozone hole smallest since 1988
Nov 05, 2017, at 12:56 am
Washington, Nov 4 (IBNS): Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in Earth’s ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, scientists from NASA and NOAA announced today.
Cancer cells destroyed with dinosaur extinction metal, finds study
Nov 05, 2017, at 12:42 am
London, Nov 4 (IBNS): Cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed with the metal from the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to new research by an international collaboration between the University of Warwick and Sun Yat-Sen University in China.
Hubble sees nearby asteroids photobombing distant galaxies
Nov 05, 2017, at 12:30 am
Washington, Nov 4 (IBNS): Like rude relatives who jump in front of your vacation snapshots of landscapes, some of our solar system's asteroids have photobombed deep images of the universe taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
New Greenland maps show more glaciers at risk
Nov 04, 2017, at 11:49 pm
California, Nov 4 (IBNS): New maps of Greenland’s coastal seafloor and bedrock beneath its massive ice sheet show that two to four times as many coastal glaciers are at risk of accelerated melting as had previously been thought.
Nov 03, 2017, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Over the decade, there has been an overall reduction in the infant mortality rates and under-five mortality rate in India, yet the country is housing about 50% of undernourished children of the world, reveals the joint study undertaken by ASSOCHAM–EY.
Study finds what evolutionary biology tells us about how aliens could look?
Nov 03, 2017, at 10:18 pm
London, Nov 3 (IBNS): Hollywood films and science fiction literature fuel the belief that aliens are monster-like beings, who are very different to humans. But new research suggests that we could have more in common with our extra-terrestrial neighbours, than initially thought.
52 million children living with viral hepatitis worldwide, says study
Nov 03, 2017, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): New data presented at this year’s World Hepatitis Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1-3 November) show that 52 million children are living with viral hepatitis worldwide, compared to 2.1 million children living with HIV/AIDS
A drug could block harmful impact of teen binge drinking, finds study
Nov 03, 2017, at 09:33 pm
Sydney, Nov 3 (IBNS): Alcohol-fuelled "schoolies" celebrations marking the end of high school for many Australian students have an unexpected impact: their binge-drinking behaviour as teenagers can lead to problems with alcohol and other drug dependence later on in life.
UK-India science ministers announce joint research projects to address shared challenges
Nov 03, 2017, at 02:30 am
London, Nov 2 (IBNS): UK Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Jo Johnson and Indian Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Y S Chowdary together announced new UK-India joint research projects and saw high-impact current Research Councils-India collaborations succeed at the first ever Newton Prize award ceremony at the National Science Centre in New Delhi.
Nov 02, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): The twenty-third meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to begin in Bonn, Germany, from November 6.
Mental illness needs proper treatment and not swept under the carpet, says President Ram Nath Kovind
Nov 02, 2017, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind, on Thursday, inaugurated the 21st World Congress of Mental Health, in New Delhi.
Air pollution is associated with cancer mortality beyond lung cancer, finds study
Nov 01, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Barcelona, Nov 1 (IBNS): Air pollution is classified as carcinogenic to humans given its association with lung cancer, but there is little evidence for its association with cancer at other body sites. In a new large-scale prospective study led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, and the American Cancer Society, researchers observed an association between some air pollutants and mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer.
Human's don't use as much brain power as we like to think, study finds
Nov 01, 2017, at 09:49 pm
Durham, Nov 1 (IBNS): For years, scientists assumed that humans devote a larger share of their daily calories to their brains than other animals. Although the human brain makes up only 2 percent of body weight, it consumes more than 25 percent of our baseline energy budget.
Next Mars Rover will have 23 'eyes': NASA
Nov 01, 2017, at 09:29 pm
Washington, Nov 1 (IBNS): When NASA's Mars Pathfinder touched down in 1997, it had five cameras: two on a mast that popped up from the lander, and three on NASA's first rover, Sojourner.
NASA estimates global reach of atmospheric rivers
Nov 01, 2017, at 09:26 pm
Washington, Nov 1 (IBNS): A recent study by NASA and several partners has estimated, for the first time, the global impact of atmospheric rivers on floods and droughts, as well as the number of people affected by these atmospheric phenomena.
Nov 01, 2017, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Global Clubfoot Conference organised by CURE India in partnership with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in New Delhi.
WHO report signals urgent need for greater political commitment to end tuberculosis
Nov 01, 2017, at 02:14 am
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): Global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 37%, according to the Global TB Report 2017, released by WHO on Tuesday.
Climate change pushing this Lemur to the limit: says study
Nov 01, 2017, at 02:10 am
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): Human disturbance of tropical rainforests in Madagascar — including wildfires, burning and timber exploitation — have led to reduced rainfall and a longer dry season, further pushing greater bamboo lemurs to the brink of extinction, according to a new study in the journal Current Biology.
Python spotted in Katra station, video goes viral
Nov 01, 2017, at 12:23 am
Jammu, Oct 31 (IBNS): A 15-foot python snake was spotted recently at Jammu's Katra station, which left people in shock.
IceBridge launches two sets of Antarctic flights
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:54 pm
Washington, Oct 31 (IBNS): Scientists with NASA’s longest-running airborne mission to map polar ice, Operation IceBridge, completed a successful science flight on Oct. 29, inaugurating their 2017 survey of Antarctic sea and land ice.
Medica aims to enrol 1-lakh students via School Connect Programme in Kolkata by FY2018-19
Oct 31, 2017, at 05:09 am
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IBNS): Medica School Connect Programme, an initiative of city-headquartered Medica Superspecialty Hospital, plans to enrol around 1-lakh students via School Connect programme in Kolkata by the end of the next fiscal year 2018-19.
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NASA evaluates use of a coin-sized thermometer to characterize comets and Earthbound asteroids
Oct 31, 2017, at 02:40 am
Washington, Oct 30 (IBNS): Two NASA teams want to deploy a highly compact, sensitive thermometer that could characterize comets and even assist in the redirection or possible destruction of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.
Oct 30, 2017, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IBNS): TERI University, in partnership with the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Coca-Cola India Pvt Ltd, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), released today the report State of Urban Water and Sanitation in India, a key milestone of the USAID-funded project “Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Urban Settings”.
Look up Shivang Mehta's book to know all about the brand ambassador tigers of India
Oct 30, 2017, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IBNS): Nature conservation should be given utmost importance and bureaucracy should not be allowed to dictate terms in regards to tourism, said popular wildlife conservationist, author and photographer, Valmik Thapar, recently at a book launch in New Delhi.
Increase in Indian Water Purifier Market with New Technological Innovation
Oct 30, 2017, at 06:42 pm
India is one of these nations where many people are suffering from the severe diseases caused due to drinking the contaminated water having the higher volume of impurities than the essential minerals.
NASA releases spooky space sounds on Halloween
Oct 30, 2017, at 12:37 am
Washington, Oct 29 (IBNS): Soaring to the depths of our universe, gallant spacecraft roam the cosmos, snapping images of celestial wonders. Some spacecraft have instruments capable of capturing radio emissions. When scientists convert these to sound waves, the results are eerie to hear.
Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior arrives in Mumbai showcasing solutions to combat climate change
Oct 29, 2017, at 07:01 pm
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IBNS: The ‘Rainbow Warrior’ is a flagship of Greenpeace whose journey’s across the oceans has led her from island shores to the big port cities around the world.
British High Commissioner to India launches 2017-18 TECH Rocketship Awards
Oct 28, 2017, at 05:40 am
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): British High Commissioner to India, Dominic Asquith, on Friday launched the 2017-18 TECH Rocketship Awards to an audience of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, start-ups and a judging panel including Saurabh Srivastava and Mohandas Pai.
Small asteroid or comet 'visits' from beyond the solar system
Oct 28, 2017, at 12:36 am
Washington, oct 27 (IBNS): A small, recently discovered asteroid -- or perhaps a comet -- appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interstellar object" to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.