US: Bear kills 16-year-old race participant in Alaska

Jun 21, 2017, at 12:59 am

Juneau, Jun 20 (IBNS): A 16-year-old race participant was killed by a black bear in Alaska on Sunday, reports said.

Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute wins Prime Minister’s Award

Jun 21, 2017, at 12:56 am

New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute has been selected as the first recipient of the Prime Minister's Award for outstanding contribution to promotion and development of Yoga.

NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with hundreds of new planet candidates

Jun 20, 2017, at 02:33 pm

Washington, June 20 (IBNS): NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star's habitable zone, which is the range of distance from a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of a rocky planet.

Baby elephant found dead on Malaysia highway

Jun 20, 2017, at 12:54 am

Kuala Lampur, June 19 (IBNS): A baby elephant was found dead on a Malaysian highway and expected to be killed by a running vehicle, according to BBC News.

Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat may lower cholesterol as well as drugs in context of a healthy diet, says study

Jun 17, 2017, at 12:47 am

Dallas, June 16 (IBNS): The American Heart Association continues to recommend replacing saturated fats with poly- and mono-unsaturated vegetable oil to help prevent heart disease, according to a new American Heart Association advisory, published in the association’s journal Circulation.

Horse, rhythm-and-music therapies may boost recovery after stroke, says new study

Jun 17, 2017, at 12:41 am

Dallas, June 16 (IBNS): Horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapies may improve stroke survivors’ perception of recovery, gait, balance, grip strength and cognition years after their stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.

Augmented Reality system to help medical professionals

Jun 17, 2017, at 12:01 am

London, June 16 (IBNS): A mixed reality system which allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual replicas of patients’ organs, bones or body parts is being developed by academics in the UK.

What on earth is a VPN?

Jun 16, 2017, at 09:21 pm

May 2017 was second warmest May on record: NASA

Jun 16, 2017, at 03:30 pm

Washington, June 16 (IBNS): May 2017 was the second warmest May in 137 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.

Rainfall and floods continue to ravage Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam

Jun 15, 2017, at 06:47 pm

Imphal, Jun 15 (IBNS): Heavy rains continue to affect life in the north eastern states of Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam on Thursday, according to media reports on Thursday.

Earthquake jolts Manipur, no casualty

Jun 15, 2017, at 04:12 pm

Imphal, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter Scale hit Churachandpur area of Manipur on Thursday, officials said.

3.1 earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh

Jun 15, 2017, at 03:16 pm

Shimla, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.

6.9 earthquake hits Guatemala

Jun 15, 2017, at 02:52 pm

Guatemala, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.9 western Guatemala near the border with Mexico on Thursday, media reports said.

SOFIA finds cool dust around energetic active black holes

Jun 14, 2017, at 03:33 pm

Washington, June 14 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio using observations from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, found that the dust surrounding active, ravenous black holes is much more compact than previously thought.

New system being devised to restore communications in the wake of disaster

Jun 14, 2017, at 05:03 am

Birmingham, June 13 (IBNS): A portable system which allows communications to be restored in the wake of a disaster and help direct survivors to safety is being devised by academics.

Two new teams of high-school physicists selected to run experiments at CERN

Jun 14, 2017, at 04:55 am

Geneva, June 13 (IBNS): CERN on Tuesday announced the winners of its 2017 Beamline for Schools competition. “Charging Cavaliers” from Canada and “TCO-ASA” from Italy were selected from a total of 180 teams from 43 countries around the world, adding up to about 1500 high-school students.

Smoke from wildfires can have lasting climate impact, says study

Jun 14, 2017, at 01:51 am

Washington, June 13 (IBNS): The 2017 wildfire season is well underway in the United States with thousands of acres scorched already in Georgia and Florida alone, according to the National Park Service.

Heavy downpour hits normal life in Assam, floods in Guwahati

Jun 13, 2017, at 11:32 pm

Guwahati, June 13 (IBNS): Normal life has been crippled in most parts of Assam following incessant rains in past 12 hours.

Boston Scientific brings next generation of Asthma Therapy to India

Jun 13, 2017, at 10:33 pm

Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS): Boston Scientific India announced the availability of Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) Therapy indicated for the treatment of severe, persistent, drug-resistant asthma in patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta agonists.

Bhutan, Maldives eliminate measles

Jun 13, 2017, at 10:05 pm

New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Bhutan and Maldives have eliminated measles, a highly infectious disease that is a major childhood killer globally.

Earthquake hits Uttarakhand, no casualty

Jun 13, 2017, at 01:06 am

Dehradun, June 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand on Monday, officials said.

Tamil Nadu government wants pregnant women to register, no birth certificate for baby otherwise

Jun 10, 2017, at 07:19 pm

Chennai, Jun 10 (IBNS): Very soon, pregnant women in Tamil Nadu will be required to enroll with the state health department, according to media reports.

Male factor accounts for 20-30% of infertility cases in Kolkata: Specialists

Jun 09, 2017, at 05:23 am

Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): Two years into their marriage, Debolina (29) and her husband Indranil (32) (names changed) decided to start a family. After six months of trying, the couple failed to conceive and were left dejected. They then turned to fertility specialists, who evaluated both of them and found that Debolina’s reports were normal. However, Indranil was found to have poor sperm parameters that caused infertility.

Ola joins hands with WWF-India to support renewable energy project in Sundarbans

Jun 09, 2017, at 05:16 am

Mumbai, June 8 (IBNS): Popular mobile app for transportation, Ola, will be supporting the 'Sahasra Jyoti' or 'Beacon for the Sundarbans' initiative, an ongoing project of WWF-India, aimed at bringing sustainable development to the Sundarbans landscape in India, by enabling energy access to 1000 households in the region - all through solar energy.

East Kolkata Wetlands are facing great danger, say experts

Jun 08, 2017, at 04:26 pm

Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): At a workshop organised by IIT Kharagpur and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, experts said the East Kolkata Wetlands, a key component of Kolkata’s waste-management resilience, are facing grave dangers with the government not doing enough to protect it.

Canada observes Environment Week

Jun 08, 2017, at 05:17 am

Toronto, June 7 (IBNS): Canada is observing Environment Week from June 4 to June 10, which celebrates the country's environmental accomplishments and encourages citizens to contribute to preserving and protecting their environment.

Cosmic magnifying-glass effect captures Universe's brightest Galaxies

Jun 08, 2017, at 12:13 am

Washington, June 7 (IBNS): Boosted by natural magnifying lenses in space, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured unique close-up views of the universe's brightest infrared galaxies, which are as much as 10,000 times more luminous than our Milky Way.

Mass practice session of Yoga organized in Lucknow

Jun 07, 2017, at 11:44 pm

Lucknow, June 7 (IBNS): A mass Yoga Practice Session was organised at Raj Bhawan Lucknow on Wednesday as a precursor to the mass event of 3rd International Day of Yoga to be held in the city on June 21.

Country will get 98 pct rainfall, forecasts IMD

Jun 07, 2017, at 02:21 am

New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Indian Met officials on Tuesday reinforced that the country might experience normal monsoon this year.

Brazilian doctors resort to fish skins to treat burn victims

Jun 06, 2017, at 11:42 pm

Brasilia, Jun 6 (IBNS): The Tilapia fish is just not a delicacy anymore, it is a cure for second and third degree burns too!