Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates the Paragonimiasis Research Lab in Kohima
Apr 22, 2016, at 08:42 pm
Kohima, Apr 22 (IBNS) Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan, on his visit to the Department of Bio-Technology (DBT)-funded Healthcare Laboratory and Research Centre at the Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) earlier this week, inaugurated the Paragonimiasis Research Lab (PRL) there.
Airborne expedition tackles global air quality problem
Apr 22, 2016, at 03:52 pm
California, Apr 22 (IBNS): NASA has marshalled some top-notch scientific know-how to take on a global public health problem: air pollution. Over the next six weeks, scientists will fan out across and above South Korea seeking to capture the intricate and elusive ebb and flow of changing air quality conditions. The data they collect will be used to help find new solutions to this health threat, not just on the Korean Peninsula but all around the world.
NASA seeks industry ideas for an advanced Mars satellite
Apr 22, 2016, at 03:39 pm
California, Apr 22 (IBNS) NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s.
NASA's GPM looks at Texas heavy rainfall
Apr 21, 2016, at 10:03 pm
California, Apr 21 (IBNS) A slow-moving frontal system associated with a stagnant upper-air pattern set the stage for heavy rains and flooding early this week from East Texas all the way up through the Central and Northern Plains. NASA estimated the heavy rainfall using satellite data that showed the hardest hit region was in and around the Houston area.
IceBridge begins eighth year of Arctic flights
Apr 21, 2016, at 09:34 pm
California, Apr 21 (IBNS) Operation IceBridge, NASA’s airborne survey of polar ice, completed its first Greenland research flight of 2016 on April 19, kicking off its eighth spring Arctic campaign. This year’s science flights over Arctic sea and land ice will continue until May 21.
Injured police horse Shaktimaan dies
Apr 20, 2016, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi, Apr 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Police horse Shaktimaan, which was injured during a protest by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand on Mar 14, died on Wednesday.
New Ceres images show bright craters
Apr 20, 2016, at 11:16 pm
California, Apr 20 (IBNS) Craters with bright material on dwarf planet Ceres shine in new images from NASA's Dawn mission.
Amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015
Apr 20, 2016, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval on Wednesday to move official amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015.
Rs. 665-crore Central package to clean up Bengaluru lakes
Apr 20, 2016, at 07:54 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 20 (IBNS) The Centre will provide a Rs 665 crore aid package to Karnataka government to clean Bengaluru lakes, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.
Environmentalist urges Delhi government to move people, not cars
Apr 20, 2016, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS) On the first day of the international conclave and public meeting on air pollution organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), most participants believed that Delhi and other Indian cities cannot beat air pollution through a single solution but need a basket of measures.
NASA works to improve solar electric propulsion for deep space exploration
Apr 20, 2016, at 03:21 pm
California, Apr 20 (IBNS) NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. of Redmond, Washington, to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that will significantly advance the nation's commercial space capabilities, and enable deep space exploration missions, including the robotic portion of NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) and its Journey to Mars.
Lone planetary-mass object found in family of stars
Apr 20, 2016, at 02:57 pm
California, Apr 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In 2011, astronomers announced that our galaxy is likely teeming with free-floating planets. In fact, these lonely worlds, which sit quietly in the darkness of space without any companion planets or even a host sun, might outnumber stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
For 11th straight month, the globe was record warm: NOAA
Apr 20, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Washington, Apr 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the risk of sounding like a broken record, March set another heat record for the globe. As Earth continues to warm and is influenced by phenomena such as El Niño, global temperature records are piling up, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said.
Earth Day: 11 “Green†Tips for Eco-friendly Travel
Apr 20, 2016, at 06:02 am
Apr 20, 2016, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): In a complex procedure that reflected its commitment to technological advancement with its path breaking work, Fortis Malar took a leap forward by by using Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) to revive a man nearly 45 minutes after his heart had stopped beating.
Lowered birth rates one reason why women outlive men: Study
Apr 20, 2016, at 01:09 am
Stockholm, Apr 19 (IBNS) Using unique demographic records on 140,600 reproducing individuals from the Utah Population Database (USA), a research team led from Uppsala University has come to the conclusion that lowered birth rates are one reason why women outlive men in today’s societies. The study is published in Scientific Reports.
New study finds shifted sleep-wake cycles affect women more than men
Apr 20, 2016, at 12:52 am
London, Apr 19 (IBNS) A new study from the Surrey Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey, published on Tuesday in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) has found that shifted sleep-wake cycles affect men and women’s brain function differently.
NASA's Fermi Telescope poised to pin down gravitational wave sources
Apr 19, 2016, at 04:55 am
California, Apr 18 (IBNS) On Sept. 14, waves of energy traveling for more than a billion years gently rattled space-time in the vicinity of Earth. The disturbance, produced by a pair of merging black holes, was captured by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) facilities in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana.
Ecuador earthquake toll touches 350
Apr 19, 2016, at 04:22 am
Quito, Ecuador, Apr 18 (IBNS):The death toll in the Ecuador earthquake has touched 350, media reports said on Monday.
Apr 18, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Tokyo, Apr 18 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Monday, officials said.
Faith leaders urge rapid ratification of Paris Agreement on climate change
Apr 18, 2016, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, April 18 (Just Earth News / IBNS) Four days before the signing of the historic Paris Agreement, The Interfaith Climate Change Statement has been signed by 250 global faith leaders from fifty countries, including 20 faith leaders from India, demonstrating a positive sentiment towards making the Paris Agreement work.
Ecuador earthquake toll touches 233
Apr 18, 2016, at 03:00 am
Quito, Ecuador, Apr 17 (IBNS): The death toll in the earthquake which rocked western Ecuador on Saturday touched 233 on Sunday, officials said.
Kolkata: Fortis Hospital launches heart failure clinic
Apr 17, 2016, at 06:10 am
Kolkata, Apr 16 (IBNS): Kolkata's Fortis Hospital, along with Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai recently launched the Heart Failure Clinic & Advanced Therapy Program for the people of Eastern India.
7.1 earthquake hits Japan, 7 killed
Apr 16, 2016, at 02:34 pm
Tokyo, Apr 16 (IBNS): A massive earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit southwestern Japan on Saturday morning, killing at least seven people, media reports said.
Earthquake hits northwest Japan, 9 dead, 700 injured
Apr 15, 2016, at 06:23 pm
Tokyo, Apr 15 (IBNS) At least nine people were killed and more than 700 injured when a powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan on late Thursday, local news reports said.
A space spider watches over young stars
Apr 15, 2016, at 03:32 pm
California, Apr 15 (IBNS) A nebula known as "the Spider" glows fluorescent green in an infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).
Saturn Spacecraft samples Interstellar Dust
Apr 15, 2016, at 03:27 pm
California, Apr 15 (IBNS) NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected the faint but distinct signature of dust coming from beyond our solar system. The research, led by a team of Cassini scientists primarily from Europe, is published this week in the journal Science.
Japan earthquake toll touches 9
Apr 15, 2016, at 03:11 pm
Tokyo, Apr 15 (IBNS) The death toll in the earthquake that hit Japan on Thursday touched nine, media reports said on Friday.
2 killed as earthquake hits Japan
Apr 15, 2016, at 06:11 am
Tokyo, Apr 14 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as an earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, media reports said.
6.2 earthquake hits Japan, no casualty
Apr 15, 2016, at 01:30 am
Tokyo, Apr 14 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Thursday, officials said.