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.
Sussex research reveals brain mechanism involved in language learning
Mar 23, 2018, at 10:18 pm
London, Mar 23 (IBNS): Learning a new language may be more of a science than an art, a University of Sussex study finds.
Obesity trigger identified within human gut, finds study
Mar 23, 2018, at 10:00 pm
Adelaide, Mar 23 (IBNS): The key chemical for happiness and sadness, serotonin, is also a force in our body’s weight gain and calorie control, and scientists say more research could reduce obesity rates.
Stopping exercise can increase symptoms of depression: Study
Mar 23, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Adelaide, Mar 23 (IBNS): Stopping exercise can result in increased depressive symptoms, according to new mental health research from the University of Adelaide.
Physiotherapy: Who needs it and why?
Mar 23, 2018, at 06:08 pm
Physical injuries, diseases, paralysis or other disabilities may leave a person with limited mobility which, at times, can hinder the quality of life. During these instances, people are often prescribed Physiotherapy as a means to regain mobility and aid movement.
Hubble solves cosmic 'Whodunit' with Interstellar Forensics
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:39 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): On the outskirts of our galaxy, a cosmic tug-of-war is unfolding—and only NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope can see who’s winning.
Mumps resurgence likely due to waning vaccine-derived immunity: Study
Mar 22, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Boston, Mar 26 (IBNS): A resurgence of mumps in the U.S. among vaccinated young adults appears to be due to waning of vaccine-induced immunity, according to a new analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Emotionally unstable people more likely to be smartphone addicts, says new study
Mar 22, 2018, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): People who are less emotionally stable are more likely to be addicted to their smartphones, according to a new research study.
Risk of maternal death doubled in pregnant women with anaemia: Study
Mar 22, 2018, at 02:15 am
London, Mar 21 (IBNS): Pregnant women with anaemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy compared to those without the condition, according to a major international study led by Queen Mary University of London of over 300,000 women across 29 countries.
Mar 22, 2018, at 12:13 am
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): In a bid to create awareness and link the demand-supply gap for blood units in India, micro-blogging site Twitter India has launched a social initiative known as #BloodMatters.
MRI scans increase prostate cancer detection and reduce over-diagnosis: Study
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:10 am
Birmingham, Mar 20 (IBNS): A large international study conducted in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has found that an MRI scan and targeted prostate biopsies are significantly better at making a positive prostate cancer diagnosis than standard biopsies.
Sudan: World's last male Northern White rhino dies
Mar 20, 2018, at 08:42 pm
Nairobi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Sudan, the world's last male Northern White rhinoceros has died on Monday in Kenya, aged 45, reports said.
Essel Propack launches 'Project Liberty' for environmental sustainability
Mar 20, 2018, at 01:43 am
Mumbai, Mar 19 (IBNS): Essel Propack Ltd, an Indian Multi-national company in the business of manufacturing laminated plastic tubes, on Monday announced Project “Liberty”, an initiative to improve sustainability.
Fasting diets reduce important risk factor for cardiovascular disease: Study
Mar 20, 2018, at 01:33 am
London, Mar 19 (IBNS): In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey examined the impact of the 5:2 diet on the body’s ability to metabolise and clear fat and glucose after a meal and compared it to the effects of weight-loss achieved via a more conventional daily calorie restriction diet.
Study suggests water may exist in Earth’s lower mantle
Mar 18, 2018, at 10:49 pm
Washington, Mar 18 (BNS): Water on Earth runs deep – very deep.
Humans flourished through super volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago, finds study
Mar 17, 2018, at 11:05 pm
Las Vegas, Mar 17 (IBNS): Our ancestors not only survived a massive volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago, they flourished during the resulting climate change that occurred, a new study by UNLV geoscientist Eugene Smith and colleagues found.
Major reports on biodiversity, ecosystem services to be launched at UN-backed meeting in Medellin
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:13 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): With our planet’s flora and fauna facing unprecedented threats, science and policy experts are set to gather next week in Medellin, Colombia, for a United Nations-backed meeting to consider five landmark reports aiming to inform better decisions by Governments, businesses and even individuals on biodiversity, and issues of land degradation and restoration.
Trafficked turtles and tortoises returned to the wild
Mar 16, 2018, at 05:08 am
Brasília, Mar 15 (IBNS): A new initiative to return trafficked reptiles to the wild has been launched with the successful release of 79 turtles and 10 tortoises in the Peruvian Amazon.
Jupiter's great red spot getting taller as it shrinks, NASA team finds
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:43 pm
Washington, Mar 14 (IBNS): Though once big enough to swallow three Earths with room to spare, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been shrinking for a century and a half. Nobody is sure how long the storm will continue to contract or whether it will disappear altogether.