NASA small satellites set to take a fresh look at Earth
Nov 08, 2016, at 11:56 pm
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet.
Smog hitting employees at India Inc. hard and fast in Delhi-NCR: Survey
Nov 08, 2016, at 10:40 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Smoggy atmosphere across Delhi-NCR has started taking a toll on people’s health and is hampering their ability to do their jobs efficiently, according to a just-concluded quick survey by ASSOCHAM.
Central government approves pneumonia vaccine for Himachal Pradesh
Nov 08, 2016, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi/Simla, Nov 8 (IBNS): The Union Health Ministry, on Tuesday, approved the introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunisation Programme in Himachal Pradesh.
After 'harassing' 150 females, naughty monkey captured in Bihar
Nov 08, 2016, at 12:55 am
Patna, Nov 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A special team of the forest department on Monday captured a naughty monkey which had harassed over 150 women so far.
India's nuclear programme making rapid strides: Jitendra Singh
Nov 07, 2016, at 01:30 am
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh has said that India’s nuclear programme has made rapid strides in the last two years of the Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and, like in every other sphere and department, the results have now begun to show.
Research shows music therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents
Nov 06, 2016, at 10:17 pm
London, Nov 6 (IBNS):Researchers at Bournemouth University and Queen’s University Belfast have discovered that music therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems.
World Tsunami Day: Awareness and information sharing can reduce damage, save lives
Nov 05, 2016, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju along with representatives of different countries observed the 1st World Tsunami Awareness Day on Saturday at the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016, in New Delhi.
NASA's MMS breaks Guinness World Record
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:57 pm
Washington, Nov 5 (IBNS): NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, or MMS, is breaking records. MMS now holds the Guinness World Record for highest altitude fix of a GPS signal.
Association between sugary diet and coronary artery disease, finds study
Nov 05, 2016, at 02:22 am
London, Nov 4 (IBNS): What connection is there between food and drink with added sugar and coronary artery disease? Until recently, the question had been inadequately answered by research, but an extensive study from Lund University in Sweden has now contributed important clues.
Paris Climate Agreement comes into force today
Nov 04, 2016, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): The “Paris Climate Agreementâ€, comes into force on Friday.
Study paves the way for new autoimmune disease treatments with fewer side effects
Nov 04, 2016, at 08:53 pm
London, Nov 4 (IBNS): A research team has been using genetics to explore ways of producing new treatments for autoimmune diseases, but with significantly fewer side effects.
Delhi faces its worst smog in 17 years
Nov 04, 2016, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4, (IBNS): As visibility remains poor and the city chokes its way through a haze, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pressed the alarm buttons on one of the worst smog cases in many years in Delhi, an official release stated.
Kolkata: Maiden green corridor facilitates organ transplant
Nov 04, 2016, at 02:35 pm
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IBNS): For the first time, Kolkata Police created a green corridor to make a successful organ transplant on Thursday evening, reports said.
Schiaparelli impact site on Mars, in color
Nov 04, 2016, at 02:29 pm
Washington, Nov 4 (IBNS): On Nov. 1, 2016, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter observed the impact site of Europe's Schiaparelli test lander, gaining the first color view of the site since the lander's Oct. 19, 2016, arrival.
Birmingham and Indian scientists investigate air pollution causes
Nov 03, 2016, at 02:59 pm
London, Nov 3 (IBNS): Scientists at the University of Birmingham are working with partners in Delhi to better understand the causes, sources and effects of pollution in India and the UK.
4.8 earthquake hits Italy, no casualty
Nov 03, 2016, at 02:25 pm
Milan, Nov 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Italy on Wednesday, officials said.
NASA completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature pre-test
Nov 03, 2016, at 02:09 pm
Washington, Nov 3 (IBNS): Taking a “before†optical measurement of the telescope’s deployed mirror is crucial before the telescope goes into several stages of rigorous mechanical testing.
Scientists reveal new space-based view of human-made carbon dioxide
Nov 02, 2016, at 03:07 pm
Washington, Nov 2 (IBNS): Scientists have produced the first global maps of human emissions of carbon dioxide ever made solely from satellite observations of the greenhouse gas.
Anal cancer rising worldwide, says study
Nov 02, 2016, at 03:03 am
New York, Nov 1 (IBNS): A new American Cancer Society study finds that incidence of anal cancer has been increasing in women or in both men and women in 13 of 18 countries studied, particularly in the Americas, Northern and Western Europe, and Australia.
Delayed gratification associated with fast food frequency
Nov 02, 2016, at 03:02 am
New York, Nov 1 (IBNS): A new study suggests that an ability to delay immediate gratification is associated with less frequent consumption of fast food.
Poor sleep for children using media devices, says study
Nov 02, 2016, at 02:41 am
London, Nov 1 (IBNS): A Cardiff University study has found that children using screen-based media devices at bedtime have over double the risk of inadequate sleep duration compared to children without access to such a device.
NASA’s SDO catches a Lunar Transit
Nov 01, 2016, at 03:19 pm
Washington, Nov 1 (IBNS): On Oct. 30, 2016, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, experienced a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught the moon passing in front of the sun.
Zika virus mosquito discovered in Windsor
Nov 01, 2016, at 03:15 am
Windsor, Oct 31 (IBNS): Larvae for the mosquito responsible for the Zika virus transmission was found in Windsor, media reports said.
Nov 01, 2016, at 02:15 am
London, Oct 31 (IBNS): Scientists have made an important breakthrough in understanding why some cancer cells become resistant to chemotherapy.
Extreme cold winters fuelled by jet stream and climate change, says study
Nov 01, 2016, at 01:57 am
London, Oct 31 (IBNS): Scientists have agreed for the first time that recent severe cold winter weather in the UK and US may have been influenced by climate change in the Arctic, according to a new study.
Venom from deadly Asian snake may help in developing improved painkillers
Nov 01, 2016, at 01:45 am
Melbourne, Oct 31 (IBNS): One of the world’s most beautiful and venomous snakes has a venom unlike that of any other snake, research involving University of Queensland scientists has revealed.
6.6 earthquake hits Italy, no casualty
Oct 30, 2016, at 09:29 pm
Milan, Oct 30 (IBNS): AN earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hit Italy on Sunday, media reports said.
Union Minister urges Karnataka forest dept to take good care of injured wild elephant Sidda
Oct 29, 2016, at 11:32 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 29 (IBNS): Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, who is also known for her animal rights activism, urged Karnataka's Ramanagaram forest officials to provide proper medical care for critically injured wild elephant Sidda, according to media reports.
World Stroke Day: Union Health Minister urges citizens to circulate right information
Oct 29, 2016, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday urged citizens to spread correct information among dear ones, on the occasion of World Stroke day.
See how Arctic Sea ice is losing its bulwark against warming summer
Oct 29, 2016, at 02:25 pm
Washington, Oct 29 (IBNS): Arctic sea ice, the vast sheath of frozen seawater floating on the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas, has been hit with a double whammy over the past decades: as its extent shrunk, the oldest and thickest ice has either thinned or melted away, leaving the sea ice cap more vulnerable to the warming ocean and atmosphere.