Science
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Severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies: Study
London: Severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies without the addition of regular high-dose inhaled steroids, which can have significant side effects, a new study has shown. The study, published in…
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Indian-origin professor in Australia honoured with top microbiology award
Melbourne: An Indian-origin professor from Australia has been awarded the 2023 Dorothy Jones Prize for using microbiology to make a significant contribution to understanding of terrestrial life and preservation of global ecosystem.…
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Google launches largest ever online exhibition on Hindi Cinema
New Delhi: In a one-of-its-kind initiative to digitise the century-long history of the globally celebrated Hindi film industry, Google Arts & Culture on Monday launched the largest ever online exhibition on Hindi…
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1.1mn Indian children missed measles vaccine in 2022: WHO
New Delhi: A whopping 1.1 million children in India missed their routine immunisation against measles in 2022, indicating suboptimal surveillance against the disease, according to a new global report by the World…
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Webb telescope finds Milky Way-like galaxy in early universe
New York: A team of astronomers using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the most distant barred spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way that has been observed to date.…
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Google investigating multiple profile update bug in Android 14
San Francisco: Google has announced to investigate a bug and issue a fix in Android 14 that has affected some Pixel phones running multiple user profiles. The problem was faced mostly by…
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Moon 40 mn yrs older than earlier thought, reveal crystals from lunar surface
Washington: Crystals brought back by Apollo astronauts in 1972 from the lunar surface have revealed that the Moon is 40 million years older than scientists thought. In a study published in the…
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Scientists use pollen data to decode first humans’ migration into Eurasia
New Delhi: Pollen grains analysis helps understand how the first humans migrated from Africa across Europe and Asia, research in Science Advances says. The pollen data showed that warming temperatures supported forests…
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5-8 million Indians suffering from Alzheimer’s
Hyderabad: The number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s in India is estimated to be between 5.3 million and 8.2 million, healthcare experts said. World Alzheimer’s Day was observed on Thursday to raise…
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India’s solar observatory Aditya-L1 starts collecting scientific data
Chennai: India’s space based solar observatory Aditya-L1 has begun collecting scientific data en route to observe the Sun. The sensors of the Supra Thermal & Energetic Particle Spectrometer (STEPS) instrument, a part…
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Gaganyaan: Launch of test vehicle mission for in a month or two, says key ISRO official
Bengaluru: The first test vehicle mission of India’s ambitious maiden human spaceflight venture Gaganyaan to validate the crew escape system will be launched in a month or two, a key ISRO official…
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50% of world’s glaciers will vanish with 1.5 degrees of warming: Study
New York: If the world reaches 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, 50 per cent of the glaciers would disappear and contribute 9 cm to sea level rise by 2100, finds an alarming…
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High BP while lying down linked to heart attack, stroke risk
New York: People who had high blood pressure (BP) while lying flat on their backs had an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure or premature death, according to new research.…
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Study explains why Covid virus affects smell and taste
New York: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can infect sensory neurons explaining why many people reported losing their senses of smell and taste, finds a study. When Covid-19 began spreading in 2020,…
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Probe to explore metal-rich asteroid on track for liftoff in Oct: NASA
Washington: NASA has announced that its Psyche mission, aiming to explore a metal-rich asteroid, is on track for liftoff in October. The Psyche mission is a journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid…
