A new study by Queen’s University Belfast, has revealed that Oumuamua, the first asteroid from outside our solar system, came tumbling towards us at 156,428km/h after smashing into another cosmic body billions of years ago. On this basis scientists are saying Read More …
Category: Science&Tech
Solar minimum may cause sun surface seven percent cooler by 2050
According to a research team based at the University of California in San Diego, the sun cycle is approaching towards solar grand minimum which effectively create another ice age on our planet earth. They say that the sun will be nearly Read More …
New Horizons captures the farthest image ever made from Earth
Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) of NASA’ s New Horizons spacecraft on Dec. 5, 2017 snapped a picture of a group of stars known as the ‘Wishing Well’ when the spacecraft was about 3.79 billion miles 3.79 billion miles (6.12 billion Read More …
Human eggs grown in lab first time
According to the the study published in the ‘Molecular Human Reproduction’ journal, first time, scientists from the University of Edinburgh (UK) have managed to grow human eggs in laboratory. The researchers were able to grow the eggs from immature cells taken Read More …
TRAPPIST-1 planets have potential to hold more water than Earth
According to a new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, the seven Earth-size planets of TRAPPIST-1 discovered last year are all mostly made of rock, with some having the potential to hold more water than Earth. As per the study, Read More …
Bacterium C metallidurans truns toxic metals into gold
A team of scientists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany has found that bacterium C metallidurans manages to ingest toxic metallic compounds and still thrive, producing tiny gold nuggets as a Read More …
Methylene blue, a dye that kills malaria parasites
The study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, says that Methylene blue, used as medication and dye, could act as a safe anti-malarial that kills malaria parasites at an unprecedented rate. Malaria infects more than 200 million people and causes Read More …
World’s most powerful rocket ‘Falcon Heavy’ launched
USA’s private space organisation, SpaceX on 06 February 2018 (USA time), launched ‘the world’s most powerful rocket’, ‘Falcon Heavy’ from Kennedy Space Centre near Cape Canaveral, Florida (USA). The rocket was fired for Mars. Although its launch was not as Read More …
Fixed dose combinations (FDCs) misuses in India
According to a study by the Queen Mary University in London and the Newcastle University, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Indians are consuming dangerous Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) antibiotics that are not approved by the country’s drug Read More …
Mihir-India’s High Performance Computer (HPC) system
Union minister of earth sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan on 30 January, 2018, dedicated the nation a ‘High Performance Computer (HPC) system – named ‘Mihir’ (meaning Sun)’. This facility is installed at the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) Read More …
Indian Tsunami Early Warning System (ITEWC)
Authority The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has the mandate of detecting tsunamigenic earthquakes occurring in the Indian Ocean as well as in the Global Oceans within 10 minutes of the occurrence of the earthquake and disseminating Read More …
Rare ‘super blue blood moon’ on 31st January 2018
A rare ‘super blue blood moon’ celestial event will take place on 31st January, 2018. This rare event is taking place after 1982 in eastern Hemisphere nations including India. But this event is really very rare for western Hemisphere nations, Read More …
‘Rotavac’ vaccine gets WHO pre-qualification nod
The World Health Organization (WHO), first time gave green signal to Indian pharma company, Bharat Biotech’s anti-diarrhoea vaccine ‘Rotavac’ for worldwide use. The WHO has given ‘pre-qualification’ nod to Rotavac. WHO’s ‘pre-qualification’ means that the vaccine can be sold to Read More …
Macaque Monkeys became first primates to be cloned
The Chinese scientists have first time cloned two macaque monkeys through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technique. These two monkeys namely, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua were born eight and six weeks ago using the same SCNT technique on which Read More …
Four schemes to promote young scientists and researchers in India
The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on January 24, 2018 announced 4 schemes to promote young scientists and researchers in the country. The scheme primarily aims at early recognition and reward to young talent in the Read More …