Dust storms linked to gas escape from Mars atmosphere
Jan 24, 2018, at 02:30 pm
Washington, Jan 24 (IBNS): Some Mars experts are eager and optimistic for a dust storm this year to grow so grand it darkens skies around the entire Red Planet.
What scientists can learn about Moon during Jan. 31 Eclipse
Jan 24, 2018, at 02:27 pm
Washington, Jan 24 (IBNS): The lunar eclipse on Jan. 31 will give a team of scientists a special opportunity to study the Moon using the astronomer’s equivalent of a heat-sensing, or thermal, camera.
7.9 earthquake hits near US coast
Jan 23, 2018, at 09:28 pm
New York, Jan 23 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale hit southern Alaskan coast in the US on Tuesday, officials said.
Asteroid 2002 AJ129 to fly safely past Earth on Feb 4
Jan 22, 2018, at 08:53 pm
Washington, Jan 22 (IBNS): Asteroid 2002 AJ129 will make a close approach to Earth on Feb. 4, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. PST (4:30 p.m. EST / 21:30 UTC).
Kolkata's first colon therapy centre inaugurated
Jan 21, 2018, at 12:01 am
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS) Kolkata stands witness to its first colon hydrotherapy centre Aero Wellness near Chakraberia Road.
‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ coming on Jan 31
Jan 20, 2018, at 12:47 pm
Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): If you live in the western part of North America, Alaska, and the Hawaiian islands, you might set your alarm early the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31 for a lunar trifecta: a pre-dawn “super blue blood moon.”
5 things one needs do to quit smoking
Jan 19, 2018, at 09:52 pm
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): A popular New Year’s resolution that many fail to keep is to quit smoking.
At least nine killed as storm Friederike wreaks havoc in Germany, the Netherlands
Jan 19, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Berlin, Jan 19 (IBNS): Packing wind speed up to 203 kilometres per hour, storm Friederike punched its way across Western Europe, battering towns and affecting millions on Thursday.
Long-term warming trend continued in 2017: NASA, NOAA
Jan 19, 2018, at 03:31 pm
Washington, Jan 19 (JEN): Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA.
Near-record warm temperatures fuel deadly, costly weather events in 2017 – UN
Jan 19, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Jan 19 (JEN): The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace last year, with the United Nations weather agency warning Thursday that continued pressure on the Arctic in 2017 will have “profound and long-lasting repercussions on sea levels, and on weather patterns in other parts of the world.”
India test fires fifth flight of Agni-5 Ballistic Missile
Jan 19, 2018, at 03:35 am
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Long Range Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, was successfully flight tested for its full range at 0953 hrs from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on Thursday.
A high-salt diet produces Dementia in mice: finds study
Jan 17, 2018, at 10:10 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): A high-salt diet reduces resting blood flow to the brain and causes dementia in mice, according to a new study by scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine.
da Vinci Surgical Robot to be a star attraction for AICOG 2018 attendees
Jan 16, 2018, at 06:32 pm
Bhubaneswar Jan 15 (IBNS): A da Vinci Surgical Robot promises to be a star attraction for hundreds of experienced gynaecologists attending the annual conference in the city starting January 17, 2018.
At least one killed as earthquake rocks Peru
Jan 15, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Lima, Jan 15 (IBNS): A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck Peru on Sunday, killing at least one person, reports said.
5.5 earthquake hits Afghanistan,no casualty
Jan 15, 2018, at 12:07 am
Kabul, Jan 14 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday.
Jan 14, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Texas, Jan 14 (IBNS):Writing a “to-do” list at bedtime may aid in falling asleep, according to a Baylor University study. Research compared sleep patterns of participants who took five minutes to write down upcoming duties versus participants who chronicled completed activities.
Nearly half a million children being vaccinated against diphtheria in Cox’s Bazar: WHO
Jan 14, 2018, at 07:30 pm
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan 14 (IBNS): As part of an intensified response to the current diphtheria outbreak, WHO, UNICEF and health sector partners are working with the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to vaccinate more than 475,000 children in Rohingya refugee camps, temporary settlements and surrounding areas.
NASA Science to return to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
Jan 13, 2018, at 02:35 pm
Washington, Jan 13 (IBNS): SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, Jan. 13, west of Baja California, with approximately 4,100 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station.
South Africa responding to largest-ever Listeria outbreak – UN health agency
Jan 13, 2018, at 02:12 pm
New York, Jan 13 (JEN): What is believed to be the largest-ever outbreak of the bacterial disease Listeriosis – or Listeria – has left more than 60 people dead across South Africa, with nearly 750 confirmed cases, the United Nation’s health agency said Friday.
Mongabay launches India-specific conservation and environment news portal
Jan 13, 2018, at 04:13 am
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS) The global conservation and environment news service Mongabay.com announced the launch ofMongabay-India (https://india.mongabay.com), its fourth international bureau. As the India-specific portal of the global news platform Mongabay.com, this website follows the format of Mongabay’s dedicated Indonesia, Latin America, and U.S.-based news bureaus.
Tourist team survives rhino attack in Kaziranga
Jan 13, 2018, at 03:34 am
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IBNS): A tourist group of South India got narrowly escaped after the jeep, in which the group was travelling, was attacked by an one horned rhino during safari in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Friday.
PSLV successfully launches 31 satellites in a single flight, President Kovind, PM Modi congratulate
Jan 13, 2018, at 12:32 am
Sriharikota, Jan 12 (IBNS): A major landmark in the history of India's space journey was touched when ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its forty second flight, successfully launched the 710 kg Cartosat-2 Series Remote Sensing Satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites on Fridayfrom Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
Hubble finds substellar objects in the Orion Nebula
Jan 12, 2018, at 09:11 pm
Washington, Jan 12 (IBNS): In an unprecedented deep survey for small, faint objects in the Orion Nebula, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the largest known population of brown dwarfs sprinkled among newborn stars. Looking in the vicinity of the survey stars, researchers not only found several very-low-mass brown dwarf companions, but also three giant planets. They even found an example of binary planets where two planets orbit each other in the absence of a parent star.
India's ISRO launches 100th satellite
Jan 12, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Sriharikota, Jan 12 (IBNS): In a major development, India's space agency ISRO on Friday launched its 100th satellite.
ISRO to launch 100th satellite today
Jan 12, 2018, at 02:26 pm
Sriharikota, Jan 12 (IBNS): India's space agency ISRO is all set to launch the country's 100th satellite along with 30 others from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
Memory loss from West Nile virus may be preventable, study finds
Jan 12, 2018, at 02:16 pm
Washington, Jan 12 (IBNS): More than 10,000 people in the United States are living with memory loss and other persistent neurological problems that occur after West Nile virus infects the brain.
No planets needed: NASA study shows disk patterns can self-generate
Jan 12, 2018, at 02:11 pm
Washington, Jan 12 (IBNS): When exoplanet scientists first spotted patterns in disks of dust and gas around young stars, they thought newly formed planets might be the cause. But a recent NASA study cautions that there may be another explanation — one that doesn’t involve planets at all.
Multi-planet system found through crowdsourcing
Jan 12, 2018, at 02:06 pm
Washington, Jan 12 (IBNS): A system of at least five exoplanets has been discovered by citizen scientists through a project called Exoplanet Explorers, part of the online platform Zooniverse, using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope.
Moderate 6.2 earthquake hits Myanmar, no casualty
Jan 12, 2018, at 01:56 pm
Yangon, Jan 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit central Myanmar on Friday, Indian met office said.
Scientists take viewers to the Center of the Milky Way
Jan 11, 2018, at 01:27 pm
Washington, Jan 11 (IBNS): A new visualization provides an exceptional virtual trip – complete with a 360-degree view – to the center of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.