Atmospheric river storms can reduce Sierra snow: Study
Mar 03, 2016, at 02:26 pm
California, Mar 3 (IBNS) A new study by NASA and several partners has found that in California's Sierra Nevada, atmospheric river storms are two-and-a-half times more likely than other types of winter storms to result in destructive “rain-on-snow†events, where rain falls on existing snowpack, causing it to melt. Those events increase flood risks in winter and reduce water availability the following summer.
Cholera-like disease ‘piggybacking’ on El Nino to reach new shores: Study
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:38 am
London, Mar 2 (IBNS) New research just published has highlighted how El Nino could be transporting and spreading waterborne diseases like cholera thousands of miles, across oceans, with significant impacts for public health.
7.9 earthquake hits south-west of Sumatra
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:05 am
Jakarta, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS) An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale hit south-west of Sumatra island in Indonesia on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
Dead dolphin washes ashore in Mumbai beach
Mar 02, 2016, at 07:40 pm
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IBNS) A dead dolphin washed up on a Mumbai beach on Wednesday, reports said.
Astronauts Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko return to Earth after a year in space
Mar 02, 2016, at 05:21 pm
Washington, Mar 2 (IBNS) NASA astronaut and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Tuesday after a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station.
First gene for grey hair found
Mar 02, 2016, at 03:32 pm
London, Mar 2 (IBNS) The first gene identified for greying hair has been discovered by an international UCL-led study, confirming greying has a genetic component and is not just environmental.
Setting up of new cancer research centres
Mar 01, 2016, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Union health minister J P Nadda stated India has prepared and adopted a National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Non Communicable Diseases in response to a WHO resolution on cancer prevention and control.
Govt. issues travel advisory over Zika virus
Mar 01, 2016, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has issued travel advisory that pregnant women or women who are trying to become pregnant should defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.
Total eclipse of Sun to occur on Mar 9, partial phase is to be visible in India
Mar 01, 2016, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) A total eclipse of the Sun will occur on Mar 9, the Ministry of Earth Science said on Tuesday.
NASA begins work to build a quieter supersonic passenger Jet
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:31 pm
California, Mar 1 (IBNS) The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA's award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom†flight demonstration aircraft.
NASA technology transfer roadshow stops in Texas
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:30 pm
California,Mar 1 (IBNS) NASA’s Technology Transfer program will host events on March 9 and 10 in the El Paso, Texas, area and Las Cruces, New Mexico, to discuss how students and entrepreneurs can capitalize on NASA’s technology research and development.
Many announcements in health budget are welcomed: PFI
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:03 am
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IBNS): Poonam Muttreja,Executive Director, Population Foundation of India, on Monday said many of the announcements in the health budget are very welcomed.
Union Budget 2016: Healthcare finally takes centre stage, says Apollo
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:20 am
Chennai, Feb 29 (IBNS) : Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, today welcomed the transformative budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Researchers find association between oral bacteria and esophageal cancer
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:05 am
Louisville, Feb 29 (IBNS) University of Louisville School of Dentistry researchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
PM greets the scientists and science lovers on National Science Day
Feb 28, 2016, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the scientists and science lovers on National Science Day.
West Bengal doctor fined 25.5 lakh INR for botched up surgery
Feb 28, 2016, at 12:42 am
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS) In a major judgment delivered on Friday, the W.B. State Commission has awarded a compensation of Rs. 25.5 lakh against a senior neurosurgeon and retired head of Neurosurgery at R.G. Kar Medical Hospital.
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, researchers available to discuss one-year mission
Feb 27, 2016, at 10:15 pm
California, Feb 27 (IBNS) NASA will share the completion of American astronaut Scott Kelly’s one-year mission aboard the International Space Station with live television coverage of his return to Houston on Wednesday, March 2, and two news briefings on Mar 4.
NASA tests life-detection drill in earth’s driest place
Feb 27, 2016, at 10:08 pm
California, Feb 27 (IBNS) In a harsh environment with very little water and intense ultraviolet radiation, most life in the extreme Atacama Desert in Chile exists as microbial colonies underground or inside rocks.
NASA’s IBEX Observations pin down Interstellar Magnetic Field
Feb 27, 2016, at 01:29 pm
California, Feb 27 (IBNS) Immediately after its 2008 launch, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spotted a curiosity in a thin slice of space: More particles streamed in through a long, skinny swath in the sky than anywhere else.
Effective nutrition and sanitation key to reap India's demographic dividend
Feb 26, 2016, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) The Economic Survey 2015-16 presented on Friday in the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley highlights that relatively low cost maternal and early life health and nutrition programs offer very high returns on investments.
The Frozen Canyons of Pluto’s North Pole
Feb 26, 2016, at 03:45 pm
California, Feb 26 (IBNS): The ethereal scene captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft tells yet another story of Pluto’s diversity of geological and compositional features—this time in an enhanced color image of the north polar area.
UN health agency warns El Niño may increase breeding grounds for mosquitoes spreading Zika
Feb 26, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The above-average rainfall caused by El Niño that is expected in parts of South America until May could cause floods and increases in diseases spread by mosquitoes, including malaria and the Zika virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
ISRO signed satellite launch service agreement with the US
Feb 25, 2016, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed a Launch Services Agreement in October 2015, with PlanetIQ, an American company.
The Czech Republic reports its first cases of Zika virus attack
Feb 25, 2016, at 09:08 pm
Prague, Feb 25, (IBNS) The Czech Republic reported its first cases of Zika virus in the country on Thursday but health officials have not said where or how the people contracted the virus, according to media reports.
Tropical fires fuel elevated Ozone levels over western pacific ocean
Feb 25, 2016, at 03:09 pm
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A diverse team of atmospheric chemists, meteorologists and modelers, including scientists from NASA, has traced the origins of mysterious pockets of high ozone concentrations and low water vapor in the air above the western Pacific Ocean near Guam to fires burning in Southeast Asia and in Africa, half a world away.
Flying through the Aurora's green fog
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:34 pm
California, Feb 25 (IBNS) Expedition 46 flight engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) shared a stunning image of a glowing aurora taken on Feb. 23 from the International Space Station.
In Brazil, UN health chief calls for better coordination in fight against Zika
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Continuing efforts to bolster the international response to Zika, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan arrived on Wednesday in the northeast of Brazil to visit the area most affected by neurological disorders suspected of being linked to the virus, including microcephaly in babies.
NASA partners on air quality study in East Asia
Feb 25, 2016, at 01:53 pm
California, Feb 25 (IBNS) NASA and the Republic of Korea are developing plans for a cooperative field study of air quality in May and June to advance the ability to monitor air pollution accurately from space.
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was apprised about signing ofan arrangement for the establishment of an Indo-French Joint Committee on Science & Technology Cooperation.India and France have signed the arrangement for establishment of this apex level Joint Committee on Jan 25 in New Delhi.
K. N. Vyas takes over as BARC Director
Feb 25, 2016, at 12:12 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Scientist K. N. Vyas has taken over as the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).