On second thought, the Moon's water may be widespread and immobile
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Washington, Feb 24 (IBNS): A new analysis of data from two lunar missions finds evidence that the Moon’s water is widely distributed across the surface and is not confined to a particular region or type of terrain. The water appears to be present day and night, though it’s not necessarily easily accessible.
Sweet, bitter, fat: New U of G study reveals impact of genetics on how kids snack
Feb 23, 2018, at 11:54 pm
Ottawa, Feb 23 (IBNS): Whether your child asks for crackers, cookies or veggies to snack on could be linked to genetics, according to new findings from the Guelph Family Health Study at the University of Guelph.
Study: Lead and other toxic metals found in E-Cigarette ‘Vapors’
Feb 23, 2018, at 11:47 pm
Washington, Feb 23 (IBNS): Significant amounts of toxic metals, including lead, leak from some e-cigarette heating coils and are present in the aerosols inhaled by users, according to a study from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Surgeons from pediatrics, urology, bariatrics head to learn from peers
Feb 23, 2018, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): In the backdrop of the recent National Health Protection Plan announcement, hundreds of surgeons from paediatrics, urology, bariatrics are headed to a specialist conference to gain insights from fellow practitioners in their field this week.
Feb 23, 2018, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IBNS): To provide cheaper and quality medicines at an affordable price to the people, a Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).
Improved Hubble Yardstick gives fresh evidence for new physics in the universe: NASA
Feb 23, 2018, at 03:00 pm
Washington, Feb 23 (IBNS): Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to make the most precise measurements of the expansion rate of the universe since it was first calculated nearly a century ago. Intriguingly, the results are forcing astronomers to consider that they may be seeing evidence of something unexpected at work in the universe.
Nostalgia safeguards against negative feelings: Study
Feb 22, 2018, at 12:55 am
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): Psychologists discover strong correlations between Americans’ glorification of their country, nostalgia for the past, and the rejection of collective guilt regarding past crimes
Researchers invent tiny, light-powered wires to modulate brain's electrical signals
Feb 21, 2018, at 09:45 pm
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): The human brain largely remains a black box: How the network of fast-moving electrical signals turns into thought, movement and disease remains poorly understood.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to reveal secrets of the Red Planet
Feb 21, 2018, at 03:35 pm
Washington, Feb 21 (IBNS): The planet Mars has fascinated scientists for over a century.
New study brings Antarctic ice loss into sharper focus
Feb 21, 2018, at 03:28 pm
Washington, Feb 21 (IBNS): A NASA study based on an innovative technique for crunching torrents of satellite data provides the clearest picture yet of changes in Antarctic ice flow into the ocean.
Study of first-graders shows fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevalent in US communities
Feb 20, 2018, at 10:46 pm
Washington, Feb 20 (IBNS): A study of more than 6,000 first-graders across four U.S. communities has found that a significant number of the children have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), with conservative rates ranging from 1 to 5 percent in community samples.
Europe observes a 400% increase in measles cases in 2017 compared to previous year
Feb 20, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Copenhagen, Feb 20 (IBNS): Measles has rebounded in the WHO European Region. The disease affected 21 315 people and caused 35 deaths in 2017, following a record low of 5273 cases in 2016. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has released new data for 2017 one day ahead of a health ministerial meeting on immunization in Montenegro on 20 February 2018.
Cyclone Gita: Emergency declared in Christchurch
Feb 20, 2018, at 06:29 pm
Christchurch, Feb 20 (IBNS): A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand's Christchurch city, where Cyclone Gita is expected to make landfall.
Five years after the Chelyabinsk Meteor: NASA leads efforts in planetary defense
Feb 20, 2018, at 02:27 pm
Washington, Feb 20 (IBNS): A blinding flash, a loud sonic boom, and shattered glass everywhere. This is what the people of Chelyabinsk, Russia, experienced five years ago when an asteroid exploded over their city the morning of Feb. 15, 2013.
Calcium may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease: Study
Feb 20, 2018, at 01:27 am
London, Feb 19 (IBNS): Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease.
Strategy in the blink of an eye, finds study
Feb 18, 2018, at 01:57 am
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS): If a brief event in our surroundings is about to happen it is probably better not to blink during that moment.
Household cleaning can be as bad as smoking for lung function: Study
Feb 18, 2018, at 01:45 am
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS): Cleaners who have regularly used cleaning sprays over 20 years were found to have reduced lung function equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day over the same period, a UiB-study shows.
Female hormones may be linked to asthma, finds study
Feb 18, 2018, at 01:43 am
London, Feb 17 (IBNS): Fluctuations in female sex hormones could play a role in the development of allergies and asthma, a major review of evidence suggests.
Frequent night shift work boosts likelihood of Type 2 diabetes, finds study
Feb 18, 2018, at 01:40 am
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS): Healthcare workers, security guards and other employees who periodically work the night shift are significantly more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than workers who work only days, according to a sweeping new study by researchers from CU Boulder and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston.
UMD researchers find gene that may greatly increase strawberry production
Feb 17, 2018, at 11:46 pm
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Maryland have identified and isolated a gene that is directly involved in the way strawberry plants grow, spread and produce fruit.
Long-lived Mars Rover opportunity keeps finding surprises
Feb 17, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS): NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity keeps providing surprises about the Red Planet, most recently with observations of possible "rock stripes."
Strong 7.2M earthquake hits Mexico
Feb 17, 2018, at 04:37 pm
Mexico City, Feb 17 (IBNS): A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit Mexico on Friday, damaging several buildings, though no deaths were reported.
ISRO planning to launch Chandrayaan-2 mission around April this year: Dr Jitendra Singh
Feb 17, 2018, at 01:37 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Chandrayan-2 Mission around April this year.
Those scented products you love? NOAA study finds they can cause air pollution
Feb 17, 2018, at 12:54 am
Washington, Feb 16 (IBNS): Emissions from volatile chemical products like perfumes, paints and other scented consumer items now rival vehicles as a pollution source in greater Los Angeles, according to a surprising new NOAA-led study.
Hubble sees Neptune's mysterious shrinking storm
Feb 17, 2018, at 12:46 am
Washington, Feb 16 (IBNS): Three billion miles away on the farthest known major planet in our solar system, an ominous, dark storm – once big enough to stretch across the Atlantic Ocean from Boston to Portugal – is shrinking out of existence as seen in pictures of Neptune taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Five years after the Chelyabinsk Meteor: NASA leads efforts in planetary defense
Feb 17, 2018, at 12:36 am
Washington, Feb 16 (IBNS): A blinding flash, a loud sonic boom, and shattered glass everywhere. This is what the people of Chelyabinsk, Russia, experienced five years ago when an asteroid exploded over their city the morning of Feb. 15, 2013.
Supermassive Black Holes are outgrowing their Galaxies
Feb 17, 2018, at 12:17 am
Washington, Feb 16 (IBNS): The biggest black holes in the Universe are growing faster than the rate of stars being formed in their galaxies, according to two new studies using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes.
Asthma medication linked to infertility
Feb 16, 2018, at 09:12 pm
Adelaide, Feb 16 (IBNS): Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to international research led by the University of Adelaide.
First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
Feb 15, 2018, at 10:19 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years.
New study reveals Australia’s most endangered ocean ecosystem
Feb 15, 2018, at 10:16 pm
Melbourne, Feb 15 (IBNS): A new study has found almost all of Australia’s shellfish reefs have disappeared, making them the country’s most threatened ocean ecosystem.