Asian fungus killing salamanders in Europe, could spread to US
Asian salamanders and newts are traded in large numbers across the globe as pets
Tibetans breathe easy in high altitude with gene from extinct human species
Unusual gene variant prevents blood from congealing
Risk of diabetic women delivering abnormal babies quantified
They have a seven per cent chance of having babies with birth defects
Tremors shake Delhi
Epicentre in Haryana
West Bengal bans ammonia use as refrigerant
State pollution board’s decision comes after three gas leaks hit Kolkata
Rising power of the knowledge commons
By ending ownership of ideas we can banish ignorance and change human history
Winter surge: What latest IHME COVID-19 update hints at
Three-fourths of the United States is immune to an omicron infection and this figure is set to grow as the COVID-19 wave recedes
World to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027-2042: Study
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had estimated global warming threshold will cross between 2020 and 2052
Is SARS-CoV-2 becoming more stable? A new study tracks virus’ evolution
The virus also showed signs of stabilising around some proteins, according to the study
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Delhi street fruit juice samples
Study for which samples were taken, said the source of the bacteria could be municipal water
Yash Pal Abrol, pioneer in nitrogen research, dies at 84
His most recent contribution was the Indian Nitrogen Assessment in 2017, which led India to pilot the first ever UN resolution on sustainable …
Not only honey bees, native bees may also be facing a ‘pandemic’: Scientists
The extent of pathogen impact on solitary bees is unknown, but it is crucial as they comprise majority of the approximately 20,000 bee species on …
Coronavirus outbreak: A new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline
To provide a clearer picture of an evolving story, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has developed a new outbreak-…
Researchers develop single dose Ebola vaccine, call it ‘Trojan Horse’
To address any possible safety concerns associated with this vaccine, the team developed two next generation candidate vaccines
Air pollution responsible for decline in monsoon rains in last 50 years, says study
High levels of aerosols in the atmosphere lead to lowering of Earth’s temperatures and reduction in rainfall
Soft drinks cause permanent damage to young mouths
Research suggests 30 seconds is all that acidic drinks need to cause lifelong damage to tooth enamel
Delhi High Court questions Centre on junk food
Asks it to file affidavit in six weeks on whether it has framed policy to ban it in schools
Women take the lead, parties follow
Political parties are fine tuning their campaigns, policies to gain more votes of women, who are exercising their franchise in increasing numbers
Arsenic attack on Chittagong
People in the port city depend on arsenic-contaminated groundwater in absence of safe water supply
Humans and mice are similar, yet different creatures, says study
Research will help experts to better test medicines meant for humans on mice
Failing crops cause Ethiopian farmers to migrate and become susceptible to diseases
Double infection by kalaazar and HIV have made treatment difficult in the country
‘We could eradicate malaria by 2040’ says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO
R21/Matrix vaccine was developed by Oxford University together with the Serum Institute of India and can reduce malaria by 75%
Scientists identify genes that can increase drought resistance in plants
African ‘orphan’ crop varieties to help plants battle high temperatures
Astronomers detect biggest collision of ‘impossible’ black holes
The mammoth collision of two black holes formed another one 150 times the mass of the sun
Molting seals add mercury to seawater, reveals study
Mercury, the most toxic metal, is easily absorbed and accumulated in marine organisms