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  NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to depart asteroid Bennu on May 10

  January 27, 2021 16:58 IST

  NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will say farewell to asteroid Bennu and begin its journey back to Earth on May 10, the US space agency has said. 

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  Earth’s ice loss increases at record speed, study says

  January 25, 2021 18:43 IST

  The researchers noted that ice melt across the globe raises sea levels, increases the risk of flooding to coastal communities, and threatens to wipe out natural habitats which the wildlife depends on.

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  SpaceX ridesharing mission launches record 143 satellites

  January 25, 2021 11:08 IST

  According to SpaceX, the rideshare programme offers cheap access to space for small satellite companies, starting at $1 million for a 200-kg satellite.

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  7 planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 may be made of similar stuff

  January 24, 2021 10:38 IST

  The seven rocky planets orbiting the the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their composition.

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  Phase 1 trial results show Covaxin has tolerable safety, enhanced immunity: Lancet study

  January 22, 2021 15:55 IST

  Covaxin, which is now undergoing phase-3 trials, had raised concerns among experts over its emergency approval earlier this month by India's drug regulator.

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  Coronavirus spike proteins may evolve to evade human immune system, says study

  January 20, 2021 17:02 IST

  The study, published in the journal eLife, noted that if the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19 evolves in the same way as other coronaviruses, current vaccines against the virus may become outdated, requiring new ones to be made to match future strains.

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  NASA mulls second firing of its moon rocket engines following halted test

  January 20, 2021 9:17 IST

  In its annual report Tuesday, the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel urged NASA to develop a realistic schedule for its Artemis moon program and called into question the 2024 date for returning astronauts to the lunar surface.

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  Avoid alcohol after getting first jab of COVID-19 vaccine, experts advise

  January 18, 2021 21:11 IST

  According to experts, drinking alcohol, especially heavy drinking, may reduce your body's ability to build immunity in response to a virus.

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  World's oceans continue to warm, despite reduced carbon emissions

  January 16, 2021 12:59 IST

  Despite reductions in global carbon emissions due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the world's oceans in 2020 were the warmest in recorded history, according to a new study. 

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  Scientists develop rapid blood test to identify patients at highest risk of severe COVID-19

  January 16, 2021 9:13 IST

  Scientists have developed a rapid blood test that can predict within a day of hospitalisation which patients with COVID-19 are at the highest risk of severe complications or death, an advance that may help identify those who may best benefit from specific investigational treatments. 

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  Scientists develop novel vaccine platform that may help prevent future coronavirus pandemics

  January 15, 2021 17:41 IST

  Scientists have designed a vaccine candidate that induces protection in mice against "a wide range of related coronaviruses," an innovation that may help protect against future pandemic-potential viruses that jump from animals to humans.

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  KGMU begins gene sequencing of coronavirus to detect its new strains

  January 15, 2021 7:57 IST

  King George Medical University (KGMU) has begun probing the gene sequencing of coronavirus to detect its new strains found abroad in some countries.

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  Depression, stress may reduce efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, scientists say

  January 14, 2021 16:45 IST

  Depression, stress and loneliness can weaken the body’s immune system, and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines, including the new COVID-19 preventives that are in development and the early stages of global distribution, scientists say. 

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  Promising new antibodies against novel coronavirus found

  January 13, 2021 17:22 IST

  Scientists have identified and further developed novel antibody fragments from llamas and alpacas that can be used against the SARS CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19. 

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  Researchers identify 'immune cop' that detects SARS-CoV-2

  January 13, 2021 16:58 IST

  Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified the sensor in human lungs that detects SARS-CoV-2 and signals that it is time to mount an antiviral response.

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  Novel coronavirus may resemble common cold in future, scientists predict

  January 13, 2021 14:49 IST

  The researchers noted that four common cold-causing coronaviruses have been circulating in humans for a long time and almost everyone is infected at a young age.

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  Cheers! French wine, vines headed home after year in space

  January 12, 2021 21:28 IST

  The International Space Station bid adieu Tuesday to 12 bottles of French Bordeaux wine and hundreds of snippets of grapevines that spent a year orbiting the world in the name of science.  

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  ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs

  January 12, 2021 14:19 IST

  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has adopted 45 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) in the first phase out of the total 100 labs.

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  'Why COVID-19 lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumonia decoded'

  January 12, 2021 13:38 IST

  Instead of rapidly infecting large regions of the lung, the coronavirus sets up shop in multiple small areas and hijacks the host's immune cells to spread across the respiratory organ over a period of many days or even weeks, reveals the new study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.

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  IIT Guwahati researchers find new clues to how and why stars die

  January 12, 2021 13:20 IST

  Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, claim to have found important clues to understand the death of massive stars and have also revealed the problems with the existing models. 

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  ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs to promote scientific temperament among students

  January 11, 2021 19:05 IST

  ISRO will adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to promote scientific temperament among students and encourage them for space education and space technology related innovations. 

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  Single dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate generates immunity in mice: Study

  January 11, 2021 16:36 IST

  Scientists have demonstrated that a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which could potentially be stored at room temperature, can produce immunity against the novel coronavirus in mice. 

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  Holding your breath may increase risk of COVID-19 Infection: IIT Madras study

  January 11, 2021 16:00 IST

  Holding the breath and having low breathing rate can increase the chances of the novel coronavirus-laden droplets being deposited deep in the lungs, according to a study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. 

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  Gaganyaan mission: Two flight surgeons to soon leave for Russia for training

  January 10, 2021 16:02 IST

  Two flight surgeons will soon fly to Russia where they will get hands-on experience in space medicine from their Russian counterparts for the Gaganyaan mission, an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official said on Sunday.

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  Bird Flu: Safe to eat chicken, egg? Here's what experts say

  January 10, 2021 13:42 IST

  Contrary to what some people think that the bird flu virus, also known as Avian influenza, is spread to humans via consumption of cooked poultry products, health experts on Sunday stressed that it usually does not infect people as the virus is heat-labile (degraded and killed when subjected to heat).

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  Single-dose Covid vaccine triggers antibody response: Study

  January 09, 2021 20:36 IST

  Researchers have developed a nanoparticle vaccine that elicits a virus-neutralising antibody response after a single dose. 

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  COVID-19 recovered patients may have immunity for over 8 months

  January 08, 2021 19:29 IST

  Contrary to current belief that recovered Covid-19 patients have antibodies to fight the disease for up to three to five months, a significant study has claimed that the protective immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus could last for at least eight months or more.

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  UK study finds arthritis drugs offer life-saving treatment for COVID-19

  January 08, 2021 17:17 IST

  The findings come from a trial which evaluates the effect of treatments on a combination of survival and length of time patients need support in an intensive care unit (ICU).