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  NASA building homes made of fungi for Moon, Mars

  January 17, 2020 21:24 IST

  Instead of habitats made of metal and glass, NASA is exploring technologies that could grow structures out of fungi to become our future homes in the stars, and perhaps lead to more sustainable ways of living on Earth as well.  

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  Meteorite impact, not India's Deccan Traps volcanoes, led to dino extinction: Study

  January 17, 2020 12:05 IST

  Volcanic activity in India's Deccan Traps, previously thought to have contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs, did not play a role in their die-off, according to a study which suggests meteorite impact alone led to death of the ancient reptiles.

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  Largest bird die-off ever linked to marine heat wave: Study

  January 16, 2020 19:16 IST

  The unprecedented death of nearly one million birds between 2015 and 2016, whose remains washed ashore in Alaska, US, was brought on by a severe and long-lasting marine heat wave, a new study says. 

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  Low-fat milk linked to slower ageing in adults: Study

  January 16, 2020 16:40 IST

  Drinking low-fat milk is associated with less ageing in adults, according to a new study which supports existing dietary guidelines which do not recommend high-fat milk as part of a healthy diet.

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  Remembering Kalpana Chawla's second and last flight: Columbia flight STS-107

  January 16, 2020 14:27 IST

  It was on January 16, 2003, when the Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla took her second and last flight to the space in Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-107 before it disintegrated over Texas during its re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.

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  Mysterious gas-like objects spotted in the centre of Milky Way

  January 16, 2020 13:29 IST

  Astronomers have spotted strange gas-like objects close to a monstrous black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a finding that may lead to deeper understanding of the forces creating stars and other cosmic entities in the universe.

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  Mount Everest is melting fast, satellite images reveal

  January 17, 2020 11:23 IST

  If the research presented in December last year is to be believed, the glaciers along Mount Everest's flanks had shrunk significantly from the top down and this happened in between 1962 to 2018.

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  Neanderthals may have gone diving to find shells from the sea floor: Study

  January 16, 2020 11:48 IST

  Researchers have discovered for the first time that Neanderthals made tools from seashells, not just from those lying on the shore, but may have also gone diving to collect them from the seabed. According to a study, published in the journal PLOS on Thursday, Neanderthals, often thought to be the inferior cousins to modern humans, may have retrieved seashells to make tools from waters as deep as 13 feet.

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  Strides gets USFDA nod for anti-allergic drug

  January 16, 2020 11:26 IST

  Strides Pharma Science on Thursday said it has received approval from the US health regulator for Loratadine Softgel Capsules, a medication typically used to treat allergies. In a filing to BSE Strides said its "step-down wholly-owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte Ltd, Singapore, has received approval for Loratadine Softgel Capsules, 10 mg (OTC) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA)."

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  ISRO Gaganyaan: 4 astronauts to begin 11-month training in Russia soon

  January 16, 2020 9:30 IST

  The four astronauts shortlisted for the Gaganyaan project, India's first manned space mission, will receive training in Russia for 11 months, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.

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  Last decade was the hottest, courtesy Global Warming

  January 15, 2020 23:36 IST

  ​The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records.

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  NASA Mars rover will soon get its name. Semifinalists in 'Name the Rover' contest shortlisted

  January 15, 2020 14:23 IST

  The nine finalists will talk with a panel of experts, including Glaze, NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, NASA JPL rover driver Nick Wiltsie and Clara Ma, who proposed the name for the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, as a sixth-grade student in 2009. The grand prize winner will be announced in early March 2020.

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  Connecting with nature may trigger eco-friendly life choices: Study

  January 15, 2020 13:38 IST

  People who live in built up urban areas, and spend little time with nature are less likely to make eco-friendly life choices like recycling, compared to those living closer to green spaces, a new study says.

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  China launches new remote-sensing satellite

  January 15, 2020 12:28 IST

  China sent a new optical remote-sensing satellite for commercial use into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province on Wednesday morning.

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  Global Warming: World's oceans were the warmest in 2019, says study

  January 14, 2020 18:02 IST

  The world's oceans were the warmest in 2019 than any other time in the recorded human history -- especially between the surface and a depth of 2,000 metres, an international team of 14 scientists from 11 institutes has revealed, with a warning that global ocean temperature is not only increasing but speeding up.

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  Scientists identify stardust - oldest material on Earth, contained inside meteorite

  January 14, 2020 12:29 IST

  According to the information, the town of Murchison in Victoria state witnessed oldest of 40 tiny dust grains, that were trapped inside the meteorite fragments about 7 billion years ago, about 2.5 billion years before the sun, Earth and rest of our solar system formed. 

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  New machine can keep livers alive outside body for one week

  January 14, 2020 11:03 IST

  With the study, the scientists showed that six of ten perfused poor-quality human livers, declined for transplantation by all centres in Europe, recovered to full function within one week of application of the machine.

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  NASA to release annual assessment of global temperatures, climate trends. Here's how to watch LIVE

  January 13, 2020 10:25 IST

  NASA and NOAA are two keepers of the world's temperature data and independently produce a record of Earth's surface temperatures and changes based on historical observations over oceans and land.

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  17-year-old intern helps NASA find planet in habitable zone

  January 12, 2020 18:23 IST

  Just three days into his internship, little did 17-year-old Wolf Cukier realise that he is going to make history -- in helping NASA discover its first Earth-size planet resting in its star's habitable-zone -- the way our Earth rests in its Goldilocks zone.

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  Scientists discover 550-million year old fossilized digestive tract

  January 11, 2020 19:29 IST

  Scientists have discovered oldest-known fossilized digestive tract -- 550 million-year-old -- in the Nevada desert in the US that could be a key find in understanding the early history of animals on Earth. 

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  Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari in programme with eyes on Moon, Mars

  January 11, 2020 10:32 IST

  An Indian-American will be among astronauts who may get a chance to go to the moon or Mars following his graduation from NASA's programme to train astronauts for those missions and the International Space Station.

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  Lunar Eclipse, Chandra Grahan Live Streaming: Watch Wolf Moon Live in India

  January 11, 2020 1:41 IST

  Lunar Eclipse, Chandra Grahan Live Streaming: Now is the time to catch a view of the lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan in India. The lunar eclipse taking place on January 10 is a penumbral lunar eclipse that happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are perfectly aligned. Catch Live Streaming of Lunar Eclipse or Chandra Grahan.

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  ISRO and Arianespace get ready to launch India's GSAT-30 satellite

  January 10, 2020 22:10 IST

  India and the European Space Agency Arianespace are getting ready to open their 2020 space missions with the launch of communication satellite GSAT 30. The 3,357 kg GSAT 30 is an Indian communication satellite to be launched by Ariane 5 rocket on January 17.

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  Mars losing water even faster than scientists thought

  January 10, 2020 19:04 IST

  Mars today is cold and dry – a desert world -- but dry river valleys and lakebeds suggest that water covered much of the Red Planet billions of years ago. Previous research has also found that Martian water mostly escaped into space.

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  Sunrise in Qatar during solar eclipse shows 'Red Devil Horns' | Photos

  January 10, 2020 14:12 IST

  The picture went viral on social media for its uncanny resemblance to a pair of red devil horns. Photographer and amateur astronomer Elias Chasiotis had snapped the picture, who initially posted the image to his Facebook page.

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  Not just humans, some birds may also voluntarily help peers, reveals study

  January 10, 2020 13:10 IST

  Scientists have found for the first time that some birds may voluntarily and spontaneously help familiar others of their species achieve a goal without obvious, immediate benefit to themselves. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, is the first to reveal that a species other than great apes, including humans, can wilfully help others in need, even strangers.

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  Jupiter acting as a slingshot, flinging dangerous objects towards Earth: study

  January 10, 2020 11:08 IST

  A study has found that the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter - is slingshooting objectes into the inner solar system that could impact the Earth. It was earlier believed that Jupiter protects Earth from asteroids but new theory has suggested that it may be doing more harm.

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  UK PM Boris Johnson's aide cites IIT-M paper to revamp decision making

  January 09, 2020 21:55 IST

  A research conducted at IIT-Madras has been underlined by Dominic Cummings, Chief Special Adviser to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, for revamping the decision-making strategies there.