Mar 05, 2019, at 03:14 pm
Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): Australia Fest has brought together science communicators and educators in a project that brings to life an innovative exhibition on maths and computational thinking.
NASA study reproduces origins of life on ocean floor
Feb 28, 2019, at 01:05 pm
Washington, Feb 28 (IBNS): Scientists have reproduced in the lab how the ingredients for life could have formed deep in the ocean 4 billion years ago. The results of the new study offer clues to how life started on Earth and where else in the cosmos we might find it.
Artificial Intelligence to boost Earth system science: Study
Feb 16, 2019, at 06:18 pm
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): A study by German scientists from Jena and Hamburg, published today in the journal Nature, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can substantially improve our understanding of the climate and the Earth system.
Engaging women and girls in science ‘vital’ for Sustainable Development Goals
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): Boosting the number of women and girls entering careers involving STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, UN chief António Guterres said on Monday, in a message to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
More women and girls needed in the sciences to solve world’s biggest challenges
Feb 08, 2019, at 09:04 am
New York, Feb 8 (IBNS): Many of the world’s biggest problems may be going unsolved because too many women and girls are being discouraged from the sciences.
India’s communication satellite GSAT-31 launched successfully from French Guiana
Feb 06, 2019, at 09:21 am
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): India’s latest communication satellite, GSAT-31 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours on Wednesday, ISRO said.
Genetic study provides novel insights into the evolution of skin colour
Feb 02, 2019, at 03:53 pm
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS): Skin colour is one of the most visible and variable traits among humans and scientists have always been curious about how this variation evolved. Now, a study of Latin American populations led by UCL geneticists has identified new genetic variations associated with skin colour.
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Astronomers find dark energy may vary over time
Feb 01, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Washington, Feb 1 (IBNS): A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton suggests that dark energy may have varied over cosmic time, as reported in our latest press release.
NASA's AIRS captures polar vortex moving in over US
Feb 01, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Washington, Feb 1 (IBNS): The U.S. Midwest has been gripped by the lowest temperatures it has seen in years. An unusually cold Arctic air mass, called a polar vortex, is responsible for the severe temperatures, which in many areas have plunged well below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius).
Huge cavity in Antarctic glacier signals rapid decay: NASA
Feb 01, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Washington, Feb 1 (IBNS): A gigantic cavity — two-thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall — growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is one of several disturbing discoveries reported in a new NASA-led study of the disintegrating glacier.
Boom in Artificial Intelligence patents, points to ‘quantum leap’ in tech: UN report
Feb 01, 2019, at 08:42 am
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): The “upsurge” in patent applications for devices and machines powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the last five years, suggests that it could soon revolutionize all areas of daily life far beyond the tech world, a UN report suggested on Thursday.
UN lauds special chemistry of the periodic table, kicking off 150th anniversary celebrations
Jan 30, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): On Tuesday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements at its headquarters in Paris, kicking off a series of events and activities to be held throughout the year, as the world celebrates the 150th anniversary since its creation by Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleev.
Scientists finally know what time it is on Saturn
Jan 26, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): Using new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a day on Saturn. It's 10 hours, 33 minutes and 38 seconds.
PSLV-C44 launches Microsat-R and Kalamsat-V2, ISRO tastes first success of 2019
Jan 25, 2019, at 09:08 am
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Adding another feather to India's space research glory, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the world's lightest satellite on Thursday.
CSE releases new analysis on ‘State of the Renewable Energy Sector in India’
Jan 21, 2019, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): India is surging ahead in the area of renewable energy. Renewable capacity has reached 73 gigawatt (GW), which is 20 per cent of the country’s total energy capacity. Generation has increased, and solar energy has made tremendous strides. But does this mean the country is well on its way to meet its ambitious 175-GW renewable capacity target by 2022?
Launch window for Chandravaan-2 is March 25 - April 30: ISRO Chairman
Jan 18, 2019, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The launch window for Chandravaan-2 is Mar 25 - Apr 30 this year, said Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K Sivan, while addressing a press conference here on Friday.
Study finds an ancient relative of humans showing a surprisingly modern trait
Jan 17, 2019, at 03:30 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to that of people today, a new study found.
India targets to send humans to space by December 2021: ISRO chief
Jan 11, 2019, at 01:48 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 11 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K. Sivan on Saturday said India has set the target to send astronauts to space by December 2021.
44th Eastern India Science Fair begins at BITM
Jan 08, 2019, at 06:54 pm
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): 44th Eastern India Science Fair and 18th Engineering Fair were inaugurated by Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) here on Tuesday.
Jan 05, 2019, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS):Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday inaugurated the Women Science Congress in Jalandhar and said there is a need to translate some of the best journals into Indian languages.
China probe makes history, lands on far side of the moon
Jan 03, 2019, at 03:17 pm
Beijing, Jan 3 (IBNS): China's Chang'e-4 on Thursday became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side of the moon - the side not visible from Earth, Xinhua reported.
From the colonies to the space race - past, present, future converge in Fourth Committee
Dec 29, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Dec 29 (IBNS): A timeline that stretches from the colonial past, through the present, and into the future for the final frontier in space, defines one of the United Nations General Assembly’s most versatile Main Committees – the Fourth Committee.
Cabinet clears Gaganyaan Programme, 3 Indians will be sent to space by 2022
Dec 28, 2018, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Gaganyaan Programme with demonstration of Indian Human Spaceflight capability to low earth orbit for a mission duration ranging from one orbital period to a maximum of seven days.
Dec 28, 2018, at 05:15 pm
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): Abandoned Christmas trees could be saved from landfill and turned into paint and food sweeteners according to new research by the University of Sheffield.
Crashes increase when speed limits dip far below engineering recommendation: Study
Dec 26, 2018, at 06:22 pm
New York, Dec 26 (IBNS): Speed limits set only five miles per hour below engineering recommendations produce a statistically significant decrease in total, fatal and injury crashes, and property-damage-only crashes, according to a group of Penn State researchers.
Scientists discover new, exotic class of planets outside solar system
Dec 22, 2018, at 08:45 am
Zurich, Dec 22 (IBNS): Researchers at the Universities of Zurich and Cambridge have discovered a new, exotic class of planets outside our solar system.
India's ISRO launches GSAT-7A satellite
Dec 19, 2018, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Adding one more feather to its crown, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched nation's newest satellite GSAT-7A.
University of Birmingham leads discussions on boosting ‘clean cold’ in India
Dec 18, 2018, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Experts from the University of Birmingham led discussions on broadening the use of sustainable cooling technology in India and supporting the Indian Government’s drive to meet key development targets.
Scientists find a young star caught forming like a planet
Dec 16, 2018, at 05:44 pm
London, Dec 16 (IBNS): Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it.
UN space-based tool opens new horizons to track land-use on Earth’s surface
Dec 13, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): Satellite-based tracking to chart how land is being used on the earth’s surface is about to get much easier and more accessible, the UN food agency has announced, launching a new online portal developed in collaboration with the United States Space Agency, NASA.