ISRO and CSIR-NPL sign MoU for time and frequency traceability services
Aug 05, 2017, at 03:54 am
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Ministry of Science and Technology, in New Delhi on Friday.
Despite heavy armor, new dinosaur used camouflage to hide from predators
Aug 05, 2017, at 02:37 am
Toronto, Aug 4 (IBNS): Researchers reporting in Current Biology on Aug 3 have named a new genus and species of armored dinosaur.
Twilight observations reveal huge storm on Neptune
Aug 05, 2017, at 02:36 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): Spectacular sunsets and sunrises are enough to dazzle most of us, but to astronomers, dusk and dawn are a waste of good observing time. They want a truly dark sky.
Cases of blindness to rise to 115 million by 2050, finds study
Aug 05, 2017, at 02:14 am
London, Aug 4 (IBNS):The number of cases of blindness is predicted to rise to 115 million by 2050, according to new research published in The Lancet Global Health.
For white middle class, moderate drinking is linked to cognitive health in old age, finds study
Aug 05, 2017, at 02:09 am
London, Aug 4 (IBNS): Older adults who consume alcohol moderately on a regular basis are more likely to live to the age of 85 without dementia or other cognitive impairments than non-drinkers, according to a University of California San Diego School of Medicine-led study.
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Aug 05, 2017, at 02:01 am
Washington, Aug 4 (IBNS) :NASA and a team of Brazilian space researchers have announced a joint CubeSat mission to study phenomena in Earth's upper atmosphere -- a region of charged particles called the ionosphere -- capable of disrupting communications and navigation systems on the ground and potentially impacting satellites and human explorers in space.
Aug 03, 2017, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Infants who are not breastfed are 15 times more likely to die from pnuemonia and 11 times more likely to die from diarrhoea than children who are exclusively breastfed, said the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in a release on Thursday.
Global blindness to triple by 2050, new research finds
Aug 03, 2017, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): A new research has stated that the rate of global blindness is set to triple by 2050, thereby affecting an approximate 115 million people.
Philips committed to breastfeeding Awareness in India
Aug 03, 2017, at 03:10 am
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has launched an outreach program to train and empower expecting mothers and families, and train healthcare professionals.
Climate change could put rare bat species at greater risk
Aug 03, 2017, at 02:33 am
London, Aug 2 (IBNS): An endangered bat species with a UK population of less than 1,000 could be further threatened by the effects of global warming, according to a new study led by the University of Southampton.
Sea ice decline could weaken ocean currents of the North Atlantic
Aug 03, 2017, at 02:28 am
London, Aug 2 (IBNS): Arctic ice loss could lead to harsher winters and stormier weather in Europe because of its impact on Atlantic ocean currents, warn the authors of a new study led by the University of Southampton.
NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft still reaching for the stars after 40 years
Aug 03, 2017, at 01:45 am
Washington, Aug 2 (IBNS): Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September. Despite their vast distance, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing the final frontier.
Earth likely to warm more than 2 degrees this century, says study
Aug 03, 2017, at 01:31 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Warming of the planet by 2 degrees Celsius is often seen as a “tipping point†that people should try to avoid by limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
What did the mother of all flowers look like?
Aug 03, 2017, at 01:16 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Researchers from 13 countries have reconstructed the evolution of flowers – only 140 million years old and the most diverse group of plants on Earth, which came into existence towards the end of the age of the dinosaurs.
Zika infections unlikely to be passed by kissing, casual contact, says study
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:55 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Saliva is no way to pass a Zika virus infection.
Rise in e-cigarettes linked to rise in smokers quitting, say researchers
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:40 am
Auckland, Aug 2 (IBNS): New research studying United States smokers has shown the recent rise in e-cigarette use in that country is getting more smokers quitting, according to Professor Chris Bullen of the University of Auckland.
Dulled taste may prompt more calories on path to obesity
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:32 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Cornell University food scientists have found that people with a diminished ability to taste food choose sweeter – and likely higher-calorie – fare. This could put people on the path to gaining weight.
Climate change expected to increase premature deaths from air pollution, says study
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:25 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates that future climate change, if left unaddressed, is expected to cause roughly 60,000 deaths globally in the year 2030 and 260,000 deaths in 2100 due to climate change’s effect on global air pollution.
Data Visualization - Impact on Data
Aug 02, 2017, at 04:46 pm
Big Data analytics is driving everything currently, from online shopping and traffic management to the corporate boardroom and medical science. With data analytics, services keep getting better and more personalized and organizations keep getting insights that they use as launchpads for growth.
Survey reveals low rates of initiation of breast feeding within an hour of birth nationally
Aug 02, 2017, at 02:45 am
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS): The National Family Health Survey -4 (2015-16) has revealed low rates of initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth nationally, despite increase in the rates of institutional childbirth.
Is it time to drop the ‘complete the course’ message for antibiotics?
Jul 31, 2017, at 03:52 am
London, July 30 (IBNS): Oxford researchers are among a group of infectious disease experts to argue that the advice that patients should complete a course of antibiotics is not supported by evidence and should be dropped.
Mosquito-spread encephalitis found in Wisconsin horses
Jul 30, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): Two horses who died this week in the Tomah area were infected with eastern equine encephalitis virus, according to the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Two decades of changes in Helheim Glacier, compiles NASA
Jul 30, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along the eastern edge of Greenland Ice Sheet and one of the island’s largest ocean-terminating rivers of ice.
Asteroid flyby will benefit NASA detection and tracking network
Jul 30, 2017, at 10:23 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): NASA scientists are excited about the upcoming close flyby of a small asteroid and plan to use its upcoming October close approach to Earth as an opportunity not only for science, but to test NASA’s network of observatories and scientists who work with planetary defense.
NASA finds Moon of Saturn has chemical that could form ‘Membranes’
Jul 30, 2017, at 04:05 am
Washington, July 29 (IBNS): NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
Clemson professor’s research tackles contaminated dietary supplements’ impact on athletes
Jul 30, 2017, at 03:43 am
New York, July 29 (IBNS): Contaminated dietary supplements may cause health problems in users and render athletes ineligible to play, according to a Clemson University professor.
Faster-acting antidepressants may finally be within reach
Jul 30, 2017, at 03:42 am
London, July 29 (IBNS): Some activity patterns in the brain can be dangerous, producing persistent dark moods that drain people’s motivation, pleasure, and hope.
India observes Global Tiger Day on July 29
Jul 29, 2017, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS): Tiger protection is still a challenge all over the world, said Union Environment & Forest Minister Dr Harshvardhan while addressing a Global Tiger Day event in New Delhi on Saturday.
GVK MIAL observes World Hepatitis Day 2017
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS): For the first time in the history of any airport, GVK MIAL, the company that administers Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), on Friday observed World Hepatitis Day 2017 by organizing a free check-up camp, a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
Vitamin E-deficient embryos are cognitively impaired even after diet improves, says study
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:36 pm
New York, July 28 (IBNS): Zebrafish deficient in vitamin E produce offspring beset by behavioral impairment and metabolic problems, new research at Oregon State University shows.