NASA selects mission to study Black Holes, cosmic x-ray mysteries
Jan 04, 2017, at 02:56 pm
Washington, Jan 4 (IBNS): NASA has selected a science mission that will allow astronomers to explore, for the first time, the hidden details of some of the most extreme and exotic astronomical objects, such as stellar and supermassive black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.
Rhino census to begin in Assam from next month
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:50 pm
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Assam forest department is all set to conduct the rhino census across the state from next month.
Dense fog in Delhi delays flights, trains
Jan 03, 2017, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): A dense fog in the national capital on Tuesday morning disrupted the schedules of several flights and trains, forcing cancellation of few and delay of many, media reports said.
Canada: Environmentalists puzzled by large number of sea creatures washed up dead
Jan 03, 2017, at 07:12 am
Toronto, Jan. 2 (IBNS): Thousands of dead herring, starfish, lobster, crabs and one whale mysteriously washed up dead on some Nova Scotia beaches over the past few weeks, media reports said.
Agni - IV flight test successfully held
Jan 03, 2017, at 12:19 am
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Agni-IV, the Long Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile with a range of 4,000 kms was successfully flight tested, once again proving the reliability and efficacy of the weapon system.
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:59 pm
Tokyo, Dec 31 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit close to Japan's east coast on Saturday, officials said.
There is an acute shortage of general physicians, say doctors at medical conference
Dec 30, 2016, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Medicon International 2016, the third international conference on Advanced Clinical Medicine, was recently held in Kolkata.
Pan Pan, world's oldest giant panda, dies in China
Dec 29, 2016, at 11:24 pm
Beijing, Dec 29 (IBNS): World's oldest male giant panda, Pan Pan, died on Wednesday in China's Sichuan Province, according to media reports.
Dr KK Aggarwal takes oath as IMA's National President
Dec 29, 2016, at 01:01 am
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IBNS): Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal was on Wednesday sworn in as the 88th President of Indian Medical Association.
Dec 29, 2016, at 12:23 am
Tokyo, Dec 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Wednesday, officials said.
Cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, on the verge of extinction
Dec 28, 2016, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is dangerously close to extinction, according to a recent study conducted by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Panthera.
US astronomer and pioneer dark matter scientist Vera Rubin passes away
Dec 27, 2016, at 08:10 pm
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): US astronomer Vera Rubin, 88, passed away on Sunday night, according to media reports.
'Slight' earthquake hits Uttarakhand
Dec 26, 2016, at 11:53 pm
Dehradun, Dec 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarakhand on Monday, officials siad.
Kolkata Police creates green corridor on X-mas night for organ transplant
Dec 26, 2016, at 05:19 am
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): The Kolkata Traffic Police successfully arranged a green corridor on Sunday night, when the city was busy in celebrating Christmas, to facilitate organ transplant, reports said.
Dec 26, 2016, at 02:15 am
Santiago, Dec 25 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale hit Chile on Sunday.
Wind Tunnel testing underway for next, more powerful version of NASA's Space launch system
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:42 am
California, Dec 23 (IBNS): As engines are fired, software written and hardware welded to prepare for the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), engineers are already running tests in supersonic wind tunnels to develop the next, more powerful version of the world's most advanced launch vehicle capable of carrying humans to deep space destinations.
90 million years old bird species identified in Canadian Arctic
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:14 am
Toronto, Dec 23 (IBNS): A new prehistoric species of 90 million years old bird had been identified in the Canadian Arctic, media reports said.
Rhino poaching : Assam forest department suspended seven guards of Kaziranga
Dec 24, 2016, at 01:21 am
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IBNS) : A day after a rhino was found poached, Assam forest department on Friday suspended seven forest guards of Kaziranga National Park (KNP), after they were found of being involved in negligence in duty, following the instruction by forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma.
Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection against disease
Dec 23, 2016, at 11:57 pm
Geneva, Dec 23 (IBNS): An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published on Friday in The Lancet.
Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Dec 22, 2016, at 07:09 pm
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IBNS): Poachers continue with their killing spree in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as the death of another one-horned rhinoceros on Wednesday night seems to prove.
NASA readies for major Orion milestones in 2017
Dec 22, 2016, at 02:29 pm
Washington, Dec 22 (IBNS): From the beginning of assembly work on the Orion crew module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to testing a range of the spacecraft systems, engineers made headway in 2016 in advance of the spacecraft’s 2018 mission beyond the moon.
Know The Causes and Types of Diabetes
Dec 22, 2016, at 12:22 am
Dec 21, 2016, at 09:46 pm
Srinagar, Dec 21 (IBNS) : Srinagar experienced the coldest day of the season as mercury plummeted to a shuddering minus 6.5 degree celsius on Wednesday that heralded the onset of 'Chillai Kalan', a local epithet for a 40-day long period of chill, considered as the harshest period of winter.
Small troughs growing on Mars may become 'Spiders'
Dec 21, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Washington, Dec 21 (IBNS): Erosion-carved troughs that grow and branch during multiple Martian years may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian "spiders," which are radially patterned channels found only in the south polar region of Mars.
Space Laser reveals Boom-and-Bust Cycle of Polar Ocean plants
Dec 21, 2016, at 03:23 pm
Washington, Dec 21 (IBNS): A new study using a NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth has found that small, environmental changes in polar food webs significantly influence the boom-and-bust, or peak and decline, cycles of phytoplankton.
Apollo Munich Health Insurance picks up 'Best Health Insurance Company' award
Dec 21, 2016, at 03:51 am
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): Leading health insurer Apollo Munich Health Insurance has bagged the 'Best Health Insurance Company Award' at the recently held India Health and Wellness Summit and Awards 2016.
Governments make strong commitments to biodiversity at UN conference in Mexico
Dec 20, 2016, at 03:29 pm
New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News):Countries attending the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Mexico reached agreements on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.
Somalia: UNICEF and partners begin mass vaccinations amid serious measles outbreak
Dec 20, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News): Following a major measles outbreak in Somalia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners supported a swift delivery of 55,000 doses of measles vaccine to Kismayo along with Vitamin A supplementation to boost the immunity of the some 54,000 children under the age of 10 that are expected to be vaccinated.
Never forget the interaction between cancer and heart disease: Cardiac Specialist
Dec 20, 2016, at 06:03 am
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): During the MEDICON International 2016, an international conference on advanced clinical medicine in Kolkata, Cardiac Specialist Arjun Ghosh said that a patient, who is undergoing cancer treatment, could face cardiac problems.
Heart failure a major health problem in UK: Expert
Dec 20, 2016, at 05:47 am
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): During an international conference on advanced clinical medicine in Kolkata, Cardiologist Jean McEwan said that heart failure was a persistent and progressive disease in the world, while it was a major health problem in the UK.