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NASA to review workplace safety culture at SpaceX, Boeing
U.S. space agency NASA said on Tuesday it would review the workplace safety culture at SpaceX and Boeing Co , as the two companies gear up
First-ever drone-delivery of kidney yields promising results
Pollution is now a political subject, that's its big success: TERI chief Ajay..
The Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute on what to expect from the Katowice Climate Change Conference a
BASIC nations push for ‘climate finance’
A reminder for developed countries
Massive 4,000-year-old termite mounds can be seen from space
Nearly 4,000 years ago, approximately 200 million termite mounds were built in Brazil — ones that eventually became so enormous they
Developed countries seem to be shedding their responsibilities in pre-2020 pe..
Rescued squirrel becomes part of woman's family, stashes nuts in her hair: 'H..
An English woman saved an injured squirrel she found on the road after apparently being hit by a moving vehicle.
Bill Nye says Mars colonies won't happen: 'Are you guys high?'
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk can forget about their dreams of colonizing and transforming Mars for human settlement, at least according to Bill
NASA picks ancient Martian river delta for rover landing
The basin may have preserved organic molecules and signs of microbial life
Car assembly is heavy work – this exoskeleton can boost your strength
Factory workers at Ford’s car assembly plants are using exoskeletons to help with their gruelling work. Leah Crane visited the factory to
Google gets ‘Neighbourly’, to add more cities in India
Bengaluru, Delhi top waitlist; Chennai, Hyderabad on cards
Stolen Picasso worth $1M 'found' buried in Romania may be elaborate hoax
A Pablo Picasso artwork that was stolen six years ago in a museum heist that was reportedly found buried in the ground in Romania appears t
‘Robo-nose’ could replace sniffer dogs
The researchers developed the prototype based on odour receptors grown from the genes of mice that respond to target odour
Are these Earth's oldest fossils of life? Dispute has E.T. implications
Scientists will gather in a remote and snowy part of southwestern Greenland next summer to try to determine if rocks from 3.7 billion years
Astronomers expect rare gamma-ray burst
Three more invasive alien plants found in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
The plants pose a serious threat to flora and fauna at the sanctuary
Watch: Apple's new IPad Pro bends from the centre
In a bid to create a super thin iPad Pro, Apple seems to have overlooked the strength of the device. When the device was p
तापमान बढ़ने पर सूखा, बाढ़, अप्रत्याशित बारिश और समुद
तापमान बढ़ने पर सूखा, बाढ़, अप्रत्याशित बारिश और समुद
New council to ensure sustainable development of Himalayan region
Set up by the NITI Aayog, the council will work on five thematic areas significant for the Himalayas, including tourism, skills, shifting c
From NASA's study report to metallic cannonball: Five crucial signs that al..
Here we present five crucial signs that alien life once thrived on Mars
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease spreads prions throughout the eyes, researchers fin..
Researchers recently studied the eyes of 11 people with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD), the most common and well-known prion dis
Melanoma skin cancer tumors grow larger and are more likely to metastasize due to interactions between a pair of molecules, according to ex
Parental 'feeding styles' reflect children's genes
New research from King's College London and UCL challenges the idea that a child's weight largely reflects the way their parents feed them.
Machine learning can be used to predict which patients require emergency admi..
Machine learning can be used to analyse electronic health records and predict the risk of emergency hospital admissions, a new study from T
The shape of things to come: Flexible, foldable supercapacitors for energy st..
A team of researchers from the Plasma Physics Research Centre, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University in Tehran, Iran, have
Eyes of CJD patients show evidence of prions
NIH scientists and colleagues have found evidence of the infectious agent of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in the eyes of deceas
New model predicts which animal viruses may spread among humans
Researchers have developed a model that predicts which of the viruses that can jump from animals to people can also be transmitted from per
UNH researchers create a more effective hydrogel for healing wounds
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created an easy-to-make, low-cost injectable hydrogel that could help wounds heal faste
A toxic bullet involved in bacterial competition found by researchers
A bacterial toxin that allows an infectious strain of bacteria to defeat its competitors has been discovered by Imperial College London sci
Computer scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Google Brain, Google's artificial intelligence research arm, have devised
Strong but uneven spending in medical and health R&D across sectors over five..
Total US investment in medical and health research and development (R&D) in the US grew by 27 percent over the five-year period from 2013 t
A Trojan horse delivery method for miRNA-enriched extracellular vesicles
A method for large-scale production of extracellular vesicles enriched with specific microRNAs (miRNAs) has been developed in the Wake Fore
Fish can detox too -- but not so well, when it comes to mercury
By examining the tissues at a subcellular level, the researchers discovered yelloweye rockfish were able to immobilize several potentially
Clemson researchers reveal secrets of parasite that causes African sleeping s..
A team of Clemson University researchers wants to protect humans and other mammals from the debilitating and even deadly effects of African
Gene testing doesn't add much information for antidepressant or antipsychotic..
Pharmacogenetic tests are marketed as an aid to psychiatrists in selecting the antidepressant or antipsychotic medication that will work be
Among birds-of-paradise, good looks are not enough to win a mate
Male birds-of-paradise are justly world famous for their wildly extravagant feather ornaments, complex calls, and shape-shifting dance move
To predict the future, the brain uses two clocks
One type of anticipatory timing relies on memories from past experiences. The other on rhythm. Both are critical to our ability to navigate
How reliable are search terms for SEO and SEM results?
With billions of dollars spent each year on search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM), the power of search terms h
Meta-surface corrects for chromatic aberrations across all kinds of lenses
SEAS researchers have developed a so-called metacorrector, a single-layer surface of nanostructures that can correct chromatic aberrations
Australian mammals at greatest risk from cats and foxes, new study
New research led by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub has revealed which Australian mammals are most vulnerable to cats and foxes, and ma
Hungry ticks work harder to find you
Biologists at the University of Cincinnati say the hungrier ticks are, the harder they try to find you or other hosts. The findings could h
The final stage before a big bang?
The Phlegraean Fields in the west of Naples have entered the first stage of a new caldera cycle. That is the conclusion vulcanologists have
Why macrophages rest in healthy tissue
ETH scientists have shown that the immune system's macrophages are regulated not only biochemically, but mechanically as well. This could e
Neuroimaging study reveals 'hot spot' for cue-reactivity in substance-depende..
Medical University of South Carolina neuroscientists have identified a region of brain that may be a new clinical target to treat addiction
Bots actually target and pursue individual influencers
New research co-authored by assistant research professor and associate director of Informatics at the University of Southern California Dep
New observations of a young gas giant demonstrate the power of a ground-based method for searching for signatures of life.
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Bouchra being blown apart
Tropical Cyclone Bouchra may have been re-born over the weekend of Nov. 17 and 18 but by Nov. 20 it was blown apart by wind shear and NASA'
NASA tracks Tropical Depression Toraji in the Gulf of Thailand
Visible from NASA's Terra satellite revealed the extent of Tropical Depression Toraji as it continued moving through the Gulf of Thailand a
NASA sees Tropical Depression 33W affecting Philippines
Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite revealed the extent of Tropical Depression 33W showed the tropical low pressure system moving i