Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) Chinese scientists are designing a new type of spacecraft that can move a de-orbiting satellite back into its intended orbit, thus extending its period of service, media reports said on Monday….
Taipei, Aug 13 (IANS) Nine people were killed and 16 injured as fire engulfed a hospital in Taiwan’s New Taipei City on Monday, officials said. The incident took place on the seventh floor of the…
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was hospitalised in a critical condition last week, suffered a heart attack on Sunday morning, a hospital official said. “Chatterjee suffered a heart attack…
Miami, Aug 12 (IANS) NASA on Sunday said it had launched Parker Solar Probe, the US space agency’s historic small car-sized probe, on its seven-year space odyssey that will take it gradually closer to the…
Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) Two officials of a Patna shelter home were detained on Sunday for questioning after two women inmates died in a hospital, police said. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said…
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Researchers have, for the first time, produced fibres with embedded electronics that are so flexible they can be woven into soft washable fabrics and made into wearable clothing. Embedding high…
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Does your boss expects you to be ever-connected on emails and work without boundaries? If so, besides causing harm to your health and well-being, it could also lead to conflict…
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Almost nine million people in India are now visually impaired, which is the highest number over the past two decades, but six million of them can be helped with advanced low-vision…
Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) India will soon launch a dedicated space and science television channel to make their benefits reach people across the country, a top official said on Sunday. “Within the next three to…
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) The bond between parent and child extends far beyond sharing similar looks or behaviours as a new study suggests that treating depression in teenagers may benefit their parents’ mental health…
Miami, Aug 12 (IANS) NASA on Sunday successfully launched the Parker Solar Probe, the US space agency’s historic small car-size probe to “touch the Sun,” from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. “3-2-1……
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) A team of Indian-American researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and at the University of Utah at Salt Lake City, has used an ingenious process…
Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) Marking the 99th birth anniversary of India’s space pioneer Vikram Sarabhai, the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday unveiled his bust at its headquarters here. The space agency’s former…
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Scientists have identified a brain region that could generate pessimistic moods in disorders such as anxiety or depression that leads people to focus more on the possible downside than the…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday visited All India Institute of Medial Sciences (AIIMS) to enquire about Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s health….
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Women, please take note. If you think that your spouse does not care for your well-being the way you do then you may be wrong, a new study has found. The…
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Do you have the habit of popping over-the-counter (OTC) drugs such as multivitamins, multiminerals, cranberry and aspirin? Besides making you antibiotic resistant and causing other health issues, it may also affect…
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Girls who develop Type-1 diabetes before the age of ten die an average of nearly 18 years earlier than those who do not have diabetes, a new study has found. The…
Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) Laziness could explain the reason why Homo Erectus — a species of primitive humans — went extinct, a new research has shown. The findings, based on an archaeological excavation of ancient…