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File photo of U.S. astronaut Christina Koch, member of the crew to the International Space Station (ISS), speaks with her relatives through a safety glass prior the launch of Soyuz MS-12 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. (AP)

Astronaut Christina Koch set to return after breaking spaceflight...

She also participated in the first-ever spacewalk by women

6 Feb 2020 9:29 AM IST

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China thats caused by a new virus. (AP)

You saw it on WhatsApp right? No, salt water is no good against...

Science is frantically trying everything, including anti-HIV drugs, against the dreaded virus

4 Feb 2020 2:39 PM IST

In this file photo takes in March 2019, US astronaut Christina Koch, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), speaks with her relatives through a safety glass prior the launch of Soyuz MS-12 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. AP photo

Astronaut on longest spaceflight can-'t wait to eat salsa and chips

Nasa astronaut Christina Koch has been living on the International Space Station since March and returns to Earth on...

29 Jan 2020 11:31 AM IST

The prototype oven which can be used in microgravity was designed and built by Nanoracks and Zero G Kitchen while the Double Tree by Hilton hotel chain supplied the raw cookie dough.

Another giant leap for mankind as astronauts bake first space cookies

The cookies returned to Earth on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and will undergo testing by food scientists to determine...

25 Jan 2020 11:12 AM IST

Gravity is the unseen force that dominates our entire lives. (Photo: ANI)

People perceive gravity through visual cues

A group of researchers used virtual reality (VR) based experiments to reach this fascinating conclusion.

25 Jan 2020 9:28 AM IST

The scientists from UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center found that another drug, already on the market, counters that resistance and blocks cancer.

New drug-duo to fight off cancer unveiled

In this study, patients-' cancers were sequenced as the disease progressed during treatment.

25 Jan 2020 9:21 AM IST

It could be a major breakthrough in the development of new non-opioid, non-addictive pain management strategies for patients.

First successful treatment for pain using stem cells discovered

The next step for the researchers is to perform extensive safety tests in rodents.

25 Jan 2020 9:11 AM IST

The brain consists of around one hundred billion neurons.

Understanding highways of human brain

Myelin creates a coaxial cable producing multiple waves of electrical potentials travelling in a more complicated...

25 Jan 2020 9:03 AM IST

Is that you, Doc? Astronauts recommend diversity to ISRO.

Dear ISRO, do astronauts have to be fighter pilots? Why not a doctor?

Veteran astronauts from around the world advise ISRO to throw doors of its space mission wider open

23 Jan 2020 11:46 PM IST

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Decoded: How palm oil plantation contributes to global warming

The research, is the first to examine the three main greenhouse gas emissions across the different age stages of palm...

22 Jan 2020 1:14 PM IST

This study analysed mutation patterns within the vast non-coding regions of human DNA that control how and when genes are activated.

Research leads to connection between DNA alteration and cancer

A new study shows that there are regions of non-coding DNA that may have a connection to cancer growth and progression...

20 Jan 2020 6:38 PM IST

$Filipinos turn volcano\s ash, plastic trash into bricks$ Science

Filipinos turn volcano-'s ash, plastic trash into bricks

Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to their...

20 Jan 2020 3:49 PM IST