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Food for Thought: What cooking and gathering for feasts reveal about human evolution
•Cooking food marked more than just a lifestyle change for our ancestors. It helped fuel our evolution, give us bigger brains — and later down the line, became the centrepiece of feasting rituals that brought communities together
Explained: How British scientists cured a man who suffered from COVID for 411 days
•The man, who has a weakened immune system due to a kidney transplant, caught COVID-19 in December 2020 and continued to test positive until January this year. However, researchers successfully treated him by analysing the genetic code of his particular virus to find the right treatment
'People under 40 face higher health risks from alcohol than older adults'
•A study has found that about 60 per cent of alcohol-related injuries occur among people between the age group of 15-39, including motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides
New international advisory group hopes to help public, govts understand climate science better
Tech2 News Staff •The Climate Crisis Advisory Group will help develop constructive proposals and policies to protect the environment.
Google Doodle shows its appreciation for all healthcare workers for their service
Tech2 News Staff •We bow down to the nurses, doctors, researchers that are working to provide us with the best healthcare they can.
India develops a way for scientists to spend almost16 hours underwater, go beyond three km: Harsh Vardhan
•'Sagar Avneshika' can accommodate about 15-20 scientists for research purposes and has laboratories similar to research vessel 'Sagar Thara'.
Nuclear war between India and Pakistan can kill up to 125 million people, lead to global climate catastrophe: US researchers
•The researchers found that the exploding nuclear weapons could release 16 to 36 million tonnes of soot, tiny black carbon particles in smoke
Hackers steal 68 lakh records from Indian healthcare websites for alleged cancer research
Tech2 News Staff •The stoled healthcare records contained key patient and doctor information and credentials.
Brain's neurons help in identifying and interpreting different colours and shapes
•Some neurons are only activated by a specific colour or shape, others were responsive to both shape and colour.
As country reels under severe spells of heat wave, Venkaiah Naidu says imperative that scientists address extreme weather, warming, drought
•Changing weather & climate patterns also affect agriculture & economy, the VP told researchers at NARL.