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Boeing continues to have trouble with Starliner spacecraft's propulsion system

It needs to have a successful uncrewed test flight before flying humans but it remains unclear when the next test flight will be scheduled.

Tracing footsteps of wooly mammoth, scientists learn it was a long-distance wanderer

The mammoth has three or four times in its life, made an immense journey of 500, 600 even 700 kilometres, in a few months.

Leaders and experts speak up after the release of the new IPCC report

The report is titled Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis and is the most detailed assessment of climate science ever undertaken.

ISRO will launch its earth observation satellite: Here's all you need to know

The advanced imaging satellite will allow for constant, real-time monitoring of the Indian landmass and the oceans.

ISRO launches GISAT-1 satellite, says mission not 'fully' accomplished due to technical anomaly in cryogenic stage

The 51.70-metre tall rocket GSLV-F10/EOS-03 successfully lifted off from the second launch pad at the spaceport as planned at 05.43 hrs soon after the 26-hour countdown concluded

Spinal Muscular Atrophy awareness: Treatment advances offer hope to SMA patients

It is crucial to raise awareness about the disease among specialists like paediatricians and neurologists to recognize its early signs.

ISS astronauts to experiment on 'the Blob' that grows without dividing

Despite having no mouth, legs or brain, the yellowish mould eats, grows, moves — albeit very slowly — and has amazing learning abilities.

Asteroid Bennu to pass Earth in September 2135, possibility of impact 'very slight'

Bennu was discovered in 1999 and is classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid.

Explainer: What we know about post-recovery symptoms associated with 'long' COVID

The risk of long COVID is no longer directly linked with age or severity of the illness, so younger people and those with mild infection can still develop long-COVID as well.

India will soon have WHO's recommended doctor-to-patient ratio: NITI Aayog member

Vinod Paul said India is on the path to having one doctor per thousand population by 2024 and increasing beds from 11 lakh to 22 lakh.

Earth’s energy budget is out of balance: How does energy flow and what this means for climate change

Our climate is determined by these energy flows. When the amount of energy coming in is more than the energy going out, the planet warms up

Vaccine hesitancy: A look at two centuries of people's anti-vax sentiment

In 1796, physician Edward Jenner got the idea to use milder cowpox virus on a child to stimulate immune response after he noticed milkmaids rarely got smallpox.

COVID-19 survivors are twice as likely to get re-infected, are urged to get vaccinated

Vaccinated survivors can make antibodies that can recognize all kinds of variants even if you were never exposed to the variant.

Instances of long COVID unlikely in patients re-infected after vaccination, studies continue

A small Israeli study found long COVID-19 in several health workers with breakthrough infections.

Hit and miss: Perseverance rover failed its first rock sample collection on Mars

NASA plans on bringing back around 30 samples that will be analyzed with sophisticated instruments than those on Mars.

Two spacecrafts to visit Earth's hot neighbor Venus this week

On Monday, ESA's Solar Orbiter probe will visit Venus and about 33 hours later, European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo will get a closer look.

NASA celebrates Juno's 10 birthday by extending the life of its mission

After extending its mission in June 2018, NASA again extended Juno's mission this year till September 2025

Virgin Galactic will raise ticket prices to fly its spaceplane for four minutes

The price: at least $450,000 per seat.

World breastfeeding week: Myths busted for new and expecting mothers

It’s the duty of primary health care providers to educate new mothers and provide them with all the necessary information to make the right decision.

World breastfeeding week: Mothers can safely breastfeed their newborns even if they test positive for COVID-19

Breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact are beneficial for both baby and mother.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completes nine years on the red planet

The robot which was launched in November 2011 and reached Mars on 5 August 2012.

IPCC to release new climate report on 9 August: Here’s all you need to know

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report that will assess the state of the global climate.

IPCC report relevant for India as it will reveal country's climate change reality

Every few years, the IPCC produces an Assessment Report, which examines all the scientific literature published in the years since the last report.

NASA begins preparation to launch its Lucy mission in October: Here's all you need to know

The mission - named Lucy - will for the first time explore Trojan asteroids that share an orbit with the planet Jupiter.

Is the Delta variant making younger adults 'sicker, quicker’?

Physicians said almost all patients coming in this are unvaccinated, is younger and mainly in their 20s or 30s.

Vaccine hesitancy: Answers to six COVID-19 vaccine myths to allay your fears

Reinfection can occur even in individuals who were previously infected but by getting the vaccine, you can be protected against severe complications.

Boeing postpones uncrewed flight of Starliner capsule to the ISS

A NASA statement said the test was cancelled not because of inclement weather but because of an issues with Starliner's propulsion system.

Unravelling the mystery of how climate works and how human activities tip the scales

We have only started to understand the effects of greenhouse gases began in the 1820s with French scientist Joseph Fourier.

World’s climate change progress since 2019 is mostly bad news

A global price for carbon needs to be high enough to induce decarbonisation across industry.

Roche introduces oral treatment for individuals suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Details on Evrysdi

Launched by Roche, Evrysdi is the first and only treatment approved in India for spinal muscular atrophy patients.