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Explained: What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? What do they do?

IPCC authors come from academia, industry, government and non-governmental organisations.

Explained: How Antarctica hit record temperature amid heat wave in Europe, Arctic

The new record for the maximum temperature for Antarctica is now 18.3 degrees Celsius, eclipsing the previous high of 17.5 degrees Celsius in March 2015

Urgent need for 'major reforms' in WHO for effective response to pandemics: Harsh Vardhan

He also said that the global crisis arising out of the pandemic is further compounded by ever-evolving new variants of the virus.

Richard Branson will be launching into space along with Virgin Galactic crew on 11 July test flight

He founded Virgin Galactic in 2004 to provide short space tourist flights to the edge of space and has said he will be a passenger on the first commercial flight.

Biogen has until 2030 to prove its new controversial Alzheimer's drug works

Aduhelm is a $56,000-a-year drug that is supposed to slows down the brain-destroying disease.

Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' surprises scientists, shows early signs of melting

While most of the Arctic could be free of ice in the summer by mid-century, they thought the Last Ice Area won’t be ice-free until 2100.

Rising sea levels serious threat to Asian cities, may put 15 mn people at risk by 2030: Greenpeace report

The report focuses on seven cities which are - Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Jakarta, Seoul, Taipei and Manila.

OneWeb successfully launches 36 satellites from Russian cosmodrome

This will be OneWeb's eighth launch and they will have a total fleet of 254 satellites in LEO.

Virgin Orbit launches seven satellites from three different customers on 747 plane

The company plans three more test flights of its rocket ship this summer and fall before taking paying passengers next year.

National Doctor's Day 2021: Quotes, wishes and messages to share with doctors

In India, National Doctor's Day is commemorated to honour the iconic physician Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy for his contribution to the medical field.

German COVID-19 vaccine CureVac has efficacy rate of 48 percent in final trials

However, it showed higher efficacy and offered 100-percent protection against hospitalisation and death in people aged 18 to 60 years.

Astronomers see black hole swallowing neutron star for the first time

The last 500 orbits before the neutron stars were swallowed took less than a minute and generated as much energy as all the visible light in the observable universe.

ISRO struggles with Gaganyaan's uncrewed flights deadline as lockdown disrupts its schedule

As part of the mandate of Gaganyaan, two uncrewed flights are planned to test the end-to-end capacity for the manned mission.

China first country to be given malaria free certification by the WHO

In the 1940s, the country would have 30 million cases of the disease annually.

Robot to launch on Artemis' uncrewed mission named ‘Moonikin’ after Arturo Campos

The name has been given in honour of NASA’s Arturo Campos who played an important role in bringing back Apollo 13 to Earth.

Giant comet hailing from distant Oort Cloud spotted in our outer solar system

The giant comet is known as Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein and is estimated to be about 1,000 times bigger than a typical comet.

Dinosaur species were already in decline much before meteor strike, says study

The Chicxulub meteor crashed into the Yucatan peninsula around 66 million years ago but the team found that dinosaur species decline began around 76 million years ago.

World Asteroid Day 2021: History, significance, all you need to know

The United Nations General Assembly designated this day in remembrance of the Tunguska impact over Siberia.

Scientists use NASA’s CYGNSS satellite data to track microplastics in the ocean

Every year, around eight million tons of plastic waste enters the ocean and get smashed by the sun and sea into microplastics.

UK offers jabs to COP26 participants who haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19 yet

The announcement launching sign-ups said the timing four months before the start date would allow attendees to get vaccinated first.

Venus doesn't have enough water in its atmosphere to support active life, say scientists

To back their claims, researchers used data from seven US and Soviet probes and one orbiter mission from late 1970s and early 1980s.

Delayed AstraZeneca doses will boost immunity, not compromise it: Study

An interval of up to 45 weeks between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine led to an enhanced immune response.

'Dragon Man' skull discovery in China may change our understanding of human evolution

The fossilized skull is at least 140,000 years old and belongs to a mature male who had a huge brain, massive brow ridges, deep-set eyes and a bulbous nose.

'Hope to resolve soon,' says SII's Adar Poonawalla after Covishield is not included in EMA's vaccine list for Green Pass

Poonawalla’s tweet came amid reports that travellers vaccinated with Covishield may not be eligible for the European Union’s 'green pass', a document that is meant for easy travel within and to the group of countries

Prince William announces details about Earthshot Prize in new video, winners to get £1 million

The big inaugural event of the Earthshot Prize will take place at London's iconic Alexandra Palace on 17 October.

Dr Reddy's DRDO-produced drug 2DG launches commercially: Cost, production, efficacy

The drug comes in powder form in a sachet of 2.34 g and the MRP has been fixed at Rs 990.

Virgin Galactic overcomes final hurdle, gets FAA's nod to launch customers to space

Spokeswoman Aleanna Crane said that there are no details on possible flight dates for Sir Richard Branson’s company.

China's wandering elephant herd shines a light on habitat loss and conservation failures

China's strict anti-poaching laws and conservation efforts has lead to an increase in the population of the endangered Asian elephants.

Amazon's hydropower plant contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions

Indigenous and environmental groups protested the construction in 1990s but it was revived as an ROR plant in 2011.

Nature and humans collide in these eight winning images from the 2021 BigPicture Competition

The annual photography competition encourages photographers to contribute their work to celebrate Earth's rich diversity and inspire action to protect it.