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COVID-19 origins: Should we pay more attention to the lab leak theory and formally investigate it?

Whether the origin is zoonotic or not, it's necessary to question the consequences of our interactions with ecosystems.

Understanding vaccine gaps: What should be the ideal interval between two doses of Covishield?

Vaccination schedules are always informed by scientific evidence. However, operational reasons are also factored in while deciding the immunisation timetable

First wooden nanosatellite to launch this year after successful stratospheric test

ESA is also supporting the mission by helping with pre-flight testing and experimental sensors.

G7 Summit 2021: Leaders of richest democracies failed to agree on climate and funding, again

Historical responsibility is the elephant in the room when rich countries discuss climate change as they contributed to the global warming that already happened.

China launches three astronauts to its Tiangong-3 space station: Everything you need to know

The astronauts and a module was launched to Tiangong-3 today, 17 June at 6:52 am IST onboard a Long March-2F Y12 rocket.

National laws necessary to conserve natural resources, but empowering traditional institutions is difference-maker

Traditional institutions are efficient and speedy in dispensing justice at the community-level as they understand the needs of the people

India's Rs 4,077-cr Deep Ocean Mission and how it may boost country's blue economy

Deep Ocean Mission: It will be a mission mode project to support the blue economy Initiatives of the Government of India

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: Check this year’s theme and measures India has taken to restore degraded land

Every year, 17 June is observed as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought to make individuals mindful about community participation at all levels in restoring degraded land

COVAXIN not made of calf serum, is part of manufacturing process - MoHFW and Bharat Biotech clarify

An RTI petition was submitted by Vikas Patni, on 15 April, 2021, to CDSCO consisted of 12 questions on the vaccines in India.

Ocean surrounding Antarctica officially named world's fifth ocean by National Geographic

While other oceans are defined by their nearby continents, the Southern Ocean is defined by its current.

National AEFI Committee reports first COVID-19 vaccine related death in India

The Committee examined five such cases that took place on 5 February, eight cases on 9 March and 18 cases on 31 March.

After NASA, ESA announces EnVision mission to Venus to study inner working of the planet

ESA's Envision mission will be an orbiter and the target year for the launch is sometime in the 2030s.

Two COVID-19 vaccine doses highly effective against Delta variant, finds UK study

Two jabs of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine stopped need for in-patient treatment by 96 percent while the Oxford/AstraZeneca stopped 92 percent.

NATO expands meaning of Article 5 in its treaty to include threats from space

NATO’s collective defence clause has only been activated once, when the members rallied behind the US after the 11 September 2001 attacks.

Can't offer evidence when there is none: Chinese scientist on COVID-19 lab leak theory

US President Joe Biden ordered intelligence agencies to investigate the origin of the pandemic, including the lab leak theory.

COVID-19 virus moving faster than vaccines, G7 vaccine pledge not enough: WHO

Need clarity on the actual number of doses donated and how long it will take translate pledges into real impact and access.

To reach net-zero emissions and remove CO2 from the air, scientists drawn up six priorities

Information on CO₂ removal is found in academic literature and focuses on a global scale but actually doing it will involve everyone from local farmers to international financiers.

Shenzhou-12: China prepares to launch three astronauts to space for the first time in five years

The astronauts will conduct repair and maintenance work on the space station during their three-month stay in space.

Ticket for Blue Origin's 10 minute space flight auctioned for $28 million

Bidding had reached $4.8 million by Thursday, but shot up spectacularly in the final live auction, rising by million dollar increments.

Not all that: Asteroid 16 Psyche may not be as metallic or dense as first thought, finds study

There is a possibility that 16 Psyche could be close to a rubble pile like the Bennu asteroid.

CNSA's Zhurong rover, lander click selfie with dusty Martian surface in the background

The orbiter and lander both display small Chinese flags while the lander has outlines of the mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Find ways to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, says UN report

Policy responses to both these problem have long been siloed but they worsen each other and are intertwined.

Satellite images reveal ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is on the verge of collapse

The floating ice shelf acts like a cork in a bottle for the fast-melting glacier and prevents its much larger ice mass from flowing into the ocean.

UFOs remain unexplained but are no evidence of aliens, says US govt report

Former President Barack Obama said "What is true... is that there's footage and records of objects in the skies that we don't know exactly what they are."

Freeze-dried mouse sperm stored on ISS for 6 years produces healthy brood of 168 pups

They said there was little difference between mice fertilized by space sperm and sperm that had remained confined to our planet.

G-7 leaders unveil plan to rival BRI, but remain hesistant on Biden's plan to publicly call out China

Joe Biden is pushing leaders of the G-7 nations to call out China over allegations of forced labour targeting Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities

NASA's JunoCam captures a close-up image of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

The JunoCam has explored Ganymede for the first time in around 21 years after NASA’s Galileo spacecraft swung by it.

NASA's HiRISE camera clicks coloured picture of China’s Zhurong rover on Mars

Along with capturing the rover, MRO’s HiRISE has captured the lander surrounded by a blast pattern.

UNICEF's five reasons why COVID-19 vaccine donations are essential

The chance of a more deadly SAR-CoV-2 variant cropping up into existence increases the longer the virus spreads.

G7 Summit 2021: COVID-19 recovery, vaccine distribution, climate action likely to dominate agenda

Since the G-7 last met two years ago, COVID-19 has killed more than 3.7 million people and decimated economies with lockdowns and layoffs