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Ahead G7 Summit 2021, UNICEF, 100 heads of states and celebrities write open letter to G7 to donate vaccines

The UNICEF letter reminded the G7 nations the virus sees no borders and with the mutating strains, people will be safe only when everyone has access to vaccines.

G7 Summit 2021: From expecting vaccine donations to hoping to discourage tax havens, what's in store for India

As the world's second-most populous country that is just coming out of the horrors of a punishing second wave of cases, India will be a natural destination for any extra shots that the world's wealthiest nations commit to sharing

G7 Summit 2021: All you need to know about history of annual summit founded in 1975

In 2014, Russia was suspended from the G8 after it annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and sanctions were imposed on Moscow.

G7 summit 2021: Check out when and where it will be held, list of leaders in attendance

This year, the UK has been selected to host the summit and UK PM Boris Johnson is the President of the G7.

Bharat Biotech set for Phase 4 trials but Phase 3 data still not out; all you need to know

A peer review of the jab is expected in two to four months after it was given to scientific journals, Raches Ella Project Lead COVID-19 Vaccines at Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday

Micro-animal frozen in Siberia's permafrost for 24,000 years comes back to life

Once thawed, the animal was able to reproduce asexually using a process called parthenogenesis.

CNSA's Tianwen-1 orbiter sends back high-res images of Martian landing site

Of the two bright spots visible in the photograph, the smaller spot is the Zhurong rover.

WTO members agree to intensify talks on patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

Since October, the WTO has faced calls led by India and South Africa to ease patents, in what proponents argue will boost production in developing countries of vaccines, treatments needed to battle COVID-19

First solar eclipse of the year 2021 to occur on 10 June: Know the time and other details

The Solar eclipse will start at 1:42 pm IST (8:12 UTC) and end at 6.41 pm IST (13:11 UTC).

Five satellite images that show how fast and drastically the Earth is changing

Satellite data is useful to provide global observations of key components of the climate system and biosphere that are essential for our understanding of how the planet is changing.

NASA rejected missions to Jupiter and Neptune's moons: Here's what we might've found out

Instead, NASA chose two mission to Venus missions — Davinci and Veritas, awarding it US$500 million.

Explainer: How does COVID-19 affect wild animals and pets?

Animals in zoos and sanctuaries have tested positive, including lions, tigers, pumas, cougars, snow leopards and non-human primates like gorillas.

BioNTech founders to contribute to book documenting how they developed first COVID-19 vaccine

Drs Sahin and Türeci will explain the 30 years of scientific research that laid the foundations for the first COVID-19 vaccine, the publisher St Martin’s said.

NASA's Juno spacecraft snaps Jupiter moon Ganymede for the first time in 21 years

The spacecraft will conduct its flyby to get a closer look at Ganymede on 7 June at 11:05 pm IST.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to fly to space with brother Mark on 20 July: All you need to know

Although he is not the only billionaire with an interest in space, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is set to become the richest man to head into the great nothingness when he takes off on a rocket made by his own company in July.

No data to show children will be affected in third COVID-19 waves, says AIIMS Director

He said that waves occur when new mutations become more infectious and there is a higher chance of the virus spreading.

Ahead of G7 2021, EU promises to donate an extra 250 million euros as famine aid

The aid will be given to Africa, Afghanistan and Venezuela as countries facing severe food insecurity due to Covid-19.

Explainer: What is genome sequencing and surveillance? Why is it important?

Genomic surveillance allows researchers to examine the genome sequence of the viral strains infecting the population.

COVID-19 vaccines were developed in under a year, HIV still awaits a vaccine four decades later

Last year, a study in South Africa involved the only vaccine candidate that showed protection, was ultimately not effective enough.

During COVID-19, Australian, Japanese, New Zealand cities jump ahead of Europe as most livable cities: Study

Auckland rose to the top of the ranking while European cities fared particularly poorly in this year’s edition.

Chemistry Nobel prize awardee Richard Ernst dies at the age of 87

He was best known for developing the NMR spectroscopy used to study the interaction of atoms and their neighbouring atoms in molecules.

Pregnant Indian women are ineligible for COVID-19 vaccines, scared to visit clinics for checkups

With 27 mn births every year, the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India believes the "very real benefits" of vaccinations outweigh the risks.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his brother will travel to space on 20 July on a Blue Origin flight

Blue Origin was founded by Bezos in 2000 and has conducted more than 12 uncrewed test flights to date.

Introducing Australotitan: Australia's largest dinosaur was as big as two buses combined

Nicknamed Cooper, it lived in southwest Queensland between 92–96 million years ago, when Australia was attached to Antarctica.

World Oceans Day 2021: Deepwater Horizon was a pivoting point for this oceanographer

Samantha Joye specializes in the unique metabolisms of marine bacteria and they can be leveraged to clean up spills.

World Oceans Day 2021: Good enough might be the best long term option to protect our ocean

Often, “protection” amounts to nothing more than lines on maps in government offices while fishing continues unabated in the water.

World Oceans Day 2021: Seabirds act like canaries in a coal mine, send an urgent message from the ocean

Seabird breeding productivity depends on food resources available and are sentinels of change in marine ecosystems.

World Oceans Day 2021: Anchored by the theme of 'Life and Livelihoods', here are key details about this year's edition

The idea of World Oceans Day was first proposed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Oceans Day 2021: Can we use bio-fouling organisms to extract energy from ocean waves?

Waves have enough energy that every metre of coastline could power around five average homes and more during storms.

Virgin Galactic will launch science communicator Kellie Gerardi into space

She will study the effects of spaceflight on astronauts in real-time using a biomonitor system.