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Google celebrates Ingenuity helicopter's flight on Mars with a special Easter egg animation

The actual helicopter floated in the air for less than a minute, but you can see it for as long as you want on the Google version.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully completes second flight on Mars

This flight lasted 51.9 seconds with the helicopter climbing five meters and also moved sideways.

Greta Thunberg berates politicians for ignoring climate change, destroying environments around the world

She also directly accused the current generation of politicians of "giving up without even trying."

Russia hopes to launch its own space station in 2025, says Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin

"The first core module of the new Russian orbital station is in the works," Rogozin said in a statement.

SpaceX gets ready for launch of third ISS crew mission after postponing it due to bad weather

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, Americans Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and Japan's Akihiko Hoshide will be launching today.

Indian-origin Dr Soumya Swaminathan joins international team of experts to prep for future pandemics

The UK-led Pandemic Preparedness Partnership will report to world leaders at June’s UK-hosted G7 Summit.

Perseverance rover converts CO2 into oxygen on Mars for the first time

MOXIE produced five grams of oxygen, equal to 10 minutes of breathable oxygen for astronaut carrying out normal activity.

Separating fact from fiction: Anirban Mahapatra on writing a book about COVID-19, challenges of pandemic scholarship

The answer to whether the world could have predicted the occurrence of a pandemic like COVID-19, in Anirban Mahapatra’s estimation, is unequivocally yes.

Climate Summit 2021: Narendra Modi announces India-US clean energy initiative, pitches 'back to basics' philosophy

Modi pitched for concrete action at a "high speed" and on a large scale to combat climate change, and asserted that India was doing its part to deal with the challenge

Earth day 2021: Microbial diversity is under threat which endangers the rest of the planet

temperature shifts associated with climate change affect the composition of microorganisms in the environment.

Earth day 2021: What can Joe Biden’s summit achieve for climate action?

One of the outcomes of this summit could be US and China working together to achieve their targets during the next few years.

Earth Day 2021: Licypriya Kangujam, Sadhguru, others come together on Twitter urging us to 'Restore our Earth'

Started in 1970, this day is celebrated to shine a light on the extenuating circumstances that are plaguing our planet.

Earth Day 2021: Google Doodle illustrated video encourages everyone to plant more trees

Designed by artist Sophie Diao, the Google Doodle video for Earth Day 2021 highlights importance of planting trees for the future.

Earth Day 2021: Joe Biden to host Earth Day climate Summit; how to watch it online, who is attending

Biden invited 40 national leaders and some of the main polluters India, China, UK, and Russia have accepted their invitations.

How did NASA's Ingenuity helicopter make it first flight on another planet?

Ingenuity doesn’t have the rear rotor blades and commands cannot be given in real-time.

Blood clots should be listed as 'very rare' side effect of J&J COVID-19 vaccine, says EU agency

Europe's Johnson & Johnson campaign was delayed after US health regulators said the shot should be paused over blood clot fears.

Whale pod breaks migration pattern, scientists believe it's an effect of climate change

Another explanation is "predator avoidance," with the bowheads steering clear of orca whales.

Paris Climate Agreement: The climate pledges of India, China, US and world's other top emitters

Under the Paris Climate Agreement, signatories are required to periodically renew their emission-cutting plans to drive more rapid decreases in emissions.

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis, 2021 must be year of action: UN

"We are on the verge of the abyss," said UN chief Antonio Guterres."This is truly a pivotal year for humanity's future."

Dementia risk higher in 50-70 year-olds who sleep for less than six hours, finds study

Almost 8,000 people participated since 1985 with them either self-reporting their sleep duration or wearing monitors.

Meet IIT alumnus Dr J (Bob) Balaram, the man who helped design NASA's Ingenuity helicopter

Balaram had said if the Mars helicopter was successful, it would open up a whole new dimension of exploring Mars.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully takes maiden flight in Jezero Crater on Mars

Perseverance rover sent a video showing the chopper hovering three meters for 10 seconds, then touching back down.

Debris removal: Space law is an important part in the fight against space junk

While trying debris removal technologies, it is also imperative that authorities work out the best ways to regulate space activity.

WHO against use of vaccine passports for international travel as it would promote inequality

Some have criticized that the passport would lead to discrimination between young, old and rich, poor.

Global efforts to stop climate change won't be as successful if India doesn't step up

And unlike many other countries, India is on track to exceed its voluntary goals under the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

India must prioritise adapting eight highly vulnerable eastern cities for climate change, says report

The eight cities are Jharkhand, Mizoram, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal.

Greta Thunberg urges nations to 'step up' fight against COVID-19 vaccine inequality

It's unethical that young, healthy people in high-income countries are getting vaccines when at-risk groups in low- and middle-income countries aren't.