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Cutting-Edge Science launches NASA's SpaceX Cargo resupply mission
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is bound for the International Space Station after launching at 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of scien
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Study develops method to protect crops from insects using 'smell of fear'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): A method to bottle the "smell of fear" produced by predators to repel and disrupt destructive insects naturally without the need for harsh substances, has been recently developed by researchers.
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CAB tie up with Visva Bharati's Sports Science Department
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 28 (ANI): The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and Visva Bharati have reached an agreement for regular physical and psychological evaluation of various age-group cricketers for their all-round development.
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Volcanic eruptions might have created oxygen in atmosphere
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): During a recent analysis of 2.5-billion-year-old Australian rocks, researchers have found that volcanic eruptions might have stimulated population surges of marine microorganisms, creating the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere.
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China rejects COVID-19 origins report by US, terms it 'political, fake'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): Refuting results of a US report tracing the origins of the Covid-19 virus, Beijing has lodged solemn representations with Washington terming the report as "completely political, and having no scientificity and credibility."
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Researchers explain how muscle fatigue effects ability of older adults to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): A University of Massachusetts Amherst team of scientists in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences is focused on understanding how muscle fatigue and changes in gait affect the ability of people in their 70s and 80s to remain active.
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Pfizer jab side effects in 12 to 15-year-olds at high risk of COVID-19 com
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 28 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab against COVID-19 in 12-15-year-olds at high risk of complications from the infection are likely to be mild to moderate and clear up quickly because of certain coexisting conditions.
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Common air pollutants can increase risk of cardiac arrest: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 28 (ANI): A new study has identified a dose-response relationship between the concentration of everyday pollutants and the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Smell regulates what we eat, and vice versa: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Scientists at Northwestern University found that people became less sensitive to food odours based on the meal they had eaten just before. So, if you were snacking on baked goods from a coworker before your walk, for example, you may be less likely to stop i
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Study finds common pesticide may contribute to global obesity crisis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hamilton [Canada], August 28 (ANI): A study led by McMaster University scientists has found that a commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity crisis.
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Dr Soumya Swaminathan lauds India for achieving 1 crore jabs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): As India administered over 1 crore vaccine doses against COVID-19 on Friday until 10 pm, which is the highest vaccination that happened in a single day, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organization (WHO), congratulated the country f
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Study finds how disorderly young galaxies grow up and mature
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Scania [Sweden], August 27 (ANI): A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in following the development of a galaxy over a span of 13.8 billion years by using a supercomputer simulation.
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