Coronavirus: Loosening COVID-19 restrictions now is not a good idea, says expert
Now that India and other glbal nations are being forced to re-open normal life and movement, here is…
NIH begins clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
Treatment with interferon speeds up recovery of COVID-19 patients
Treatment with antivirals such as interferons may significantly clear virus and reduce levels of inflammatory proteins in COVID-19…
Fossilized footprint study reveals Division of Labor existed 11,700 years ago
The largest collection of footprints from the human fossil record in Africa belonging to human life during the…
SARS-CoV-2: New coronavirus but there’s a cure in old bottle
Important lessons learned from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2002-2003 could inform and guide vaccine…
Cold War era nuclear tests by US and erstwhile Soviet Union changed rainfall pattern, says study
The Cold War era that had seen seen both super powers — the United States and the erstwhile…
Jaishankar praises Rs.20 lakh crore stimulus plan, prepares for next
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has described Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement under government’s Rs 20 lakh crore…
Texas Indian American Engineer faces charges over $10 million fraud PPP loan
An Indian-origin engineer by name Shashank Rai has been charged by Texas prosecutors for fraudulent applications for $10…
Reddit study finds peak of public interest in COVID-19 topics in March itself, so is Twitter
Using machine learning to track surges in interest in health topics on popular online comment boards, especially Reddit,…
2 billion years ago, Earth had higher oxygen levels, finds new study of ancient rocks in Russia
Earth had far more oxygen levels early in its history than previously thought, which culd have aided setting…
After Uday Shankar, Farhan Akhtar joins trend to donate PPE kits to Coronavirus frontline warriors
Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar has donated 1,000 PPE or protective equipment for the Coronavirus frontline warriors in Mumbai,…
Climate change familiar to these Chinese 1 million years ago
One million years old early stone tool used by hominins (early humans) has been unearthed by archaeologists in…
Trailer of Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Paatal Lok’ sizzles many
After building a high buzz around the story line and characters in their their upcoming series, the makers…
What’s Mars made of ? Japanese study throws light and opens up new study
Since going to Mars, one of our closest terrestrial neighbors, is still very far away, Japanese scientists have…
Move over plain helium, Pionic helium is here
A helium atom in which one of the two electrons has been replaced by a negative pion gives…
Covid-19 Impact on Farmers: Time to re-orient returned migrants and make rural economy vibrant again
By Dr. S. Naresh Kumar / Dr. Om Prakash / Jitender Kumar Gupta The Covid-19 epidemic is spreading…
Styrene chemical leak turns worst nightmare for 5,000 villagers near Vizag, death toll at 11 so far
Eleven people were killed in Visakhapatnam (Vizag) styrene gas leak tragedy that shook the coastal city in Andhra…
Arogya Setu app team refutes ethical hacker’s claim on ‘security issue’
Following a tweet by ethical hacker and French cybersecurity expert under the alias “Elliot Alderson” claiming that there…
India to undertake biggest evacuation of citizens stranded abroad amid coronavirus pandemic
India is preparing the ground for what is billed as the biggest evacuation of its citizens, millions of…
India coronavirus cases reach 42,533 as of Sunday, May 3
So far, a total of 42,533 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in India, an increase of 2,553…