Category: Science

Science

We now know why some people had severe blood clots after COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on By admin
We now know why some people had severe blood clots after COVID-19 vaccines

In early 2021, as COVID-19 vaccines were being rolled out across the world, reports began to surface of a rare but alarming complication. Some people who received the shots were developing unusual blood clots. The cases were first identified in Europe and later in the U.S. Notably, they were reported mainly among recipients of the…

Read More “We now know why some people had severe blood clots after COVID-19 vaccines” »

Science

Asteroid YR4 will miss the moon, too, NASA says

Posted on By admin
Asteroid YR4 will miss the moon, too, NASA says

An artist’s impression of an asteroid that orbits closer to the sun than the earth’s orbit, showing its dark side. | Photo Credit: NOIRLab/J. da Silva NASA has officially ruled out the possibility of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with the moon in 2032. This update settles concerns that first surfaced after the asteroid’s discovery in…

Read More “Asteroid YR4 will miss the moon, too, NASA says” »

Science

India’s Project Cheetah must stop importing big cats, say scientists

Posted on By admin
India’s Project Cheetah must stop importing big cats, say scientists

Last week, nine wild African cheetahs were tranquilised in Botswana’s savannah, quarantined for a few weeks in the country, and then taken on a 10-hour flight over the Indian Ocean by the Indian Air Force to Gwalior. From here, the big cats were flown in helicopters to large quarantine enclosures in Kuno National Park in…

Read More “India’s Project Cheetah must stop importing big cats, say scientists” »

Science

HALEU-Thorium fuel unsuitable for Indian nuclear reactors: study

Posted on By admin
HALEU-Thorium fuel unsuitable for Indian nuclear reactors: study

An indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor under construction at Kakrapar, Gujarat, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reetesh Chaurasia (CC BY-SA) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) researchers have reported that a new kind of nuclear fuel, touted for being able to allow India to take advantage of its vast thorium reserves, will not fit in the country’s…

Read More “HALEU-Thorium fuel unsuitable for Indian nuclear reactors: study” »

Science

Four astronomy facilities announced in Union Budget to cost ₹3,500 crore, to be completed over a period of three to 13 years

Posted on By admin
Four astronomy facilities announced in Union Budget to cost ₹3,500 crore, to be completed over a period of three to 13 years

A file photo of visitors at an exhibition at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru. All these projects will be overseen by the Bengaluru-based IIA. | Photo Credit: File photo The construction and upgrade of the four major astronomical facilities, which was announced in the Union Budget, is expected to cost about ₹3,500 crore,…

Read More “Four astronomy facilities announced in Union Budget to cost ₹3,500 crore, to be completed over a period of three to 13 years” »

Science

Groups to prevent human-elephant conflict linked to more elephant deaths

Posted on By admin
Groups to prevent human-elephant conflict linked to more elephant deaths

A long-standing intervention by the Assam government to reduce crop depredation by elephants in its forest regions, piloted and designed by environmental non-government organisation World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is actually associated with more accidental elephant deaths, a study in Conservation Biology has reported. Launched in 2003 in Sonitpur district, the anti-depredation squads (ADS) of Assam…

Read More “Groups to prevent human-elephant conflict linked to more elephant deaths” »

Science

UV camera snaps treetops glowing as thunderstorm passed overhead

Posted on By admin
UV camera snaps treetops glowing as thunderstorm passed overhead

Coronae glow on the tips of spruce needles. These weak electric discharges subtly singe the tips of leaves and needles, and new observations indicate they may occur ubiquitously across treetops under thunderstorms. | Photo Credit: William Brune/AGU Thunderstorms create large amounts of electricity that we see as lightning. Under these storms, scientists believed that electricity…

Read More “UV camera snaps treetops glowing as thunderstorm passed overhead” »

Science

ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

Posted on By admin
ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

ISRO says that this event highlights the strength of the long-term cooperation in place since 1978 and subsequent renewal in 2002 between two globally significant space research organisations. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have jointly signed an agreement on ‘ESA-ISRO Arrangement concerning Joint…

Read More “ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions” »

Science

Global warming picking up pace, study says

Posted on By admin
Global warming picking up pace, study says

Students carrying umbrellas stand on the dry riverbed of the Jialing Rivera, a tributary of the Yangtze, in China’s Chongqing Municipality, August 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters has confirmed that global warming has entered a phase of significant acceleration. For decades, the earth’s temperature rose at…

Read More “Global warming picking up pace, study says” »

Science