Science News For The Year 2016 and Month Oct
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg pledges $3bn to fight disease
Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are committing $3 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate basic scientific research. The goal is to "cure, prevent or manage all disease" in the next 80 or so years, a timeframe the 30-something couple are unlikely to live to see.2016-09-22 03:51:32 Read More
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg pledges $3bn to fight disease
Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are committing $3 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate basic scientific research. The goal is to "cure, prevent or manage all disease" in the next 80 or so years, a timeframe the 30-something couple are unlikely to live to see.2016-09-22 03:51:32 Read More
Feel overweight? This study reveals why
Genes contribute to self-perceived weight status among young adults, especially among women, a new research has claimed. "And we found the effect is much stronger for women than men," said lead study author Robbee Wedow from University of Colorado Boulder in the US.2016-09-01 10:52:46 Read More
Bacteria in chewable tobacco may up risk of cancer
Researchers have identified several species of bacteria in smokeless tobacco products that can increase the risk of cancer, lung infections, diarrhoea and vomiting. Users often have problems with gingivitis and other oral health issues, caused by smokeless tobacco products.2016-08-27 07:57:29 Read More
Nasa restores contact with Sun probe lost 2 yrs ago
Nasa has finally reestablished contact with a spacecraft communication with which was lost nearly two years ago. Contact was reestablished on Sunday with one of Nasa's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories, known as the STEREO-B spacecraft, after communication was lost on October 1, 2014.2016-08-24 11:35:05 Read More
Soon, world’s first library of ice archives to come up in Antarctica
Starting 15 August until the beginning of September, an international team of around ten glaciologists and engineers – French, Italian, Russian and American – will be travelling to the Col du Dôme (4,300 m or 14,108 feett) on Europe’s highest peak, Mont Blanc to drill ice cores. They are part of the unique Protecting Ice Memory project, which is aimed at drawing out long tubes of ice from glaciers for their preservation in Antarctica.2016-07-21 15:26:06 Read More
Isro and Nasa join hands to develop data satellite by 2021
India’s space agency ISRO and USA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the NASA are jointly working on the development of a ‘Dual Frequency (L&S band) Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Satellite’ which will be useful for variety of applications including natural resources mapping and monitoring. The joint mission is expected to bring result by 2021.2016-07-21 12:58:32 Read More
Nail-biting kids have less allergies
Children who suck thumbs or keep biting their nails get scolded a lot for these bad habits. But a new research, published in the journal Pediatrics, has found that there is a positive side to these habits. Such children are less likely to develop common allergies.2016-07-11 08:19:28 Read More
Prolonged repetitive manual work ups rheumatoid arthritis risk
Although work-related physical activity over many years is known to cause many cases of osteoarthritis (OA) in selected joints, this is the first study to show a link between physical workload and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).2016-06-11 07:46:22 Read More
Astronomers spot black hole devouring cold gas cloud
Marking the first direct evidence to support the theory that black holes feed on clouds of cold gas, astronomers have detected billowy clouds of cold, clumpy gas streaming towards a supermassive black hole at speeds of up to 800,000 miles per hour and feeding into its bottomless well.2016-06-09 06:02:05 Read More
Oldest plant root stem cells discovered
Scientists have discovered the oldest known population of plant root stem cells in a 320 million-year-old fossil, providing a window into how ancient roots developed. The research marks the first time an actively growing fossilized root has been discovered - in effect, an ancient plant frozen in time.2016-06-04 05:08:07 Read More
Laser cloaking device could hide us from aliens
Other civilisations might try to find Earth-like planets using the same techniques we do, including looking for the dip in light when a planet moves directly in front of the star it orbits, researchers from Columbia University in New York said.2016-04-03 11:01:46 Read More
Moon plays key role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field
The Moon may play a major role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field that permanently protects us from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun. The magnetic field is produced by the geodynamo, the rapid motion of huge quantities of liquid iron alloy in the Earth's outer core.2016-04-03 10:24:32 Read More
Diminutive 'Hobbit' people vanished earlier than known
The extinct human species dubbed the "Hobbit" vanished from its home on the Indonesian island of Flores far earlier than previously thought, according to scientists our species may have had a hand in the demise of these diminutive people. The Hobbit's discovery in 2003 had created a scientific sensation.2016-03-31 03:15:03 Read More
Indian doctors develop technology for cancer treatment
A team of Indian scientists from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School have made an important breakthrough by developing a nano-technology which will help monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapy within hours of treatment.2016-03-29 05:40:19 Read More
New material to detect fuel leaks, explosives
Scientists have developed a new type of fibre material for a handheld scanner that can detect leaks in oil pipelines and planes, or locate fuel-based explosives. Alkane fuel is a key ingredient in combustible material such as gasoline, airplane fuel, oil - even a homemade bomb.2016-03-27 09:45:15 Read More
Tooth loss linked to cognitive impairment, dementia
We are often ignorant about loss of teeth but preserving oral health can benefit you in a longer run. According to researchers, loss of teeth is linked to increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in adults.2016-03-26 08:47:21 Read More
'Zika landed in Brazil 2 years before it was detected'
The Zika virus apparently has been in Brazil at least a year longer than experts previously thought, according to new research. Some experts have speculated the virus first came to the Americas in 2014. But the new study led by Brazilian researchers concludes it landed in Brazil a year earlier.2016-03-25 05:55:48 Read More
Moon's 'wandering poles' shifted long ago, study finds
Telltale patches of water ice on opposite ends of our Moon reveal that Earth's orbiting companion once spun on a different axis, according to a study released on Wednesday. The six-degree tilt, which happened billion years ago, was likely caused by an ancient volcanic formation on the near side of Moon.2016-03-24 15:39:43 Read More
Research shows humans and lions can coexist
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have been able to answer the question that says that humans and lions can coexist through the creation of community conservancies - privately protected areas that engage local people in conservation and ecotourism.2016-03-23 08:22:20 Read More
Smaller species may go extinct without fossil trace
Many of the species now perishing due to the ongoing sixth mass-extinction event, especially the smaller ones, may vanish without a permanent trace, says researchers. The fossil record is much more durable than any human record, said one of the researchers.2016-03-22 17:33:11 Read More
Smaller species may go extinct without fossil trace
Many of the species now perishing due to the ongoing sixth mass-extinction event, especially the smaller ones, may vanish without a permanent trace, says researchers. The fossil record is much more durable than any human record, said one of the researchers.2016-03-22 17:33:11 Read More
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