Nobel Prize-winning DNA scientist disgraced

Washington (IANS) Nobel laureate James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA helix and father of the Human Genome Project, has been stripped of honors by his laboratory following "reprehensible" remarks on race and ethnicity.
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Being closer to nature can reduce distress, behavioural problems in kids

Hong Kong (IANS): Does your child often feel stressed and depressed? A walk in the woods is likely to improve his/her mood, researchers said.

The study, led by a team from the University of Hong Kong, revealed that children who developed a…

Oceans warming much faster than previously thought: Study

Washington (IANS): The world's oceans were warming at an accelerated rate and were much warmer due to climate change than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

The data, published in Thursday's edition of the journal…

Second fast radio burst detected in space

Washington (IANS): Scientists have discovered the second repeating fast radio burst released into space far outside the Milky Way galaxy, according to a study.

Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are intense pulses of radio waves lasting just milliseconds…

IBM earns record patents in 2018, India 2nd highest contributor

Bengaluru (IANS) IBM investors from India earned over 800 patents -- the second highest contributor to the company's global record of 9,100 patent in the US in 2018 -- with nearly half in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI),…

Gut bacteria key to protecting against arsenic poisoning

New York (IANS): Microbes in the human gut play an important role in protecting against arsenic toxicity, new research suggests.

Arsenic toxicity is a problem that affects an estimated 200 million people worldwide who are exposed to arsenic…

No evidence of atmosphere on Ultima Thule: NASA

Washington (IANS): New Horizons spacecraft which explored the ancient Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, earlier this week, has yielded that the distant object has no evidence of an atmosphere, NASA has said.

New Horizons completed…

India's second Moon mission gets delayed again

Bengaluru (IANS): India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 that was to be launched on Thursday with a lander and rover got delayed again, officials said on Thursday.

"The next launch date of Chandrayaan-2 has not been confirmed yet,"…

China's space probe lands on Moon's far side

Beijing (IANS): China's Chang'e 4 space probe on Thursday became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon, Xinhua news agency reported.

At 10.26 a.m. (Beijing time), the probe, comprising of a lander and…

India plans to launch 32 space missions in 2019

Bengaluru (IANS) India is planning to launch 32 space missions in 2019, a top space official said here.

"The year 2019 promises to be challenging to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) community with 32 planned missions,"…