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Amazon May Witness the Repeat of 2019 Forest Fires as Satellite Images Show 'Just the Beginning'

Research agency found 2,248 forest fires in the Amazons last month, a 20 percent spike from the 1,880 such fires as seen in June 2019

Jul 4, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

First Evidence of Venom Glands Found in Caecilians Which Appeared on Earth Before Snakes

Snakes appeared in the Cretaceous probably 100 million years ago, while caecilians are far older, roughly 250 million years old

Jul 4, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Mongolian Region Quarantined After Fresh Bubonic Plague Outbreak

Bubonic plague is a deadly bacterial infection that can kill adults within 24 hours if left without treatment.

Jul 4, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

Italian Region Lazio Orders Blanket Testing for Bangladeshis After Spike in Coronavirus Cases

Lazio hosts around 37,000 of the 140,000 Bangladeshis in Italy, according to national statistics institute ISTAT.

Jul 4, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Pharma Executives Minting Money on Vaccine Optimism: Experts Point Fingers at Moderna Employees

Two Moderna executives reportedly made around $25m in profits in a day before experts started casting their doubts on the vaccine's success.

Jul 3, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

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WHO Changes Coronavirus Timeline, Quietly Admits China Didn't 'Self-Report' on Covid-19

WHO backtracks on its original claim that China self-reported the existence of Coronavirus in Wuhan, admits this never happened

Jul 3, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Artist's Impression of the Gaseous Disk around the Supermassive Black Hole

What Causes Gamma-Ray Bursts? Astronomers Reveal Role of Black Holes

Scientists who took part in the study used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) to analyze a black hole named PKS1830-211 which is located almost 10 billion light-years away

Jul 3, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

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Submerged 8,500-Year-Old Aboriginal Settlements Off Australia Found

Archaeologists believe new exploratory techniques are very useful in detecting underwater archaeological sites

Jul 3, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Archaeology

Human-Extraterrestrial Interaction: Alien Civilizations Calculator Fame Talks About Possibility

Steven Wooding revealed that the capability of space travel is not confined to humans, and advanced aliens could do the same too.

Jul 3, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

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President Trump Defends Testing Strategy as Daily Virus Tally Breaches 55,000

"There is a rise in Coronavirus cases because our testing is so massive and so good, far bigger and better than any other country."

Jul 3, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Scientists Find Chemotherapy Can Trigger Anomalies That Cause Drug-Resistance to Cancer Medications

According to the study, chemotherapy can increase the expression of certain proteins in the blood vessels lining tumor cells, causing cancer drug-resistance

Jul 2, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Hong Kong Actress Carman Lee, Who Defeated Depression, Reveals Secrets Behind Her Youthful Looks

Hong Kong actress Carman Lee is now looking forward to working on a play called Thunderstorm, written by Cao Yu

Jul 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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One More Key to Human Longevity Found After Worm Research

Korean scientists zero in on an enzyme called VRK-1 in roundworm research that can extend their lifespan

Jul 2, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Will a Little-Known Chinese Biotech Firm Beat Global Behemoths in Coronavirus Vaccine Race?

Chinese company CanSino is giving pharmaceutical giants like Moderna, AstraZeneca, Gilead Sciences and Sanofi a run for their money.

Jul 2, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Satellite Images Show Whopping 49% Spike in Tree Felling Across Europe

More spike in tree felling was particularly observed in Sweden and Finland.

Jul 2, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

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Science & Health

Amazon May Witness the Repeat of 2019 Forest Fires as Satellite Images Show 'Just the Beginning'

First Evidence of Venom Glands Found in Caecilians Which Appeared on Earth Before Snakes

Mongolian Region Quarantined After Fresh Bubonic Plague Outbreak

Italian Region Lazio Orders Blanket Testing for Bangladeshis After Spike in Coronavirus Cases

Pharma Executives Minting Money on Vaccine Optimism: Experts Point Fingers at Moderna Employees

WHO Changes Coronavirus Timeline, Quietly Admits China Didn't 'Self-Report' on Covid-19

What Causes Gamma-Ray Bursts? Astronomers Reveal Role of Black Holes

Submerged 8,500-Year-Old Aboriginal Settlements Off Australia Found

Human-Extraterrestrial Interaction: Alien Civilizations Calculator Fame Talks About Possibility

President Trump Defends Testing Strategy as Daily Virus Tally Breaches 55,000

Scientists Find Chemotherapy Can Trigger Anomalies That Cause Drug-Resistance to Cancer Medications

Hong Kong Actress Carman Lee, Who Defeated Depression, Reveals Secrets Behind Her Youthful Looks

One More Key to Human Longevity Found After Worm Research

Will a Little-Known Chinese Biotech Firm Beat Global Behemoths in Coronavirus Vaccine Race?

Satellite Images Show Whopping 49% Spike in Tree Felling Across Europe

Three Earth-Sized Planets Found Orbiting a Single Binary Star—Could Life Exist?

Three Earth-Sized Planets Found Orbiting a Single Binary Star—Could Life Exist?

Dino Twist! Fossils Show the Giants Were Flourishing Moments Before Mass Extinction

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