Besides affecting human health, air pollution is also causing malnutrition in trees by harming a fungi that is important for providing mineral nutrients to tree roots, finds a new study.


How toxic air is causing malnutrition in trees


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In line with US President Donald Trump's "Space Policy Directive 1", NASA has sought partnership with the US industry to develop the first element of the Gateway, which will become the orbital outpost for robotic and human exploration operations in deep space.


NASA seeks partnership with US industry to develop first Gateway Element


Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state is cultivating the rare Wollemi Pine or the "Dinosaur Tree" as an "insurance policy" for the sustenance of the fragile species, researchers said on Monday.


Australian state cultivates rare trees as 'insurance policy'


Originally designed for a three-to-five-year mission, an international oceanography satellite that is tracking the rise in global sea level marks its 10th year in orbit this week.


Oceanography satellite to mark 10th year in orbit


Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) in the US have come out with the world's smallest "computer" -- a device measuring just 0.3 mm to a side, completely dwarfed by a grain of rice.


Researchers create world's smallest 'computer'


Students from ten schools of east India and twelve from US' Kentucky state collaborated in a project culminating on Friday that explored water quality in the two far-off parts of the globe.


Water quality testing brings Kentucky and eastern Indian students together


Vienna, June 22 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Space Agency and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) signed an MoU for cooperation in the areas of peaceful exploration of the outer space.


UAE, South Africa team-up for space exploration


Researchers have identified a new genus and species of now extinct gibbon in the tomb of an ancient Chinese noble woman.


Long-extinct gibbon skeleton found in ancient Chinese tomb


Scientists have developed a drug compound that may freeze cancer cells and kill them, thus keeping them from spreading throughout the body.


Drug to stop cancer from spreading developed


Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found that a brain region -- associated with cognitive behaviours, decision making, and moderating social behaviour -- determines our overall level of consciousness.


Decoded: Which brain region helps us stay conscious?


Koko the gorilla, who appeared on National Geographic magazine cover, could chat, tease and even argue with scientists  using more than 1,000 hand signs, has died in California at the age of 46.


Gorilla Koko who mastered sign language dies


Genetically modified pigs are resistant to the world's costliest livestock diseases that causes breathing trouble, death among young animals as well as causing pregnant sows to lose their litter, a study has found.


Gene-edited pigs resistant to deadly virus


While you are busy giving Alexa commands to play your favourite song or book an Uber, the intelligent virtual assistant from Amazon is helping the US space agency organise daily tasks while making sense of intrinsic data-sets.


Amazon Alexa assisting NASA become smarter at work


Gene therapy and biotechnology can be used to tackle environmental issues like deforestation and air pollution, while genetic modification in mosquitoes can solve the problems of epidemic diseases such as dengue and malaria, experts said here on Tuesday.


'Gene therapy, biotechnology can tackle deforestation and air pollution'


US President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a "Space Force", saying it would be "separate but equal" from the Air Force, the media reported.


Trump orders creation of 'Space Force'


Genetic variants found in regions that are involved in regulation of the immune response may be responsible for a type of kidney disease among kids, a new study has shown.


Gene variants behind kidney disease in kids identified


Ever wondered why you tend to buy processed foods such as fries, sausages, bacon, ham or ready meals, even if the cost is high?


Brain values foods loaded with fats and carbs


The Lovely Professional University (LPU) here on Thursday announced it has been slated to host world's biggest science event - the Indian Science Congress - next year, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate it.


106th Indian Science Congress in Jalandhar, Modi to inaugurate


The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an agrrement between the ICMR and France's INSERM for cooperation in the field of medical, life science and health research, an official statement said.


Cabinet approves agreement with France on science, health research


In an extremely rare case, neuroscientists have mapped the brain of a Scottish woman who is blind but has developed the remarkable ability to see objects in motion, an advance that reveals how visual and cognitive functions go together.


Neuroscientists decode brain of blind patient who can see motion


The Swiss Parliament has rejected a motion to allow the use of cannabis in scientific studies investigating the drug's effects.

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