Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Urgent action is needed to address soil pollution and contain the multiple threats it poses to global food safety and food security, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.


Increased soil contamination threatens food security, warns FAO


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Dr Tejas Patel, an internationally renowned cardiologist, performed the world's first cardiovascular stent surgery in a female patient, operating from a remote area, claiming to make history in cardiovascular surgery in the world.


Doctor claims world's first in-human telerobotic coronary surgery in Ahmedabad (Lead with corrections)



Doctor claims world's first in-human telerobotic coronary surgery in Ahmedabad


A start-up research scholar died and three others were injured in a hydrogen cylinder blast at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Wednesday, police said.


Start-up researcher dies in IISc lab blast


A research scholar died and three others were injured in a hydrogen cylinder blast at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here on Wednesday, police said.


Research scholar dies in IISc lab blast


A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein in which he grapples with the concept of religion has sold for nearly $2.9  million smashing predictions.


Einstein's 'God letter' fetches $2.9m


Amidst the pressing issue of global climate change, a study conducted by a group of scientists at IIT Kharagpur has come up with new data that they claim confirm "healing' of Antarctic Ozone hole, a statement said on Friday.


IIT Kharagpur study confirms healing of Antarctic Ozone hole


A college in Assam has walked the extra mile by not only setting up a rice bank to preserve seeds of indigenous varieties that are losing out to new high-yielding varieties but also encouraging farmers to grow them so that they do not become extinct.


Assam college creates rice bank to preserve indigenous varieties


A 78-year-old inmate sentenced to life behind bars for the murders of three women in the US, recently confessed to 90 homicides between 1970 and 2005, the FBI has said.


US inmate confesses to 90 murders


Ancient wildfires played a crucial role in the formation and spread of grasslands that now cover large parts of the Earth, according to a research.


Ancient wildfires helped spread grasslands on Earth: Scientists


The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a FLT3 mutation.


FDA approves new drug for leukemia


An innovative tool that can confirm the recent presence of any given fish species in a sample of water is among the marvels to be highlighted at the two-day National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA here beginning on Thursday.


New 'Go Fish' tool to study marine life


Researchers have designed a new nano tool which could become a new way of mining blood samples for information about cancer, according to a study released on Wednesday by the University of Manchester.


Nano technology offers hope for better cancer testing


Betting big on the lucrative space data market, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate the new AWS Ground Station service with Lockheed Martin's new Verge antenna network.


AWS joins Lockheed Martin to help decode massive satellite data


The study, led by a researcher from the University, predicts that there will be a stark increase in the frequency of extratropical cyclones across large swathes of the Northern Hemisphere unless greenhouse gas emissions can be significantly reduced, Xinhua news agency reported.


Climate change may cause threefold increase in powerful storms in some regions: study


Book: Plato's Alarm Clock and Other Amazing Ancient Inventions; Author: James M. Russell; Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Limited/Hachette India; Price: Rs 399/ Pages: 192


How amazing things of everyday use came into being and why we should appreciate them (Book Review)


A team of scientists are preparing to set sail for seven weeks to the Antarctic so they can collect blue whale faeces and examine its impact on biodiversity and climate change, the media reported.


Scientists to undertake 'most detailed whale poo expedition ever'


The Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow, has been designated as the coordination centre for medicinal plants by the Indian Ocean Rim Association-Regional Centre for Science and Technology Transfer (IORA-RCSTT), an official spokesman said on Saturday.


CIMAP designated as centre for medicinal plants


Human ancestors played little to no role in driving mammal extinction in ancient African ecosystems, instead it is related to environmental change, say researchers overturning decades of thinking on ancient hominin impacts.


Hominins not behind extinction of giant African mammals: Study


NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS), which can raise potential health implications for future missions, say Indian-origin scientists at the US space agency.


NASA scientists concerned about toilet microbes on ISS


China and Brazil will launch a new Earth resource satellite next year, according to an official with the China National Space Administration.

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