Naturally occurring earthquakes and human-induced ones are actually "indistinguishable", a new study has revealed.


'Human-induced' earthquakes indistinguishable from natural ones: Study


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The government on Wednesday said that a total of 373 scientists have returned to work in India in the last three years leaving reputed foreign institutions.


Over 370 scientists returned to work in India: Government


Israel has successfully launched its first spatial environmental research vehicle designed for orbital monitoring of Earth's vegetation, the Israel Space Agency (ISA) said on Wednesday.


Israel launches first environmental research satellite


One of India's top scientists and founder-director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Pushpa Mitra Bhargava died on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 89.


Top scientist P.M. Bhargava dead


A researcher at US' Oregon State University (OSU) has found that if tailored to specific target groups, suicide-prevention messages could be more effective.


Tailored suicide prevention messages work best: Study


Homeopathy has shown the ability to treat malaria and vitiligo in lab models, says new research by Mumbai's BMC-run BYL Nair Charitable Hospital and leading homoeopath Rajesh Shah.


Homoeopathy may treat malaria, vitiligo patients: Research


With Indian scientific institutions facing flak for failing to translate and commercialise technology from labs to the market, the government has been urged to set up a separate organisation at the academia-industry interface to enable this, says Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Sekhar Basu.


Academia-industry interface body needed: AEC chief Sekhar Basu (IANS Interview)


Medical scientists in the US have found yet another use for curcumin, the bioactive component of turmeric that is widely used in Indian cuisine, this time to cure cancer in children.


Turmeric can be used to fight cancer in children, find US scientists


A small asteroid that is expected to fly close to the Earth in October will help NASA to test its network of observatories, a group of NASA researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, has said.


Asteroid flyby to help NASA test global tracking network


A US-based company has created a medical device that can monitor heart rhythm of cardiovascular patients and transmit electrocardiogram (ECG) to doctors through their smartphone.


Smartphone-based device to transmit ECG in US


The government may bring in a new telecom policy in less than a year's time in sync with "rapid technological advancement" that would address issues pertaining to consumers interests and security and also encourage innovation.


Government to bring new telecom policy soon


Babies who lacked vitamin E nourishment when in the womb are likely to be at an increased risk of developing impairments in mental skills such as learning and metabolic problems, a research has showed.


Lack of Vitamin E may affect learning skills in babies


Three new crew members will join the Expedition 52 aboard the International Space Station on Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA said in a statement.


Three new crew to join Expedition 52 on ISS


Half of Australian children have been prescribed antibiotics in their first year, researchers found in a study published on Friday.


Half of Australian children prescribed antibiotics in first year


A breast cancer treatment developed by Australian researchers has successfully halted tumour growth for twice as long as previously recorded, it was announced on Friday.


Breast cancer treatment successfully stops tumour growth


Union Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday launched 'Sagar Vani' system to communicate and help the coastal community, especially fishermen, with advisories and warnings related to the safety at sea.


Sagar Vani system to alert coastal community launched


NDA's Vice Presidential candidate M.Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday termed late former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam more of a saint than a scientist and had attained sainthood by the way he lived.


Kalam was more a saint than a scientist, says Naidu


In a first in the US, scientists using the 'CRISPR' genome-editing technique, have successfully corrected the DNA in human embryos that carried inherited diseases.


US scientists correct DNA in lab-grown human embryos


A proposed Bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will take approximately two hours, running at a maximum speed of 320-350 km per hour.


BITS students in contest to build 1,200 km/hour travel pod


The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Wednesday apprised of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between Department of Science & Technology (DST) and the Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany on Indo German-Centre for Sustainability (IGCS).


Cabinet apprised of Indo-German pact to build 'sustainability centre'


Parliamentary approval was accorded to the bill amending the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 (NITSER Act) to declare them 'Institutes of National Importance' with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure on Wednesday.

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