China plans to conduct several manned space flights between 2019 and 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be assembled and built, an official said on Friday.


China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020


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Variants of five different genes -- including one originating in the extinct human subspecies Denisovans -- help Tibetans survive the harsh conditions of the high altitudes, says a study.


Genes that helps Tibetans survive at high altitudes


An international team of researchers has successfully retrieved human DNA in cave sediments where no skeletal remains were found, a new study revealed.


Human DNA discovered in caves without skeletal remains


In a development which could lead to the creation of healthier beers and drought-resistant crops, a team of Australian researchers has cracked the genetic code of the grain barley.


Aussie scientists crack barley's genetic code benefitting healthier beer


In a stunningly successful trial, scientists report they cured 18 critically-ill patients suffering from drug-resistant malaria with tablets made from dried leaves of the Chinese plant Artemisia annua (also known as sweet wormwood).


Serious malaria cases cured by plant therapy in Africa


Researchers have found a way to trigger a process similar to photosynthesis in a synthetic material, turning greenhouse gases into clean air and producing energy -- all at the same time.


Artificial photosynthesis turns carbon dioxide into clean air


The world is unlikely to meet global climate goals if India carries through with plans to construct nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, new research warns.


India's proposed coal plants could imperil global climate goals


A solution to the global problem of plastic waste is in sight as researchers have discovered that the larva of wax worm has the ability to degrade plastic -- which is incredibly resistant to breaking down.


Wax worm may answer problem of plastic waste


State owned Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K) on Tuesday launched an application to provide soil nutrient information and fertiliser recommendation for coffee plantation owners.


IIITM-K develops app for coffee growers


The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday announced that three African countries -- Ghana, Kenya and Malawi -- will receive the first ever malaria vaccine starting in 2018.


3 African nations to get world's first malaria vaccine


People in colder and less sunny regions of the world have higher rates of alcoholic cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking which results in irreversible scarring of the liver, scientists have found.


Cold weather, fewer sun hours increase alcoholic cirrhosis


Researchers have found that 10 minutes of walking up and down stairs at a regular pace is more likely to make you feel energised than ingesting 50 milligrams of caffeine -- about the equivalent to the amount in a can of soda.


Opt for stairs, not soda, to feel more energised at work


A diet high in animal protein is associated with a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, in overweight people, says a study.


Meat-based diet linked to fatty liver disease


Bearing protest signs and many wearing lab coats, thousands of scientists from around the US began gathering here to express their objections to the cutbacks in scientific research proposed by President Donald Trump.


Thousands of scientists protest against Trump slashing research budgets


The 48th Earth Day celebrations on Saturday saw participation from school children in awareness drives, campaigns in social media, emotional appeals from MNCs and a request from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep the planet clean and green.


Earth Day-2017: Students, environmentalists, MNCs join chorus to save planet (Roundup)


In the midst of heightened posturing by North Korea over a potential thermonuclear war Saturday April 22 is the 113th birth anniversary of Julius Robert Oppenheimer, a father of the first atomic bomb in 1945.


Of Oppenheimer and the Bhagwat Gita (Lead, correcting intro) (April 22 is the 113th birth anniversary of Robert Oppenheimer)


Researchers in the US have created a digital map to track the changing racial diversity of every neighbourhood in the country.


Researchers map America's changing racial diversity


Eat less meat, opt for carpooling, and unplug unused electronic devices -- do your bit and make a huge difference to saving Earth, suggests Google's Earth Day Doodle on Saturday.


Do your bit, save the planet: Google's Earth Day Doodle


Joining people in over 500 cities across the world, Coimbatore in India will "stand up for science" in the world's first ever March for Science on Saturday.


Over 200 to join 'March for Science' in India


New genetic evidence confirms a long-held hypothesis that our earliest mammalian ancestors indeed had powerful night-time vision.


Our ancestors had powerful night-time vision


A day after an international civil society initiative concluded that US-based biotech giant Monsanto's activities violate basic human rights, noted environmental activist Vandana Shiva on Wednesday said the commercial release of GM Mustard stands no chance with more facts about it coming to light.

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