Japan on Wednesday launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite "Himawari-9", aiming to further improve weather services in the Asia-Pacific region.


Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite


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A Russian state corporation has created kites to monitor locations and relay communications signals.


Russia creates kites for military scouting, monitoring


Based on data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite, scientists have produced the first global maps of human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) ever made solely from satellite observations of the greenhouse gas.


NASA satellite helps create global maps of human-made CO2


Delhi on Wednesday morning witnessed severe level of air quality, marked with low visibility, even three days after Diwali.


Air pollution level severe in Delhi


Jumping spiders can perceive airborne sound despite not having ears or ear drums, finds a new study.


Jumping spiders can hear sound without eardrums: Study


Australian researchers have found that children with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop asthma and other allergies later in life.


Vitamin D-deficient kids likely to develop asthma, allergies


Women who consume oily fish while pregnant or during breast-feeding may decrease the risk of their children developing food allergies, asthma, eczemas or hay fever, researchers have found.


Eating fish may ward off allergies in kids


Bacteria, when caught in certain circumstances such as in a clogged pore, surrounded by oil and no air, can cause the inflammatory response known as acne, a study has found.


Lack of oxygen may trigger bacteria to cause acne


Friendship groups play a major role in a student's life and the density of ties that he/she shares with friends is associated with specific social and academic benefits, says a new study.


Friendship networks can impact students' life


Venom derived from one of the Southeast Asia's rarest snakes can be turned into non-addictive painkiller drug that could work better than opium, revealed a research.


Venom of Asia's rare snake could create new painkillers


Researchers have developed a new lab technique that is a safe way for using drug-eluting polymer beads to treat cancer.


New technique using polymer beads developed to treat cancer


Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish may help to remove metabolites, including amyloid-beta peptides which is one of the factors that lead to Alzheimer's, finds a study conducted by researchers from the University of Macau.


Fatty acids from fish beneficial to prevent Alzheimer's


Scientists had long ago proposed that common swifts, a medium-sized migratory bird, might spend most of their lives in flight, but it is only now that it is proved that these birds can actually fly for 10 months straight.


Migratory bird can fly nonstop for 10 months straight


Seaweed farming industry is set to get a major boost with the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) transferring its technology of seaweed cultivation to the Andaman administration.


CMFRI transfers seaweed farming technology to Andamans


Researchers have confirmed an unassuming brown pebble, found more than a decade ago by a fossil hunter in Sussex, as the first example of fossilised brain tissue from a dinosaur.


First fossilised dinosaur brain tissue identified


Researchers have uncovered a stone slab in Jerusalems Church of the Holy Sepulchre venerated as the resting place of Jesus Christ, a media report said.


Jesus Christ's burial slab uncovered for the first time


The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its ex-post facto approval to  formation of the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) at Berhampur in Odisha, and the start of its 2016-17 academic session from August 1.


Union Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to IISER in Odisha (Lead, with corrections)


Bhutan is definitely not a quiet place in the Himalayas and the small nation east of Nepal sandwiched between India and China is capable of producing a large earthquake -- just as it did three centuries ago, in 1714, warn researchers.


Major earthquake could hit Bhutan too: Study


Personal values of students are often influenced by school Principals and become more similar to those of them with time, a new study has found.


Student's personal values are influenced by school principals


In a major step towards improving surgeries after head or face injuries, Russian scientists have developed a new type of 3-D-printed polymeric bone implants that can get absorbed and subsequently replaced with natural bone tissue in the body.


3-D-printed bone implant dissolves in the body


Yoga offers a promising approach to fight spinal stiffness and reduced mobility that astronauts on long missions in space suffer from, say researchers.

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