Climate change could pose danger for Muslim pilgrimage
CAMBRIDGE, MA-- For the world’s estimated 1.8 billion Muslims — roughly one-quarter of the world population — making a pilgrimage to Mecca is considered...
Microgravity used to create cells with stem cell properties
Chennai-- Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have found that subjecting cancer cells to microgravity results in the formation of giant cancer...
An asteroid will hit Earth and we’ll have no defence: Musk
San Francisco-- A huge asteroid will eventually hit the humanity and there will be no way out, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has predicted.
A monster...
Czech scientists find way to extract water from air
Prague-- A team of scientists from the Technical University in Prague have said they found a method of extracting water from air using an...
Building city on Mars could cost up to $10 trillion: Elon Musk
San Francisco-- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has not stopped at lofty talks of colonising Mars. He has even estimated the cost of having a...
Opinion: Political Gamesmanship and the 30 Meter Telescope on Manua Kea Mountain in Hawaii
By Devendra Dubey
BOSTON--When the mountain Manua Kea was selected by a team of eminent astronomers, as the site for one of the world’s largest...
Plant-based diet can fight climate change, says UN
Geneva-- The target of keeping global warming below 2 degrees will not be possible without changes in land use, paired with new food consumption...
Bezos, Musk to help NASA land first woman and next man on Moon
Washington-- The US space agency has selected 13 firms -- including Blue Origin of Jeff Bezos and SpaceX of Elon Musk -- to develop...
Ten Finalists Compete for Title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” and Indian Americans Account...
Silver Spring, Md – 3M and Discovery Education last month announced 10 finalists from across America as part of its annual 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist). The nation’s premier...
Cigarette butts significantly damage plant growth
London-- Cigarette butts -- the most common form of litter on the planet -- significantly reduce plant growth as their presence in the soil...