Drop into any pharmacy in America and you will find jars of melatonin promising to relieve you of dreaded jet lag. There are tablets, pink gummies, potent-looking capsulesāwhatever appeals. But all you want to know is: does it work? Melatonin is known as the ādarkness hormone”. When the sun goes down, it is released by…
A recent study has revealed that scrub typhus infection could be an āunder-recognisedā leading cause of hospitalisations for fever, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the cases. The study, conducted by the Christian Medical College, Vellore, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), observed over 32,000 individuals from 37 rural areas in…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk shake hands in front of a Tesla cybertruck, at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 11. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: The 365-year-old Royal Society in Britain, one of the most reputed scientific institutions in the world, is experiencing a crisis…
The mycelia of an oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing in a petri dish of ground coffee seeds. | Photo Credit: Tobi Kellner In the light of climate change, the construction industry like many others is considering how it can reduce its carbon footprint and become more sustainable. One opportunity is concerned with bricks. Fired clay…
The launch of the NASA-SpaceX Crew-10 mission, meant to pave the way for the return of pair of Starliner astronauts on the International Space Station, was postponed Wednesday, the US space agency said. Crew-10 is meant to replace Crew-9, which Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is part of. NASA said earlier that Crew-9 can return from…
Minister of State Jitendra Singh. | Photo Credit: ANI The āconcept designā stage of Indiaās proposed Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR) has been completed and is in the process of being approved. Once the project is sanctioned, it will take 60-72 months for the reactor to be constructed, Union Minister of State for Science and…
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is preparing for his much-awaited return to Earth as the SpaceX Crew-10 mission gears up to launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Believed by many to be āstrandedā in space, NASA has time and again clarified that Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore are not “stuck” in space. The…
Questions: 1. Name the type site of the Indus civilisation. A type site in archaeology is a particular place or settlement that defines the culture and/or other characteristics identified with the civilisation. 2. __________ is considered to have been one of the major cities of the Indus civilisation. Located in the Cholistan Desert in Pakistanās…
In this image taken from video released by SpaceX, NASAās newest space telescope, Spherex, drifts off into space after separating from a SpaceX rocketās upper stage after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a…
Efecan Kultur, a 24-year-old Turkish TikTok personality known for his Mukbang videos, has passed away due to complications from obesity. Kultur, who had been receiving treatment in a hospital, was unable to move without assistance as his health declined. His death was confirmed by fellow influencer Yasin Oyanik, according to Turkiye Today. Kultur rose to…
