The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern on Thursday amid an outbreak in Congo. More than 27,000 cases and around 1100 deaths have been recorded since January 2023 as the African nation battles its worst-ever outbreak. The situation has also triggered global concern due to the rapid spread of…
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Indian Institute of Astrophysics 1 / 5 | The Indian Institute of Astrophysics traces its origins back to an observatory set up in 1786. Where was it set up first? An observatory set up in 1786 at Madras, which from 1792 began as the Madras Observatory from its…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a public emergency of international concern. This comes amid a rapid surge in spread of the disease in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and its detection in neighbouring countries as well. The Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, that a public health emergency of…
There is a significant risk of a massive earthquake along a fault line near Japan’s east coast, a recent statement from the Seismological Society of China has said. The earthquake may have severe consequences for both the local population and the global economy. This caution follows closely on the heels of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in…
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning: Elemental Etymology! Portrait of Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, who coined the term ‘organic chemistry’. START THE QUIZ 1 / 10 | On…
Microorganisms have mastered the art of surviving on the earth. They are found practically in all niches where life can possibly thrive. Over millions of years of evolution, they have developed mechanisms to adapt to diverse habitats. They are very flexible and able to colonise extreme environments, even those off limits to more complex life-forms….
Fire burns through the forest above Stehekin, Wash. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Questions: 1. An important cause of a firestorm is the _____ ______. Here, when air heated by the fire rises in a hot column, the fire’s heat draws more air in from its surroundings. Fill in the blank….
India’s indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiAll, has been developed by Panacea Biotec and the first participant in this trial was vaccinated on Wednesday at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, as per a Health Ministry statement | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and…
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec on Wednesday announced the commencement of the Phase 3 clinical trial of India’s first indigenous dengue vaccine, DengiAll, at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Rohtak. Union Health Minister JP Nadda hailed the initiative, stating, “The initiation of this Phase…
When I was in middle school, my biology teacher showed our class the sci-fi movie “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.” The plot drew me in, with its depiction of the “Genesis Project” – a new technology that transformed a dead alien world into one brimming with life. After watching the movie, my teacher…
