Tag: Scientists

It is grown in some of the world’s most inhospitable, arid regions and is noted for being rich in protein. But the grass pea – although hardy and nutritious – comes with a catch. It contains a poison that can occasionally trigger irreversible paralysis, particularly among individuals who are ...

A life-threatening viral disease has been slowly spreading to new countries, with locations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East recording new cases of the infection.The disease, named Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), has seen recent outbreaks in Iraq and Namibia, and Pakistani health officials have reported two deaths.The disease ...

JAMMU, Jun 7: The ‘purple revolution' that started with farmers planting lavender in the picturesque slopes of this Jammu and Kashmir town is gathering steam with scientists at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine studying the medicinal properties of the aromatic, flowering plants.Scientists at the Jammu-based institute are focusing ...

It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice, research has shown, and scientists say preparations need to be made for the increased extreme weather across the northern hemisphere that is likely to occur as a result.Analysis shows that even if greenhouse gas emissions are sharply reduced, ...

Srinagar: The discovery of a carnivorous Alligator Gar fish in Kashmir's famous Dal Lake has set the alarm bells ringing among scientists and authorities as its presence poses a great threat to the native fish species.The ray-finned euryhaline fish having a mouth like that of an alligator was caught ...

The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) informed a Pune court on Tuesday that it is probing alleged “meetings in a guesthouse” of the Defence Research and Development Organisation between “some women” and Pradeep Kurulkar, the senior DRDO scientist who was arrested in the city last week on charges of ...

The findings come at a time when the threat of dengue is surging, as urbanisation, international travel and warming temperatures push the mosquitoes into new territory. In the Philippines, twice as many cases were reported in the first three months of 2023 compared to 2022, while Sudan has reported cases ...

WASHINGTON – Tucked away in a secretive office, a little-known team of government scientists began looking into al-Qaeda and the possibility of a biological weapons attack after terrorists exposed a "gaping hole" in national security on Sept. 11, 2001.Known simply as the "Z Division," the team was established in ...

BRUSSELS: Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday, as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and led to thousands of deaths. The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said 2022 was also the ...

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addressing the medicos, scientists and students at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata on Friday. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addressing the medicos, scientists and students at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata on Friday. Source link