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Indecision, poor coordination at the start of outbreak led to over 3 million deaths, say experts
The IPPPR insisted that rich countries should provide one billion vaccines to the world's poorest nations by 1 September.
NASA’s Voyager 1 detects humming sound that is caused by gas in interstellar space
Launched 44 years ago by NASA, Voyager 1 is part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System.
Pfizer Chairman-CEO Albert Bourla writes book on company's race to create COVID-19 vaccine
The book will tell the story of how the drugmaker managed to develop an effective vaccine against COVID-19 in a remarkably short period of time — months instead of years.
Since 1960, Earth's forest cover has shrunk about 1m sq km while cropland, pastures have increased
Earth's skin is stretched across 510 million km2, 361 million km2 is water, about 15 million km2 is covered by ice with 134 million km2 is ice-free land.
Higher antibiotic doses might overcome drug resistance, but may strengthen certain bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance has been predicted to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050.
NASA's James Webb telescope unfolds its giant mirror, passes final pre-launch test
Scientists from 44 countries will use the telescope to look at alien worlds and penetrate supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies.
Global cities aren't ready for climate threats, put 400 million people at risk finds report
Global average annual losses from disasters in cities were estimated to $314 billion in 2015 and will increase to $415 billion by 2030.
SpaceX will launch the DOGE-1 satellite to the moon, funded by Dogecoin
The cubic satellite, weighing 40 kilograms, will be launched in the first quarter of 2022 on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
COVID-19 variant responsible for India's massive outbreak found in 44 countries: WHO
Outside of India, it said that Britain had reported the largest number of Covid cases caused by the variant.
Perseverance rover captures distinct hum of Ingenuity helicopter's fourth flight on Mars
The $85 million tech demo was supposed to end a few days ago, but NASA extended the mission by at least a month to get more flying time.
China defends rocket debris, says it's held to different standards than other countries
Hua Chunying said Beijing was being treated unfairly, the American media romanticises their launches and space debris free falls.
G7 nations must spend a trillion dollars annually over a decade for sustainable growth: Report
A trillion dollars a year spread across these seven economies would translate to about two percent of their pre-pandemic GDPs, the report calculated.
NASA's Osiris-Rex probe leaves asteroid Bennu, begins two-year journey back to Earth
The probe will journey around 2.3 billion kilometres through space and land in the Utah desert on 24 September 24, 2023.
Training of first private crew to go to the ISS will begin soon, say Axiom Space and NASA
The mission dubbed Ax-1 is to last around 10 days, said Axiom Space president and CEO Michael Suffredini.
With COVID-19 exposing cracks in our healthcare systems, countries must also reorient their climate agenda
As health systems near their limit in places like India and Nepal, a resetting of global priorities towards disaster anticipation rather than merely disaster management is required.
China's census records slowest population growth in decades, hints at demographic crisis
In 2016, Beijing changed family planning rules allowing families to have two kids amid fears of fast-ageing population and shrinking workforce
Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean, NASA says China behaved 'irresponsibly'
NASA and some experts said China had behaved irresponsibly, as an uncontrolled re-entry of such a large object risked damage and casualties.
Exercise boosts immunity and makes vaccines more effective, finds new study
Regular physical activity increases CD4+ T cells, which are responsible for alerting the immune system of an attack and regulate its response.
US backed COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver: What are the pros and cons of this step?
If intellectual property protection is waived in the face of public emergency, even as a one-off, will firms invest next time there is a similar emergency?
Using fire, early humans permanently changed Stone Age Africa's landscape tens of thousands of years ago
Within the last few thousand years, farmers brought about more land transformations, but the legacy of human impacts was in place a long time ago.
Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate, health yet emissions are rising: UN report
Global methane emissions were fairly level about 15 to 20 years ago, but started creeping up over the past five years or so.
Limiting global warming to 1.5C can halve rise in sea levels due to ice melt: Study
While around 220,000 glaciers make up only one percent of ice on the planet but contribute as much as a fifth of sea-level rise.
NASA, Boeing to conduct uncrewed test flight to ISS for Starliner capsule on 30 July
During an initial uncrewed test flight in December 2019, the Starliner capsule failed to dock at the ISS and returned to Earth prematurely.
Had to remind myself to breathe: SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts detail night-time landing
Soon, space "tourists" -- civilians who are not professional astronauts -- will take their places on Dragon.
COVID-19-triggered Mucormycosis: How is the fungal infection linked to Coronavirus, treatments, more
It is important to remember that Mucormycosis does not spread from person to person, it is not contagious.
Blue Origins welcomes bids for one seat on its first passenger flight to space
The bidding for the seat, which began on Wednesday, will conclude with a live auction on 12 June.
SpaceX's Starship rocket passes fifth high-altitude flight test with flying colours
In four previous tests, the rockets launched successfully but some issues during landing or after touch down resulted in spectacular explosions.
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may come to India, emergency approval on the cards
In April, the US pharma company had offered a not-for-profit price for its vaccine for the Indian government's immunisation programme.
WHO will set up data hub in Berlin to anticipate and respond to future pandemic threats
The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence has been set up in Berlin and will begin operating later this year.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers over 95 percent protection against COVID-19, says largest real-world study
The global use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is limited by supply issues, high costs, and ultra-cold chain storage requirements.