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60 mn years of global warming triggered rise of reptiles : Harvard study
New York : Sixty million years of climate change triggered the meteoric rise of reptiles around 250 million years ago, not a mass extinction of mammals as previously thought, a new Harvard University-led study has said.Just over 250 million…
Diabetes drug effective at reducing severity in Covid patients : Study
New York : Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes medication, can help lower the odds of emergency department visits, hospitalisations, or death due to Covid-19 by over 50 per cent if prescribed early in onset of symptoms, finds a study.…
Mahatma Gandhi statue in NY smashed amid wave of continued attacks
New York : A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of a temple in New York has been toppled and smashed in the second attack on the memorial this month and a local volunteer watch group has sprung into action to protect it.
The incident in…
US Open: Former champion Dominic Thiem among others in men’s singles wild cards list
New York : Following an extended recovery from a variety of injuries, 2020 US Open men's singles champion Dominic Thiem will return to Queens as a wild card at this year's fourth Grand Slam.
A number of high-profile American players also…
Underwater snow on Earth gives clues about Europa’s icy shell
New York : Studying a bizarre underwater snow below ice shelves on Earth can help understand the ice shell Jupiter's moon Europa, according to researchers.Europa is a rocky world about the size of the Earth's moon that is surrounded by a…
Dehydration preventing hormone linked to worsening kidney disease : Study
New York : A steroid hormone called aldosterone known to prevent dehydration by regulating salt and water in the body is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study led…
This drug can fight more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria
New York : A team of researchers have developed a novel drug molecule that can help ward off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria.Reported in ACS Central Science journal, the drug compound called fabimycin, inhibited drug-resistant…
Coco Gauff fights her way into Canadian Open quarterfinal, Iga Swiatek loses
New York : American teenager Coco Gauff will reach the highest ranking of her career after the 18-year-old defeated world number six Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) in the third round of the Canadian Open.
Gauff, who has…
NASA’s InSight mission finds Martian equator is dry
New York : Martian equator contains little or no ice, according to a new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission.The findings, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, describes the dry conditions in the top…
Abnormalities in heart functions may raise dementia risk : Study
New York : Structural or functional abnormalities within the heart's left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person's risk of developing dementia later in life by 35 per cent, according to a new research.
More than 55…