Palaeogenomicists extracted Yersinia pestis DNA from ancient Siberian burial sites confirming that plague was circulating and causing deaths more than 5000 years before medieval European outbreaks.
Month: June 2026
India Needs Major Oil Gas Discovery to Maintain Exploration Credibility Says Oil Secretary Jain
India’s Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said the country’s credibility in the energy exploration sector depends on making a major domestic oil and gas discovery using faster technology-driven methods.
NASA Roman Telescope Achieves Pre-Launch Testing Milestone Ahead of September 2026 Launch Date
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully completed a critical pre-launch systems test milestone as it remains on track for its September 2026 launch.
Oxford Study Links Ultra-High Heat Events to Accelerated Cognitive Decline in Elderly Population
Oxford researchers found a strong link between repeated exposure to extreme heat events and accelerated cognitive decline in adults over 65 raising alarms about climate change’s neurological impact.
India ISRO Pushpak Reusable Launch Vehicle Test Marks Major Step in Space Reusability Program
ISRO conducted a successful test flight of the Pushpak reusable launch vehicle demonstrating autonomous landing capability in a key milestone for India’s space reusability ambitions.
Scientists Reverse Direction of Energy Flow in Turbulence Overturning 80 Year Old Physics Theory
Researchers achieved a breakthrough by reversing the direction of energy transfer in turbulent fluid flow contradicting a fundamental theory established over eight decades ago.
NASA Plans to Send Three Helicopters to Mars in 2028 as Part of Sample Retrieval Mission Update
NASA confirmed that its planned Mars sample retrieval mission scheduled for launch in 2028 will include three helicopter drones to collect cached rock and soil samples from the Perseverance rover.
New Study Links Processed Food Consumption to Accelerated Cellular Aging in Large Population Study
A large epidemiological study found that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with significantly accelerated cellular aging markers including shortened telomere length.
Free-Living Amoebae in Aging Water Systems Identified as Growing Climate-Linked Health Threat
Researchers studying urban water systems found that climate change and aging infrastructure are expanding the presence of dangerous free-living amoebae in municipal drinking water supplies.
India Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary Becomes 100th Ramsar Wetland Site in National Milestone
PM Modi lauded the designation of the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary in Bihar as India’s 100th Ramsar site under the international convention protecting wetlands of global importance.