New wearable sensors can detect the presence of illegal drugs in sweat using nanomaterial technology
Researchers in South Korea have developed a wearable sensor-based technology that will easily detect the presence of drugs in a…
The ‘war heroines’ who paid the price for the birth of Bangladesh
Violence against women in conflict situations occurs in many forms and rape is often one of the ways in which…
69 years after its discovery scientists determine the properties of 99th element in periodic table
Named after Albert Einstein, Einsteinium was first found in a hydrogen bomb explosion in the US in 1952. Although scientists…
New therapies can help patients recover from paralysis caused due to spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries can’t be treated by bringing absolute normalcy in a person’s life. But, various methods such as drug…
Men in suits, women in bikinis: Artificial Intelligence has raised evidence of baked-in biases
Image-generation algorithms are recognised to generate sexist bias. The algorithms are also picking racial biases. Artificial intelligence (AI) is often…
Double masking amid virulent variants of coronavirus – here’s all you need to know
As new and more dangerous variants of coronavirus continue to spread across the world, people are now adopting the practice…
Study: Schizophrenia second greatest risk factor for COVID-19 death, after age
According to a recent study, people with schizophrenia had a 2.7 times higher chance of dying from COVID-19 than those…
Denmark plans to develop digital coronavirus passports proving vaccinations
Denmark is planning to issue digital corona passports to its citizens. These digital passports ascertaining the proof regarding people’s vaccination…
Full moon may affect sleep and menstrual cycles, suggests study
According to a new study, a full moon can influence sleep and menstrual cycles. On the day of the full…
Biden administration might ban toxic brain-damaging pesticide that is affecting children’s mental health for decades
Although chlorpyrifos was banned in the US in 2000, it is still allowed to be used as a chemical in…