Domestic and industrial activities produce millions of tonnes of waste, and even buried waste leaks pollutants that carry environmental risks. But by combining microorganisms with different capabilities, Sheffield researchers are turning harmful liquid into useful resources.
In a society where motherhood is often defined by a fixed sequence of events, including marriage and childbirth within a specific age range, science once again gifted society the alternate path through ‘in vitro fertilisation’ (IVF), therefore empowering women to embrace motherhood later in life.
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are reshaping the automotive landscape, offering significant environmental and economic advantages, from reduced emissions to lower maintenance costs. The global transition toward EVs is accelerating, with nearly 14 million new electric cars registered in 2023 alone, bringing the worldwide total to 40 million, as per the International Energy Agency.
Pathogenicity is the potential capacity of certain species of microbes to cause an infectious process. It is characterised by a complex of pathogenic properties in the microbe formed in the process of the historical development of the struggle for existence and adaptation to parasitic life in plant, animal and human organisms. Pathogenicity is a specific characteristic of pathogenic microbes.
The global Collaborative Robot (cobots) Market size was valued at USD 1.77 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 12.71 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 32.6 per cent from 2024 to 2030.
Human-induced warming has risen to 1.19 degrees Celsius over the past decade (2014-2023) – an increase from the 1.14 degrees Celsius seen in 2013-2022
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 2.5 million people lose their lives annually owing to global HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
It is very concerning that annual trends in heatwaves now show temperature departures of 5-9 degrees Celsius from the normal summer weather.
The treatment of animals in research laboratories has always sparked outrage and calls for ethical reform. Despite advancements in understanding human biology, animal experimentation continues to be a prevalent practice, raising serious concerns about its efficacy and ethical implications.
In a significant step towards addressing this issue, a young researcher at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur has made a ground-breaking research, shedding light on the sources and composition of particulate matter (PM) in northern India that are harmful to human health.
