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The 2017 estimate comes to on average of 2.57 million pounds (1.16 million kilograms) of carbon dioxide spewing into the air every second. (Photo: AP)

Global carbon pollution rises after three straight flat years

Preliminary figures project that worldwide carbon dioxide emissions are up about 2 percent this year.

14 Nov 2017 7:08 PM IST

NOAA climate scientist Ahira Sanchez-Lugo called it clear evidence of climate change.

Climate change pushing Earth toward risky 'tipping points': report

Scientists say that threshold is higher and climate change is here. It is dangerous and it is about to get much worse.

14 Nov 2017 3:03 PM IST

The NASA-funded CubeSat, called Microwave Radiometer Technology Acceleration (MiRaTA), will be launched into Earths orbit from the rocket carrying the next big US weather satellite (NOAAs JPSS-1) into space.

NASA to test Miniaturized Weather Satellite technology

Government agencies depend on observations from weather satellites to inform forecast models that helps prepare for...

12 Nov 2017 3:59 PM IST

La Nina is a natural cooling of parts of the Pacific that alters weather patterns around the globe.

Here comes La Nina, El Nino's flip side, but it will be weak

A weak La Nina has formed and is expected to stick around for several months.

12 Nov 2017 9:02 AM IST

Last minute, a plane flew into the restricted airspace at Wallops Island. That prompted NASAs commercial shipper, Orbital ATK, to call off the lift off.

Supply run to space station delayed by stray plane

The Virginia-based company will try to launch its unmanned Antares rocket again with 7,400 pounds of cargo.

12 Nov 2017 8:50 AM IST

In this photo, Male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. (Photo: AP)

US sage grouse policy heading back to square one

Federal scientists and land managers are going back to the drawing board under a new Trump administration edict to...

12 Nov 2017 8:19 AM IST

Consequences of brain injury resulting from oxygen deprivation affect the entire lifespan. (Photo: Pixabay)

A promising treatment to cut brain injury in newborns

The study by research-clinicians at Children's National Health System evaluated newborn experimental models exposed to...

11 Nov 2017 12:42 PM IST

Hydrogen engines emit only water vapour and are considered one of the cleanest forms of transportation. (Photo: AP)

Hydrogen-powered trains to run on German rails from 2021

Rail passenger in Germany will be able to travel on the world's first hydrogen-powered trains.

10 Nov 2017 11:06 AM IST

The researchers developed a closed-loop system in which the robot influences the fishs behaviour, but also adapt its own behaviour to them. (Photo: Video Screengrab/ Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)

Robot that can 'spy' on fish developed

The robot's swimming mechanism - initially designed with the help of biologists - gradually improved as the robot spent...

9 Nov 2017 3:32 PM IST

Most research in the field has focused on how proteins called nicotine acetylcholine receptors contribute to dependence. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why it is so hard to quit smoking decoded

The study, published in the journal Cell Reports, identified specific genes and microRNA that play an essential role in...

9 Nov 2017 1:51 PM IST

Among the faces sheeps were trained to recognize were Barack Obama and Harry Potter actress Emma Watson.

Sheep can recognise Baaaa-Rack Obama's face, new study shows

The Cambridge University study shows that sheep can recognize the faces of their human handlers without any prior...

9 Nov 2017 12:09 PM IST

To lighten the mood as New Horizons aims for a 2019 flyby, the research team is holding a naming contest. (Photo: NASA)

NASA seeks nickname for New Horizons next flyby target

Scientists at NASA have started a campaign inviting the public to choose an informal name for the New Horizons mission's...

8 Nov 2017 6:23 PM IST