• LNG ships worse for climate, claims NGO

    Cargo ships use a particularly dirty type of fuel but the shipping industry has sought to shift to cleaner-burning LNG.

    NGO Transport & Environment said it had mounted an investigation of LNG-powered ships in service

    It found that they emit methane, which is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide

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    Pfizer plans new Covid jab

    It has said a shot for multiple variants is coming by 2022-end.

    Chairman Albert Bourla said Pfizer was also working on a vaccine that could provide good protection for a whole year

    This means people would come back annually for boosters, as with influenza shots currently given out in the US

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    Pandemic ‘far from over’, but ‘let’s end it together’, says UN chief

    The UN chief said countries need to fulfil and accelerate dose-sharing and donation commitments in order to reach the billions...

    Antonio Guterres said the spread of Omicron was “a startling reminder of how quickly COVID-19 can mutate and spread

    The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is now surging in the form of the BA2 variant in many parts of the world

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    Iraq witnesses dust storm that lands dozens in hospital

    Iraq is particularly vulnerable to climate change, having already witnessed record low rainfall and high temperatures in recent years.

    The storm erupted in the north of the country on Thursday, leading to cancellation of flights serving Kurdistan’s capital Arbil

    As the storm swept south, it shrouded the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and cities as far south as Nasiriyah in a ghostly orange

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    First private mission reaches International Space Station

    Axiom sees the voyages as the first steps of a grander goal: to build its own private space station. The...

    NASA join hands with Axiom and SpaceX to focus on more ambitious voyages deeper into the cosmos

    ISS will carry out 25 research projects, including an MIT technology demonstration of smart tiles

  • ‘Mystery’ boson finding contradicts understanding of universe

    The W boson governs what is called the weak force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature, and therefore...

    The W boson governs what is called the weak force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature, and therefore a pillar of the Standard Model

    These collisions -- made by smashing particles together at mind-bending speeds to study them -- were done by the Tevatron collider in the US state of Illinois

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    First private mission readies for launch to ISS

    Takeoff is set for 11:17 am (1517 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX rocket.

    Commanding the Axiom-1 mission will be former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, a dual citizen of the United States and Spain

    He accompanies American real-estate investor Larry Connor, Canadian businessman Mark Pathy, and Israeli fighter pilot-turned-entrepreneur Eytan Stibbe

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    Climate-related health emergencies on the rise in Africa: WHO

    Floods, water, and vector-borne diseases have been worsening the health crises in Africa, said WHO's regional director for Africa.

    The WHO has said health emergencies caused by climate change are increasing in Africa

    The UN health agency has called on governments to implement WHO air quality guidelines

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    NASA begins critical final test on mega Moon rocket

    Test milestones will be posted on NASA's blog for the Artemis mission, and the world will see the glimpse of...

    The "wet dress rehearsal" of Space Launch System rocket began, NASA confirmed in its Artemis blog at 5:00 pm Eastern Time

    NASA's blog for the Artemis mission will post the milestone of the test and world could see the glimpse of rocket venting vapor on the launch pad on its YouTube channel

  • ‘Hybrid immunity’ is best Covid protection

    Two new studies have highlighted the importance of getting jabbed for those who have natural immunity after recovering from the...

    For people who have already had Covid, Pfizer and AstraZeneca's vaccines offered 90 percent effectiveness against hospitalization and death

    Meanwhile, China's CoronaVac had 81 percent and Johnson & Johnson's one-shot jab had 58 percent effectiveness against these occurrences