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Unbearably hot temperatures are already testing the limits of human survival, and will continue to rise, challenging our bodies’ ability to cope and making parts of the world increasingly uninhabitable. Scientists say urgent steps are needed for humans to adapt to extreme heat, including rethinking the way we live, work and blast the AC. “Extreme …

By PTI WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified antibodies that neutralise Omicron and other variants of coronavirus by targeting areas that remain essentially unchanged as the virus mutates. The research, published in the journal Nature, may help design vaccines and antibody treatments that will be effective against not only Omicron but other …

Enlarge / Do these people look prone to motivated reasoning? A new study lays out a bit of a conundrum in its opening paragraphs. It notes that scientific progress depends on the ability to update what ideas are considered acceptable in light of new evidence. But science itself has produced …

The ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India may peak between May 11-15 with 33-35 lakh total ‘active’ cases and decline steeply by the end of May, according to a mathematical module devised by IIT scientists. On Friday, India saw a single-day rise of 3,32,730 (3.32 lakh) Covid-19 …

New Delhi: After a study which was conducted for a whole year, scientists have come up with anew playbook which will help business run a lot more smoothly.  According to a Wall Street Journal report, the lessons include: Mask-wearing, worker pods and good air flow are much more important than …