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Covid generated 8 million tonnes of plastic waste: Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more than eight million tonnes of plastic waste globally, with over 25,000 tonnes of it entering the oceans, according to a study. IMAGE: A staff member wearing......

Roger Penrose, 2 others share Physics Nobel for black hole research

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 was jointly awarded to three scientists for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole. IMAGE: David Haviland,......

Chemistry Nobel for harnessing evolution to develop medicines, biofuels

IMAGE: Pictures of 2018 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry: Frances H Arnold of the United States, George P Smith of the United States and Gregory P Winter of Britain are displayed on a screen......

California prof gets National Science Award

Dr Sabeeha Merchanthas won the prestigious 2005 Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal awarded by the National Academy of Sciences. Merchant is a professor of biochemistry at the department of chemistry and......

US trio win Nobel Physics for gravitational waves

Three Americans have won the Nobel prize in physics for the discovery of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime that were first anticipated by Albert Einstein a century ago.......

3 Americans win Economics Nobel 2021

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 with one half to David Card “for his empirical......

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize for the......

Air pollution reduced wheat crop in India by 50%

Air pollution seems to have a direct, negative impact on grain production in India, a study warned on Monday, with recent increases in smog decreasing projected yields by half. Analysing 30 years......

New tool to pinpoint oil reserves developed

Scientists have developed a new tool that can precisely pinpoint where petroleum and gas reserves have accumulated. The tool is a new index that provides a better understanding of how oil......

Engineered bacteria make fuel from sunlight

In a bid to find a substitute to fossil fuels as raw material for the chemical industry, scientists have engineered bacteria, which could help grow chemical precursors for fuels and plastics."Most......

Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend, dies at 103

Kirk Douglas, one of the great Hollywood leading men, who starred in movies like Spartacus and Champion, has died, according to his son, actor Michael Douglas. He was 103. IMAGE:......

Jackie Chan wins Oscar after 56 years of movie-making!

'After 56 years in the film industry, making over 200 films, I've broken so many bones, finally this is mine. I want to thank you, Hong Kong, such an incredible city, my hometown, my......

Angelina-Brad's love story in pictures

Hollywood's famous couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have called it quits. The duo, who were together for over 10 years, surprised their fans when they got married in a private ceremony in 2014.......

Nicki Minaj, Marion Cotillard, Reese: A day out in Hollywood

Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Host of the show Nicki Minaj performs during the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards at the SSE Hydro Arena......

The stars who will win the Golden Globes

If anyone thinks that the Golden Globes are insignificant, the Hollywood studios are out to prove them wrong.Aseem Chhabra previews this year's Golden Globes which will be held in Los Angeles on......

Revealed! Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated Bryant's luxury passenger helicopter hit the ground at a speed of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) per minute. IMAGE: NBA......

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