Concrete Urban Buildings, Neighbourhoods Can Heat Up Microclimates in Cities: Here’s How

New method of modelling urban building energy takes into consideration heat waves in urban cities and how human-caused parameters aggravate it. It studies the heating pattern of urban cities during city-wide heat waves. The research is based on a case study conducted in Los Angeles, California, during a five-day heatwave event in September 2009.Read More

Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch

The spectacular celestial show will be visible towards the eastern horizon just before the Sun rises and obscures the view. Those living in the Northern Hemisphere will have to look towards the east and the south. Those in the Southern Hemisphere should look towards the east and the north for the delightful view.Read More

Scientists Develop New Compound That May Help Fight Elusive Cancer Types

Scientists have developed a compound that can kill some hard-to-treat cancer types. After the compound was identified, scientists scanned through a screen of chemical analogs of ERX-11 and observed that another compound named ERX-41 was effective in killing ER-positive cancers in petri dishes. It was also found that the compound managed to eliminate triple-negative br…Read…

Neuroscientists Unravel Link Between Individual Differences in Brain Anatomy and ASD Symptoms

A team of scientists from the Boston College have shed light on the differences in the behaviour of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and its link with neuroanatomy, using artificial intelligence. Studies have earlier suggested that there might be no single set of neuroanatomical correlation that is common in all autistic people.Read More

Scientists Are Developing Portable Technology to Test Foodborne Viruses Like Noroviruses, Mycotoxins

Team of international researchers from the US and the UK have are working actively to develop portable, rapid biosensors capable of detecting noroviruses and mycotoxins in foods and agricultural products. Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness globally and are highly contagious, while mycotoxins are produced by fungi that can grow in warm and…