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Immortality is mathematically impossible, new research finds

A mathematical equation has proven that controlling one of the two major changes in a cell—decay or cancerous growth—enhances the …

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Languages are becoming extinct much faster than species. The digital divide can make it worse

Ebola fear spreads to DRC’s neighbours as millions of displaced people migrate

Humanitarian crisis in DRC is forcing millions to flee to Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania

Resurrecting Babel

A member of a non-profit committed to documenting all of the world’s 7,000 languages, explains why her organisation is on such a mission

One-fifth of pregnant women at risk due to Group B Sterptococcus bacteria

The first comprehensive research on the bacteria estimates that out of 410,000 cases every year, there will be at least 147,000 stillbirths and …

Mutation in Ebola virus turned epidemic in West Africa deadlier, say studies

The virus was able to mutate and adapt to humans as it infected a huge number of people

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World Malaria Day: ‘If we don’t become complacent, we can eliminate malaria like 1965’

PL Joshi, former head of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme talks to Down To Earth about how malaria vaccination, surveillance and …

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Swine Flu deaths cross 1,000; will this year be a repeat of 2015?

More than 22,000 cases of swine flu have been reported in 2017, a bulk of them from Maharashtra and Gujarat

67 elephants died in Odisha in last nine months

Poaching, train accidents and electrocution killed more than half of these elephants, says Wildlife Society of Odisha

Poor air quality a major cause of premature deaths

A study conducted 11 north Indian cities says that annual premature mortality rate linked to air pollution ranges from 150-300 people per 1 lakh …

El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru

More floods to be expected, says the national weather service

WHO issues guidelines to prevent child and maternal deaths

Every year, 2.6 million children are stillborn and 303,000 births result in mother’s death

Hong Kong to ban ivory trade

The city is a key link in the ivory trafficking trade and provides a strategic transit hub into mainland China

Rats not responsible for ‘Black Death’ in medieval Europe: study

Climate change and gerbils, another rodent species spread the deadly disease, it says

Why pregnancy brings distress for women in Sierra Leone

A crumbling health system deters women from going to hospitals, making the West African country home to the world's highest maternal death rate

Nepal tragedy: death toll crosses 5,000

Power is reaching only some parts of the capital city. Thousands of people are still sleeping in the open

Thunderstorm kills 32 in Bihar after state ignores IMD warning

Locals allege the death toll is expected to be much higher than the numbers reported by the government

Only one Indian has died of Ebola, says government

Earlier this month, India had quarantined a 26-year-old Indian who travelled from Liberia and had traces of virus in his semen

Why are lives so cheap in Indian steel plants?

Centre for Science and Environment report had highlighted poor safety conditions in steel plants. Two mishaps in a row at the Bhilai and …

Healthy lifestyle can overcome genetic risk of heart disease: study

Subjects who followed a low-fat diet reported higher levels of good cholesterol despite carrying a gene shown to increase risk of diabetes, shows …

Wild elephant may have died due to Maharashtra government's neglect

Non-availability of veterinary doctors has been cited as one of the reasons for the death of the animal

Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes

The viral disease burden in Africa is largely underestimated and the rVSV-ZEBOV is a much-needed vaccine in the fight against Ebola