First galaxy sans dark matter challenges longstanding belief about universe

DF2 was expected to have about 100 times more dark matter than regular matter. Instead, researchers found almost none

Tracking aerosol built-up in the country through satellite images

While air quality bulletins recently highlighted north India’s dust problems, satellite reanalysis data show the problem of toxic Sulfate …

Rare radioactive decay captured by dark matter detector

This detection is an important step towards knowing the constituents of dark matter, which makes up 27 per cent of the Universe

Outdoor air pollution reduces an average Indian's life span by 1.5 years

It also reduces global life expectancy by more than one year, shows a study by researchers from University of Texas at Austin  

Only 4 MPs turn up for parliamentary panel meet to discuss Delhi-NCR air pollution

Letter for meeting was issued a week ago

74% brick kilns in Delhi-NCR have not shifted to cleaner technology

Two-thirds of brick kilns in Delhi-NCR are unlikely to meet the deadline to upgrade to a cleaner firing technology

Shape of the universe: Could it be curved, not flat?

New research places probability of a curved universe at more than 99%

Delhi air quality improves a bit

Strong winds help lift AQI to 'poor' from 'severe'

New space telescope to create a 3D X-ray map of Universe

The Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma telescope aims to detect up to 3 mn supermassive black holes — many of which will be new to science — and …

Global air pollution level rose 8 per cent each year during 2008-2013

Still, the rich remain at low risk, and the poor pay the price

Dust, particulate matter in air reducing solar energy output by 25 per cent: study

The regions that are hit the hardest are also the regions that have invested the most in solar energy installation

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Act, for your children's sake

We are doing too little too late

Decluttering India’s energy sector

It is high time that we should rid the sector of the mess that it is in using a multifarious approach

Dust storm continues to choke Delhi

Air pollution levels alarmingly high a day after dust storms from Rajasthan hit the city

Air pollution causes premature deaths in India, says study

The Global Burden of Disease estimates rank pollution as the fifth largest killer in India, according to the World Health Organization

Particulate matter from cigarettes, mosquito coils makes indoor air toxic

A study reveals that aluminum, chromium and tin are higher in mosquito coil smoke, and copper, zinc, manganese, nickel and lead are higher in …

Air pollution is not letting the world sleep well

American researchers find that increasing pollutants in ambient air causes sleep apnea

Scientists discover a new source of neutrinos in space – opening up another window into the universe

A giant detector at the South Pole has discovered that a “blazar”, a galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its centre, also …

Pollution in news on April 12

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution

Pollution levels on Diwali night were 'unacceptably high', says CSE

But official ambient monitoring shows slight improvement over last year

Hollywood, the second largest polluter in Los Angeles

Study disproves Hawking, shows tiny black holes may not account for Dark Matter

For a whole night, the research team took 190 consecutive images of Andromeda galaxy

We don’t know much about air pollutants that cause every eighth death in India

Researchers at Yale University find that molecular makeup of a pollutant varies despite it being from the same environment

Tiny pollutants your body has no defence against unchecked

While there are no regulations or safe standards of PM1 or PM0.1, they can easily penetrate to lungs and block oxygen-blood exchange

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 …