Articles by Soorya Kiran NN

Startled US experts say Wuhan coronavirus 'unprecedented' in last 50 years

China was able to stop coronavirus from spreading outside Wuhan for over a month but the US cannot as it has lost valuable time already, say experts

Mar 9, 2020

Industrialization or not, sea level rise was a constant phenomenon, finds new study

New York, Boston should rework on urban planning, suggests the study based on these findings in their coast and the rapid seal level rise recorded irrespective of human factors

Mar 2, 2020

The 'Monday effect' is real, says study

Researchers find the 'Monday effect' that lets down returning to work after a weekend also affects supply chain

Mar 2, 2020

US firm Moderna develops Coronavirus vaccine, but why wait for one year?

Though Moderna or SII have claimed to have developed coronavirus vaccine, why should the victims wait for one full year?

Feb 26, 2020

Coronavirus status as of 25 February, 2020

Coronavirus Vaccine ready, sent for nod to conduct trials, claims US biotech firm Moderna

Moderna's claims follow similar claims by Serum Institute of India last week that it has developed a vaccine in collaboration with American biotechnology company, Codagenix

Feb 26, 2020

Australia: Queensland braces for flooding, police declare emergency

The emergency situation along the overflowing Balonne River from Beardmore Dam to the Queensland-New South Wales border has already unindated towns of Charleville, Mitchell and Surat

Feb 25, 2020

Apple reopens stores in China despite Wuhan Coronavirus scare running high

Apple has 42 stores in China and three of them were opened for Valentine's Day sales and now 29 stores will remain open out of 42

Feb 25, 2020

Wary neighbour Vietnam cancels all flights to and from South Korea amid Coronavirus scare

Earlier Vietnam announced that 15 out of 16 confirmed coronavirus cases in the country had recovered, while 32 suspected cases were being quarantined in a hospital

Feb 24, 2020

FLASH: Train with 160 passengers derailed at Wallan, Australia; 2 killed, many injured

Two killed and several passengers injured, others walk out from wreckage of derailed train near Wallan, driver still trapped

Feb 20, 2020

People spotted wrapping themselves in plastic covers

Wuhan Coronavirus different from SARS and spreads more like flu, says new study

The COVID-19 can be transmitted early in the course of the infection, and suggest that controlling the virus will require an approach different from what worked with SARS, which primarily involved controlling its spread in a hospital setting

Feb 20, 2020

Buffett-owned Hathaway sold off 3.7 million Apple shares before latest earnings results announced, how?

Berkshire Hathaway sold off 3.7 million shares during the between between October and December 2019 at a time when Apple's share price was rising at 30% from $219 to $294

Feb 19, 2020

Coronavirus Effect: Will the Indian alternative Namaste with folded hands replace handshake now?

Instead of handshake, the 'No-contact policy' at airshow suggested adoption of alternative greetings

Feb 18, 2020

House-bound, this is how Wuhan residents entertain themselves within the four walls

Though not jailed, confined to their homes, many of these people would fall sick, undergo mental agony and depression.

Feb 18, 2020

Wedding on Feb 18, but stranded in Wuhan as denied evacuation

Despite two flights of evacuation, many more were still stranded in Wuhan and Jyothi is one among them

Feb 5, 2020

Even worms won't stand micro plastic pollution, shows this study

In the experiment trays with 0 to 0.5 percent microplastic averaged 500 to 800 worms after 15 months, while mud with 5 percent plastic averaged fewer than 300

Feb 4, 2020

Butterflies pass on scent preference to offsprings; Trait runs for generations, says NUS study

Adult butterflies can learn to prefer new odours if they are exposed to them during their development or early in life and passed on the trait to offsprings

Feb 4, 2020

Grey seals don't whistle or thump chest but clap underwater to attract mates

Think of a chest-beating male gorilla. Like seal claps, those chest beats carry two messages: I am strong, stay away; and I am strong, my genes are good

Feb 4, 2020

Traditional Chinese herb found with insecticides inside to become powerful pesticide

The new pesticide is not produced by the plant cells but by symbiotic microbes that live inside the plant Stemona sessilifolia

Jan 31, 2020

Apple reports record earnings in First Quarter 2020, riding high on iPhone, wearables and services

With 1.5 billion devices all over, Apple reported an all-time net income record of $22.2 billion and generated operating cash flow of $30.5 billion in the last quarter ending Dec. 28, 2019

Jan 29, 2020

Wuhan Coronavirus: WHO relents, revises 'Risk' from moderate to 'High' now at global level

WHO has now revised the coronavirus risk from its earlier moderate to "high at the global level," and admitted its error before correcting it amid criticism

Jan 28, 2020

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