Science & Health

Midas touch: Autumn season paints Britain in gold; check out stunning photos

The autumn equinox, also called as the fall foliage season, officially began in the Northern Hemisphere on September 22.

Oct 27, 2016

This is the worst coral bleaching event ever recorded on the Great Barrier Reef

Survey of the Great Barrier Reef reveals aftermath of extreme underwater heatwave over 2015 and 2016. Findings show a third of the corals in the northern third have died, with footage showing the extent of the bleaching.

Oct 26, 2016

Kerala hit by bird flu outbreak after Delhi and MP

MP and former Union Minister K C Venugopal has said farmers who faced losses because of the Avian Influenza outbreak in Kerala have to be compensated.

Oct 26, 2016

Avian Influenza: Results of only 3 out of 50,000 samples received in 9 days, delays Delhi govt's action plan

The Delhi government has issued a list of precautions to prevent people from getting infected by the virus.

Oct 25, 2016

Bird flu: Scare grows as more birds die in Delhi

The zoological park and the deer park will remain shut to prevent the contagious disease from spreading.

Oct 24, 2016

World's oldest manatee Snooty makes it to the Guinness Book of World Records 2017 edition

Manatees often die at an age as early as 10 due to various factors like marine litter, algal bloom and boat strikes.

Oct 24, 2016

Environment ministry sets up committee to monitor bird flu outbreak

The three-member committee will submit daily reports on the situation to the ministry.

Oct 23, 2016

Watch amazing rare footage of bowhead whales filmed by drone

A drone has recorded rare footage of bowhead whales. The video is of much better quality than previous recordings.

Oct 22, 2016

Have scientists finally cracked the Bermuda Triangle mystery?

Scientists blame "air bombs" created by hexagonal clouds due to severe weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean.

Oct 22, 2016

Foraging in London: What you need to know to stay safe

Foraging has become popular once again in recent years after falling out of favour in the 50s and 60s with the rise of supermarkets. A preference for local and sustainable food has led to more people searching for eatable plants, berries and mushrooms in parks and woodlands. Jason Irving, of Forage Wild Food, explains what the rules are to stay safe.

Oct 21, 2016

Govt confirms new strain of bird flu, but says there is no need to panic

The National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, confirms that the bird flu surfacing in India is a new strain called H5N8.

Oct 22, 2016

Bolivian glaciers melt threatens 2.3m people

A new study published in The Cyrosphere has found that Bolivian glaciers shrank by 43% between 1986 and 2014 and will continue to due so if temperatures continue to increase. This puts water supplies in the region at risk,as irrigation drinking water and hydropwer could affect up to 2.3 million inhabitants.

Oct 20, 2016

Typhoon Haima slams the Philippines just days after Typhoon Sarika killed 3

A second deadly storm has returned to the Philippines this week as the country was pummeled by Typhoon Haima with torrential rains and wind, leaving at least four dead. Earlier, Typhoon Sarika caused heavy flooding in parts of the country. The typhoon raised fears that Haima could be on par with the devastating Typhoon Haiyan that battered the Philippines in 2013.

Oct 20, 2016

Chinkara poaching cases: Rajasthan govt approaches Supreme Court over acquittal of Salman Khan, wants him to surrender

The Bigg Boss 10 host was acquitted of all charges by the Rajasthan High Court in July.

Oct 18, 2016

Evening wrap: SC order on Cauvery issue, Trump may meet Putin, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil censored and more

Read about the SC dismissing the BCCI review petition on the Lodha panel recommendations, and how September 2016 was the hottest on record.

Oct 18, 2016