Hagupit No More a Super Typhoon, But Will Affect 13 Million in Philippines

Hagupit was downgraded from its super typhoon status on Friday.

Dec 5, 2014

Delhi To Scrap Cars Over 15 Years In A Move To Reduce Pollution. Will Car Sales Pickup?

The National Green Tribunal banned vehicles older than 15 years off the streets of Delhi, with its unenviable record of being the world's worst polluted city. Will the move help more cars remains to be seen

Dec 4, 2014

Cigarette Maker Shares Rise as Proposal to Ban Loose Sale 'Overturned'; ITC up 6%, Godfrey Phillips 10%

Union Health Ministry's proposal to ban sale of loose cigarettes is unlikely to receive inter-ministerial clearance, say sources; cigarette stocks up. Farmers associations lobby hard against the move.

Dec 4, 2014

Flipkart Founders Invest ₹6 Crore in Electric Vehicle Start-up Ather

Ather sees second-round funding from Raju Venkataraman; product development gains pace.

Dec 3, 2014

Real Sea Monster from 'Finding Nemo' Caught on Camera [VIDEO]

Black seadevil, which dwells in the deep sea has been caught on camera for the first time in its natural habitat by researchers.

Dec 1, 2014

End of the World in 7 Years: Theologist Makes Doomsday Prophecy

Theologist Dr F. Kenston Beshore predicts Rapture for seven years after which armegeddon will occur.

Nov 28, 2014

Chicken Domestication Began 10,000 Years Ago in China, Claims Study

China may have served as an early center of chicken domestication, possibly dating as far back as 10,000 years.

Nov 25, 2014

Deep Water Shrimps Could Lead us to Alien Life, Says NASA

NASA scientists are studying deep water shrimps that are piled on top of each other to understand alien life.

Nov 25, 2014

Seals are Sexually Harassing Penguins in Antarctica, Claims Study

Scientists documenting wildlife in the sub-Antarctic witnessed multiple incidents of fur seals sexually harassing penguins

Nov 18, 2014

Kilauea Volcano: Slow Lava Flow in Hawaii Inspires Students to Invent 'Air Scrubber' [PHOTOS]

The slow lava flow from Kilauea volcano has inspired a group of local students to deliberate on how to deal with its effects.

Nov 18, 2014

Google To Put An End To Illegal Fishing With Global Fishing Watch

With an aim to diminish illegal fishing, Google is offering its web based services to help conservation groups monitor illegal fishing anywhere around the world in real time.

Nov 17, 2014

Infanticide Practiced by Most Mammals is a "Sexual Strategy"

A new research shows that most male mammals practice infanticide. A researcher reveals: "It is a sexual strategy."

Nov 15, 2014

Philippines: Fishermen Find Human Head, Partially-Eaten Leg in the Belly of Tiger Shark

The jaw of enormous shark was sundried the morning after, much to the agony of the wife of one of the fishermen

Nov 14, 2014

Japanese Scientists Create 'Transparent' Mice

Japanese scientists have created a technique, that almost completely removes colour from the mouse's tissue, making it transparent.

Nov 7, 2014

Typhoon Haiyan Anniversary: Powerful Photos of Storm that Destroyed the Philippines

Last year, this week, the Philippines was hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan that resulted in the death of nearly 8,000 people.

Nov 6, 2014