Science & Health

Placenta is the missing link to suddenly 'turn on' schizophrenia genes

A new research from the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in Maryland turns the spotlight squarely onto the placenta's critical role and how it confers risk for schizophrenia and other neurodevelopment disorders.

Jun 14, 2018

Mammal-like reptiles ruled Earth before dinosaur; North Carolina find reveals who the creatures were

These creatures were believed to have perished after a massive event killed off 90 percent of species on Earth.

Jun 14, 2018

Gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 may inadvertently wake up sleepy cancer cells, say scientists

scientists warn that genome editing with CRISPR/Cas9 technology might cause cancer.

Jun 14, 2018

Uttarakhand: 4.0 earthquake recorded at Uttarkashi

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit Uttarkashi at 6.12 AM today. No loss of life or property have been reported so far.

Jun 14, 2018

Air pollution in Delhi at hazardous levels due to storms

AQICN, the leading authority on air quality globally, said that the worsening situation in Delhi is the strong anti-cyclonic winds blowing from Rajasthan. The situation is expected to last till Friday.

Jun 14, 2018

UFO blasted off on West Coast skies is not military vessel, confirms top official

A section of conspiracy theorists strongly believes that this missile-like object is actually an alien UFO from deep space

Jun 14, 2018

Antarctic ice shelf collapse: Surging storm waves have caused catastrophic ice loss

New research on the Antarctic ice shelves has shown that massive waves from the ocean have accelerated the calving away of ice shelves, causing massive ice loss.

Jun 13, 2018

1 in 3 adults in US unknowingly take medication that can lead to depression: Report

One in three of those who took the survey were consuming medications with the risk of side effects such as depression and suicidal tendencies compared to those who did not go on such medication..

Jun 13, 2018

Going to Mars possible but return is full of hurdles, reveals top NASA scientist

NASA chief scientist Jim Green revealed that humans will definitely go to Mars, but will face some huge challenges during the mission which is not one-way ticket but two-way journe.y

Jun 13, 2018

Friends indeed? Why Japan, US join hands refusing to sign Anti-Plastic pact

The refusal of the US and Japan to sign the plastic charter has come as a surprise for the world community. What made the American government so ignorant towards the environment is the question, while Japan has always kept economy ahead of environment.

Jun 13, 2018

Deepika Padukone on Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain's suicide: 'Depression killed them'

Deepika Padukone shared a heartfelt note on Instagram talking about depression and how the illness is taking lives of celebrities such as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.

Jun 13, 2018

Real life terminator on cards? Japanese scientists make robots with live human tissues

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have successfully integrated living muscular tissues in robots, which could prove a breakthrough and herald even terminator-like robots moving among us.

Jun 13, 2018

What does God look like? It depends on what your standing is, both political and social

Liberals see a younger, kinder, more feminine God that encourages tolerance rather than an old, stern, man who is interested more in maintaining order than anything else as the conservatives see it.

Jun 13, 2018

Are humans getting dumber? IQ scores of people dropping since 1970s, says study

New study finds that for every generation, IQ scores are dropping by about 7 points on average, posing a severe challenge to the future of human species and their intelligence compared to other creatures.

Jun 13, 2018

Russia to build powerful space laser cannon to burn out space junk in low-Earth orbit

The design of this "cannon" is based on a telescope design that is about three metres long and its construction has already started. This telescope can be used to monitor debris floating in space and if needed transform into a giant laser and evaporate it.

Jun 13, 2018