Science & Health

Scientists express alarm over giant plastic patch in Pacific Ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which lies halfway between California and Hawaii, is comprised of around 80 million kg of litter, 99% of which is made up of plastic.

Mar 23, 2018

2 billion-year old salt reveals how ancient Earth evolved life-sustaining oxygen

Oldest-ever salt found on Earth reveals that the Great Oxidation Event happened much more rapidly than previously believed.

Mar 23, 2018

United Nations: Last three years were hottest on record

A report by the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization says the last three years have been the hottest on record, and man-made global warming will continue to cause extreme weather events.

Mar 23, 2018

Indonesian volcano spews toxic gas: Hundreds evacuated, 30 hospitalized

The sulphuric gases from Mount Ijen's crater caused vomiting and breathing troubles among the residents of the nearby Kalianyar village.

Mar 22, 2018

MIT creates SoFi: Robo-fish can dive 50ft deep, swim unnoticed

SoFi can handle oncoming currents and also take high-resolution photos using a fisheye lens while swimming, thus proving beneficial for marine researchers.

Mar 22, 2018

Leading AIDS researcher selected as CDC Director

Leading AIDS researcher Dr. Robert Ray Redfield Jr, was picked to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government and amp;#39;s top public health agency.

Mar 22, 2018

Plastic in world's oceans predicted to triple by 2025

Over 70 percent of all litter that ends up in oceans is plastic, which does not decompose naturally and instead breaks down into ever smaller pieces.

Mar 22, 2018

Newly born black hole dedicated to Stephen Hawking by Russian astronomers

Researchers in Moscow detected a gamma ray burst indicative of the death of a star two days after the passing away of Stephen Hawking.

Mar 22, 2018

Rare underwater video captures minke whale: Lesser known facts about the creature

This rare video was shot by Regina Eisert during a recent Antarctic expedition where she was trying out an underwater-camera prototype.

Mar 22, 2018

Underwater 'fountain' of magma discovered beneath Yellowstone heightens fears of massive eruption

In theory, magma plumes are geological features that exist in the boundary between Earth's core and the mantle and can rise through the mantle into the crust.

Mar 22, 2018

McDonald's targets beef production in ambitious effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The US-based fast food restaurant chain plans to cut down its greenhouse gas emissions by 36 percent by the year 2030.

Mar 22, 2018

Glacial melting crosses point of no return - it cannot be stopped anymore

'Greenhouse gas emissions have already triggered changes that can no longer be stopped,' say climate scientists.

Mar 22, 2018

Who is Katsuko Saruhashi? Google doodle pays tribute to pioneer Japanese scientist

Katsuko Saruhashi, a feminist icon and renowned geochemist, who worked on measuring radioactive fallout in the oceans, gets commemorated in today's Google Doodle.

Mar 22, 2018

What is multiple symmetric lipomatosis? Rare disease makes man look like Hulk

The man developed the rare condition known as multiple symmetric lipomatosis after drinking strong liquor every day for three decades.

Mar 21, 2018

Woman dies from apitherapy acupuncture that uses bee stings instead of needles

The unnamed woman was taken to a hospital and given adrenaline and antihistamines to stall the reaction she had from the stings, but she died several weeks later.

Mar 21, 2018