Science & Health

Ramadan: This is why you should break your fast with dates

If you are fasting this Ramadan, stack up on dates as the dry fruits are not only a great source of energy, but they also control your blood sugar level and are cholesterol-free.

May 20, 2018

Toxic mushrooms kill 9, poison over 700 in Iran: Tips to identify the deadly fungi

The victims consumed the toxic mushrooms as they were not distinguishable from the edible ones, said the Yasuj University of Medical Sciences.

May 20, 2018

Last time Earth experienced a cooler-than-average month was in 1984 – thanks to global warming

Earth's global average temperatures have been on a steady rise since 1984 and it is getting hotter and hotter every month.

May 20, 2018

Diamonds from lost planet reveal a great deal about Solar System: Check it here

New research conducted on the meteorites that fell Sudan's Nubian Desert gives a glimpse of the volatile nature that prevailed in our solar system before planets like the Earth and Mars were formed.

May 19, 2018

NASA study shows freshwater decline in India

The first-of-its-kind study used 14 years of observations from the US/German-led Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) spacecraft mission to track global trends in freshwater in 34 regions around the world.

May 18, 2018

Excessive human activity found to degrade one third of the world's protected areas

Conservation efforts of several countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa seem to be under immense pressure due to persistent human activity that poses a severe threat to the land.

May 18, 2018

6 baby squirrels get their tails tangled, engage in 'tug of war' for life

A man found the distressed baby squirrels with their tails tangled, trying to climb up a tree; often such a situation leads to a painful death for the animals.

May 18, 2018

Scientists want to CRISPR extinct Woolly Mammoths back into existence to fight global warming

Woolly Mammoths played an important role in keeping the arctic tundra's ground frozen. Now that humans have increased the planet's temperature and the permafrost has started to melt, these giants beasts might help fight global waming.

May 18, 2018

2000-year-old horse discovered in Pompeii: How was the animal different from modern ones

Following a technique known as Fiorelli process, archaeologists have been able to take impressions of the animal's body. This process was used on human remains discovered from the Pompeii city.

May 18, 2018

Wrong axial tilt can freeze Earth-like planets even within the 'Goldilocks Zone'

Planets are believed to be hospitable if they are at a particular distance from their host star and thus able to hold liquid water, scientists have now found that a planet's tilt also plays a major role in allowing life to form on its surface.

May 18, 2018

China to compete with SpaceX by developing its own cheap, reusable rockets; launch by 2020

A state-owned space company in China is working on Long March 8, a rocket which they claim will have the takeoff and landing capability similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9.

May 17, 2018

Alien life on Europa? After plate tectonics, water geysers discovery strengthens the argument

In 2017, scientists said that life of Europa is very much possible as the moon is expected to have tectonic plates just like Earth.

May 17, 2018

Hippos poop so much that they often suffocate fish in rivers

Hippos poop a lot and they happen to remain submerged when they do it. Consequently, the bacteria that break down the waste consume a large amount of oxygen in the rivers and end up killing fish en masse.

May 17, 2018

Octopus came from space in icy meteors, says new study

Scientists have given a perfect explanation to believe that the species octopus came from outer space.

May 17, 2018

Emissions on the rise: Alarming quantities of Ozone depleting chemicals detected

The Montreal Protocol made it illegal to produce and use ozone-depleting chemicals over 30 years ago. While it has been a success for the most part since then, scientists have recently discovered a sudden and massive spike in CFC-11 levels.

May 17, 2018