Science & Health

Earth's magnetic field is likely to flip and cause severe disaster, scientists warn

The poles have exchanged places many times before according to Earth's history.

Feb 5, 2018

'Extinct' medicinal plant, which can help treat ovarian and colon cancers, rediscovered in Northeast India

The plant contains a new class of chemotherapeutic agent with special cytotoxic properties that can damage cancer cells.

Feb 5, 2018

Watermelon snow spotted in Montana's Grinnell Glacier

Puddles of bright crimson coloured molten snow can be seen in crevices surrounded by numerous rocks, and they smell of sweet watermelon.

Feb 5, 2018

Here's everything you need to know about Solstar's communicator which will connect space to Earth

Solstar's SSC has been named after the famous Apollo 17 astronaut and moonwalker Harrison Schmitt.

Feb 5, 2018

World's largest 'virtual power plant' to allow Australian homes to generate their own electricity

The 250MW 'virtual power plant' is also expected to lower energy bills for participating households by 30 percent.

Feb 5, 2018

People who cheat are seen as incompetent: Study

A new study showed that apart from being less well-liked, immorally inclined people are far less incompetent than moral people.

Feb 5, 2018

McDonald's fries might be the new cure in helping bald people regrow hair: Study

Scientists have regrown hair in mice using dimethylpolysiloxane, a chemical added while preparing McDonald's fries.

Feb 5, 2018

ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 mission in April, rover will spend 14 active days on moon's surface

For the Chandrayaan-2 mission, the GSLV Mk II will launch the spacecraft that will weigh about 3,290kg, which includes an orbiter, a rover and a lander to the moon.

Feb 5, 2018

Woman with giant 34-kg tumour saved after doctors remove it in a miraculous surgery

Sonia Lopez had put off the surgery for eight years due to 'personal reasons', but was eventually forced to go under the knife once the growth started taking up about 80 percent of her abdominal space.

Feb 4, 2018

Can lack of sleep kill you? Here's what a 1980 study says

A 1980 research on sleep deprivation in rats, conducted by the University of Chicago, resulted in the death of every single one of them, after a span of 32 days.

Feb 4, 2018

Forming romantic relationships might be problematic for sexist men: Scientists reveal why

Research has revealed that sexist men feel threatened by women no matter how much they deny it.

Feb 4, 2018

World Cancer Day 2017, cancer, health, India

World Cancer Day 2018: Detecting these early signs of cancer could lead to successful treatment

Usually without any symptoms in its early stages, cancer can be combated if people limit the risk factors involved when it comes to causes, as well as by going for cancer screening regularly.

Feb 4, 2018