Science & Health

Toddler with 'tennis ball' nose awaits life-saving surgery as she is branded a 'curse' by family

Asiya Manghrio's condition "it's a congenital defect" that causes brain tissue to grow out through a defect in the skull. This has also lead to struggles in sleeping and eating properly, and makes her cry incessantly.

Dec 21, 2017

Water on Mars mystery solved? Scientists believe this is the reason why water on the Red Planet disappeared

The new study finds out that Mars had lakes and oceans just like Earth but it disappeared.

Dec 21, 2017

ISRO's next big target: First Indian solar mission, Aditya L1, launch likely in 2020

While the Aditya L1 will be closely observing the photosphere, chromosphere, the outermost layers of the Sun and the corona in different wavebands— the spacecraft will carry seven payloads in it.

Dec 20, 2017

Here's why women gain weight after marriage

Women tend to gain weight after marriage, here are the reasons that actually cause it. Read to know more.

Dec 20, 2017

Hip-hop is the only medicine you need? Study proves music's healing powers can be more effective

In order to devise a method so music does more than comforting the sick, the US National Institutes of Health is bringing together musicians, music therapists and neuroscientists to delve deeper into the brain's functioning.

Dec 20, 2017

Here's the right age for men to freeze their sperm

Very few men are aware that the DNA integrity and quality of their semen deteriorates by their mid-twenties.

Dec 20, 2017

WATCH: Heartbreaking photo of a little girl drinking from a roadside puddle has shocked people worldwide

The picture, which has shocked people across the globe, shows a girl about three to four years old hailing from the indigenous Mbya Guarani community in Argentina.

Dec 20, 2017

What causes strange extended seasons in the world of Game of Thrones? Scientists may have an answer

Scientists have simulated the climate of Game of Thrones to find the reason behind the strange extended seasons.

Dec 20, 2017

Humans and robots can have babies, claims AI expert

Dr David Levy says that humans and robots will soon make babies, given the 'recent progress in stem cell research and artificial chromosomes.'

Dec 20, 2017

This Mexican fish's mating call is so loud that it can deafen sea lions and dolphins

Researchers claim this Mexican species of fish utters a mating call which resembles like a "really loud machine gun going off below the waterline."

Dec 20, 2017

Former US Navy pilot describes UFO encounter, says 'I think it was not from this world. I'm not crazy'

"I can tell you, I think it was not from this world. I'm not crazy, haven't been drinking," former US Navy pilot David Fravor said.

Dec 20, 2017

Model reveals she is about to lose second leg to Toxic Shock Syndrome

Having spoken publicly about her condition multiple times and also given a TED talk to share her story, Lauren Wasser hasn't let TSS stagnate her modelling career.

Dec 20, 2017

Miracle! Baby conceived just 18 months after her mother was born

After a normal 40-week pregnancy, on November 25, Tina gave birth to Emma naturally.

Dec 20, 2017

Space in 2017: Major discoveries made by astronomers

From human civilisation on Mars to interstellar space rock, here are some amazing findings that astronomers made in 2017.

Dec 20, 2017

Six-year-old diagnosed with rare cancer that makes her eyes bleed and grow to the size of a tennis ball

Dhanika, 6, from India's north-eastern state Tripura has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Dec 20, 2017