Science & Health

Destructive Mars: Martian landslides may be deadlier than their Earthly counterparts reaching 713 kmph

A large Martian landslide can hit a speed of 198 metres per second, or 713 kilometres per hour.

Dec 4, 2017

You may be inviting dementia by using Google and not your brain, expert warns

We don't even have an idea how dependent we have become on the search engines; we do not even give our brain the time to think and recollect anything.

Dec 4, 2017

Supermoon 2017: Catch all the spectacular sightings of 'cold moon' here!

The supermoon is a part of a trilogy, a wintertime trilogy to be precise. Otherwise known as the season's 'cold moon', this time it's much closer to Earth.

Dec 4, 2017

New drug can stop migraines even before it starts, study reveals

"This therapeutic approach offers new hope for people whose migraines cannot be treated with existing medicine," said Stephen D Silberstein, from the Thomas Jefferson University in the US.

Dec 3, 2017

Suffering from chronic back pain? Study shows a 10-minute treatment can provide instant relief

After the process, of the 80 patients treated, 81 percent were pain-free for one year after just a single 10-minute treatment session.

Dec 3, 2017

Food and Artificial Intelligence: Just things that make your dating profile more appealing!

As told to Tech Crunch, Tinder uses a history of one's interaction to figure out a person who would possibly be "of special interest to you." Zoosk, on the other hand, uses names of food items.

Dec 3, 2017

IBTimes India Tech Weekly Dose: NASA puncture-safe wheel, Tesla concept mobile, Samsung true bezel-less phone and more

International Business Times India (Technology) presents you the curated list of important developments in the world of technology that happened through the week (November 27- December 3, 2017).

Dec 3, 2017

The real lord of rings is here - This secret vaginal ring is supposed to prevent HIV!

Dr Annalene Nel who is leading clinical trials on the ring said, "...for women that cannot negotiate safe sex, that cannot negotiate condom use, that might be their only option."

Dec 3, 2017

Best way to regrow hair in the offing? Researchers develop biochemical agent that may cure hair fall, balding

South Korean researchers have found out potential agent to regrow hair, stop hair fall and cure for boldness.

Dec 2, 2017

Eating this much of cheese keeps heart disease and stroke at bay

The researchers also shed light on the fact that cheese depletes the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and raises the levels of good cholesterol.

Dec 2, 2017

From lowering male fertility to affecting sleep, here are 7 things to know about nomophobia

This problem is described using some newly coined words like nomophobia, which stands for "no-mobile-phone phobia" and smartphone zombie.

Dec 2, 2017

Guys! G-spot is overrated, focus on these two regions instead

Focusing on these two under-explored regions of the vagina instead of G-spot will give women more pleasure, sexpert reveals.

Dec 2, 2017

Looking for a 'perfect diet'? Study shows it depends on your DNA

The study's lead author, William Barrington said: "The goal was to find the optimal diet, but really what we're finding is that it depends very much on the genetics of the individual and there isn't one diet that is best for everyone."

Dec 2, 2017

First human being to live 1,000 years has already been born, says scientist who wants to end ageing for good

The first person to live 1,000 years has already been born, says an anti-ageing expert, who believes that an ageing-free era is only 20 years away.

Dec 2, 2017

Humans descended from sponge? New study says so

A team of scientists found out that the sponge-like creatures that lived 750 million years ago are our earliest ancestor.

Dec 2, 2017