Science & Health

US Navy creates hagfish inspired, military-grade slime to trap enemy boats in the water

It is intended to be used to stop suspicious enemy boats by expanding inside the moving parts of the boat's propellers.

Aug 19, 2018

Fatty liver can be treated with diabetes drug?

A group of patients was given a drug called empagliflozin along with the standard treatment for 20 weeks, which showed a significant reduction of around four percent in their liver fat.

Aug 19, 2018

Scientists find 99-million-year-old beetle trapped in amber with pilfered pollen from cycad

This latest discovery leads to the point that beetles were pollinating flowers over a hundred million years before butterflies and bees even started it

Aug 18, 2018

Astronomers discover oldest galaxies near our own Milky Way, estimated to be 13 billion years old

As per the experts, all these oldest galaxies are more or less located in the orbits around and near our very own Milky Way

Aug 17, 2018

This planet's atmosphere is so hot that it has vaporised even titanium and iron in the air

The planet "KELT-9b" is believed to have an average temperature of 3,770 degrees Celsius. The star that it revolves around is about twice as hot as the Sun.

Aug 17, 2018

Hubble Space Telescope photographs the evolution of universe, captures 15,000 galaxies in single image

The field of view for these images covers about 15,000 galaxies, of which nearly 12,000 still have new-born stars.

Aug 17, 2018

Checking email after work hours? Employers could be harming your family's health, reveals study

'Flexible work boundaries' more often than not turn into 'work without boundaries,' and it compromises employee's and their family's health.

Aug 17, 2018

Chinese space agency gears up to launch rover to unexplored parts of moon

In December, the vehicle will travel aboard the unmanned lunar probe Chang'e 4, which is expected to land in the Aitken basin on the far side of the Moon,

Aug 17, 2018

Russia's 'inconsistent' satellite could be a space-based weapon, says the US

This is a matter of concern for the Americans because both the military and intelligence community rely on satellites for most of their operations including communication, navigation and spying.

Aug 16, 2018

NASA warns: Carbon monoxide clouds from California wildfires spreading throughout US

Over the weeks covered by the NASA study, carbon monoxide clouds that are high in the atmosphere is seen gradually drifting east. One branch is seen moving south toward Texas and the one branching off north east.

Aug 16, 2018

Climate change: Heat waves hit seawater hard, number doubled in last 35 years

Effects of these warming events and extreme heat in the waters could irreparably damage kelp forests and corals, while also harming fish.

Aug 16, 2018

Ancient 2,500 years old beer residue found and scientists now want to brew it again

There was a need for beer at a time because fermentation was one way to keep barley safe to consume later, for longer and even made it more nutritional. Also, beer is fun to drink.

Aug 16, 2018

Big data to the rescue: New software can predict landslides 2 weeks in advance

The tool uses applied mathematics and big data analytics to analyse intricate ground motion.

Aug 16, 2018

This is how your 'dog lick' can actually kill you; all you need to know about Capnocytophaga

Capnocytophaga is a bacteria commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats. Here's everything that you need to know about the capnocytophaga — the bacteria that can actually kill you.

Aug 15, 2018

Israel conducted secret nuclear tests in 1979? Declassified cold war era study suggests so

Researchers note that this Israeli test, if it did indeed take place, was in clear violation of the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963.

Aug 15, 2018