Science & Health

Is Earth heading towards the sixth mass extinction?

The research revealed that 40 percent of mammals like orangutans, rhinos, gorillas and many big cats are surviving on 20 percent or less land they once roamed.

Jul 13, 2017

Assam Floods: 45 dead, Kaziranga National Park inundated; all you need to know

Animals at the Kaziranga National Park have been straying towards higher ground due to rise in water levels.

Jul 13, 2017

Tiniest star in the Milky Way Galaxy discovered: Here are Top 7 facts you should know

The tiniest star in the Milky Way Galaxy -- EBLM J0555-57Ab -- was spotted by researchers who were a part of the team that found the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Jul 13, 2017

Recession of Himalayan glaciers alarming: ISRO scientists

The ISRO scientists found that this main glacier had receded 4,340 meters since 1965 and had fragmented into multiple valley glaciers resulting in the total loss of 10 per cent of glacier area

Jul 13, 2017

Antarctica just lost a massive chunk of ice [PHOTOS]

It's not yet confirmed whether this ice shelf broke off as a large iceberg or in various small pieces.

Jul 12, 2017

NASA's Juno takes the first closest fly-by of the gas giant Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot

This was the first ever close analysis of the GRS which took place in the Juno mission.

Jul 12, 2017

Saturn's largest moon Titan would be perfect for future space missions; here are 5 things to know about its lakes and seas

The seas and lakes of Titan are found to consist of very cold methane and ethane which are placid enough for spacecraft to land on its surface.

Jul 11, 2017

Mars-sized planet: Have researchers discovered a 10th planet in our Solar System?

Researchers Kat Volk and Renu Malhotra have presented compelling proof about this planetary body with a mass somewhere between that of Earth and Mars.

Jul 10, 2017

Google Doodle honors Countess Eva Ekeblad; here are 5 interesting facts about the Swedish scientist

Countess Eva Ekeblad is the reason why potatoes became a staple food in Sweden around the 19th century.

Jul 10, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft took new image of Saturn's moon Epimetheus; here are 7 things to know about the Potato Moon

The Cassini space probe captured the photo of Saturn's inner most moon -- Epimetheus -- on February 21 2017 with its narrow-angle camera.

Jul 10, 2017

Milky Way could be home to 100 billion brown dwarfs; here are 7 things you should know about the failed stars

According to the guesstimation of researchers, around 25 billion to 100 billion brown dwarfs are present in the Milky Way.

Jul 8, 2017

Police officer filmed yelling at mother for leaving children in hot car

A video shows a Canadian police officer yelling at a mother for leaving her two children in a hot car while she went grocery shopping. Police in Vancouver received multiple calls about the children who were said to be in distress. A full emergency response including police and fire services were dispatched.The children, aged 3 and 6, were reportedly in the car for 20 minutes. The Ministry of Children and Family Development was informed about the case.

Jul 8, 2017

Tesla to build world's largest lithium-ion battery in Australia, here are the 7 facts you should know

Electric car producing company Tesla is stepping its game up in the renewable energy storage market by its upcoming creation- world's largest lithium-ion battery.

Jul 7, 2017

NASA's Hubble telescope pushed beyond limits, astronomers find new stars in distant galaxy

The astronomers had to formulate a code to get a clear picture of the stars through the Hubble Space Telescope.

Jul 7, 2017

Scientists from SLAC get first direct look at how electrons 'dance' with vibrating atoms

The experiments were carried out with SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser and with a technique called angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) on the Stanford campus.

Jul 7, 2017