Science & Health

2 yrs to Swachh Bharat deadline, 62% districts not open-defecation free [VIDEO]

About 400 of India's 640 districts are yet to declared open-defecation free (ODF), according to the latest government data.

Dec 5, 2017

Using 'living ink' in 3D printers could help in skin replacements, new research reveals [VIDEO]

This 'ink' could help in printing 3D personalised skin in the future.

Dec 4, 2017

Yellowstone Supervolcano more likely than Nibiru to cause doomsday, say conspiracy theorists

A major super eruption is likely to occur at the Yellowstone in the US but they are not sure when exactly it would take place.

Dec 4, 2017

How to make pizza in space? You can learn from these astronauts [VIDEO]

What's it like to make pizza in space? Read to know more.

Dec 4, 2017

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