Science & Health

No-fuss tips on eating healthy that fits your budget

Healthy food need not necessarily end up being expensive. Follow the no-fuss tips to being healthy that also fits your budget.

Jun 27, 2018

FDA approves first cannabis-based epilepsy medicine for sale

A medication that treats two rare and devastating forms of epilepsy which contains cannabis has been approved for sale in the US.

Jun 26, 2018

Soon stem cell-based drugs require clinical trials, licenses

Stem cell therapy will not be considered alternative medicine anymore, but be regulated like new pharmaceutical drugs. The new laws strive to strike a balance between spurring research and protecting patients from shady medical practices.

Jun 26, 2018

Elephant killed by speeding train in animal reserve forest in Uttarakhand

Despite the rules clearly stating that trains are supposed to slow down while passing through an animal reserve forest, 150 elephants have been killed by speeding trains between 1987 and 2010.

Jun 26, 2018

Alien structure? Stonehenge built using Pythagoras Theorem 2000 years before he was born, say experts

A team of researchers has revealed that the ancient Stonehenge was built using Pythagorean Theorem, and conspiracy theorists suspect an alien angle

Jun 26, 2018

NASA's to-be launched James Webb space telescope will peer deep into Jupiter's Great Red Spot

The James Webb space telescope will be used to study planets in the Solar System as well as in the distant outer space.

Jun 26, 2018

India boosts grant to Global Environment Facility to tackle environmental issues

Increasing its contribution by $3 million, India will now provide $15 million over the next four years to provide grants for environmental projects to the international partnership, as announced at the recent GEF Council meeting.

Jun 26, 2018

Strawberry full moon today: What's it and why it affects only Cancer, Capricorn, Aries, and Libra in Zodiac

Since the cardinal signs, Cancer is influenced by the sun and Capricorn is influenced by the strawberry full moon, hence, Cancer, Capricorn, Aries, and Libra will feel the effect of the strawberry full moon the most, says zodiac forecast.

Jun 26, 2018

Three-fingered Peru mummy not alien, could be new human species, says top researcher

A new study conducted by a British researcher has found that the three-fingered mummies discovered in Peru could be a new human species and not of alien origin

Jun 26, 2018

Protests to save 16,500 trees gather pace in Delhi

Green activists say that they want something on the lines of the Delhi gang-rape protests in December 2012, which brought the NCR together, to save the trees.

Jun 25, 2018

Another Chinese space station about to fall? China lowers orbit of Tiangong-2

Tiangong--2 might also be de-orbiting and falling back to the Earth, here is how you can track its progress.

Jun 25, 2018

China's ban on plastic waste import has led to a massive global trash pile-up

Now that China is not recycling this plastic, neighbouring countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and South Korea are getting inundated with plastic waste.

Jun 25, 2018

City Killers? NASA gears up as more than a million asteroids pose threat to Earth

Now, NASA is more focused on searching the asteroids, which are larger than 450 feet across. These asteroids are also known as the "city-killers."

Jun 24, 2018

Final images and videos from the Rosetta mission show what it is like to crash on a comet

The Rosetta mission was the first successful landing and orbit of a comet ever and the European Space Agency has finally made the entire collection of images and videos open to public viewing.

Jun 24, 2018

Science and space roundup: What happened this week

Here is all you need to know about the science, tech, and space developments over the last week.

Jun 24, 2018