Science & Health

Earliest relative of spiders and crabs identified: A 508-million-year-old sea predator with a 'jackknife' head

The creature, called Habelia optata, is thought to have been an active predator, eating small animals with hard carapaces.

Dec 21, 2017

Smoke weed everyday, says 70-year-old grandma who exchanged her pills for marijuana

Carol Francey, a Vancouver native, threw away "all her pills" long ago and now credits her marijuana habit for helping her manage her arthritis, sciatica and insomnia, saying her medication used to slur her speech and affect her balance.

Dec 21, 2017

Strange glowing blue halo around Antarctic iceberg captured in incredible NASA image

A remarkable NASA image has revealed "the bluest of ice" with a strange glowing halo surrounding it.

Dec 21, 2017

Want to lose weight and look younger? Follow these steps

From cutting calories to consuming amino acids, follow these simple steps to lose weight and look younger.

Dec 21, 2017

NASA plans to search for alien life in Alpha Centauri star system in 2069

A star system -- Alpha Centauri – will be explored in 2069 which marks the 100th anniversary of the first moon landing.

Dec 21, 2017

Toddler with 'tennis ball' nose awaits life-saving surgery as she is branded a 'curse' by family

Asiya Manghrio's condition "it's a congenital defect" that causes brain tissue to grow out through a defect in the skull. This has also lead to struggles in sleeping and eating properly, and makes her cry incessantly.

Dec 21, 2017

Water on Mars mystery solved? Scientists believe this is the reason why water on the Red Planet disappeared

The new study finds out that Mars had lakes and oceans just like Earth but it disappeared.

Dec 21, 2017

ISRO's next big target: First Indian solar mission, Aditya L1, launch likely in 2020

While the Aditya L1 will be closely observing the photosphere, chromosphere, the outermost layers of the Sun and the corona in different wavebands— the spacecraft will carry seven payloads in it.

Dec 20, 2017

Here's why women gain weight after marriage

Women tend to gain weight after marriage, here are the reasons that actually cause it. Read to know more.

Dec 20, 2017

Hip-hop is the only medicine you need? Study proves music's healing powers can be more effective

In order to devise a method so music does more than comforting the sick, the US National Institutes of Health is bringing together musicians, music therapists and neuroscientists to delve deeper into the brain's functioning.

Dec 20, 2017

Here's the right age for men to freeze their sperm

Very few men are aware that the DNA integrity and quality of their semen deteriorates by their mid-twenties.

Dec 20, 2017

WATCH: Heartbreaking photo of a little girl drinking from a roadside puddle has shocked people worldwide

The picture, which has shocked people across the globe, shows a girl about three to four years old hailing from the indigenous Mbya Guarani community in Argentina.

Dec 20, 2017

What causes strange extended seasons in the world of Game of Thrones? Scientists may have an answer

Scientists have simulated the climate of Game of Thrones to find the reason behind the strange extended seasons.

Dec 20, 2017

Humans and robots can have babies, claims AI expert

Dr David Levy says that humans and robots will soon make babies, given the 'recent progress in stem cell research and artificial chromosomes.'

Dec 20, 2017

This Mexican fish's mating call is so loud that it can deafen sea lions and dolphins

Researchers claim this Mexican species of fish utters a mating call which resembles like a "really loud machine gun going off below the waterline."

Dec 20, 2017