Science & Health

We are at the verge of facing the most hazardous flu pandemic

Seven new flu strains have spurted since 2011, and the causes behind this sudden rise remain a mystery.

Apr 8, 2017

ESO detects atmosphere around exoplanet GJ 1132b for the first time!

GJ 1132b orbits a dwarf star, GJ 1132, in the Southern constellation Vela.

Apr 7, 2017

Is your prostate cancer lowering your sex drive? Try Yoga for some sexual healing

Men diagnosed with prostate cancer and undergoing radiation treatment, reported feeling less fatigued and better sexual and urinary functioning after attending a structured yoga class

Apr 7, 2017

World Health Day 2017: Here's how you can spot and combat depression

India had the highest number of suicides in the world in 2012 and globally a person commits suicide in every 40 seconds, say a WHO report.

Apr 6, 2017

NASA's MRO spots a bizarre crater on Mars!

NASA has been investigating this bizarre shape, which is believed to be a huge impact crater.

Apr 6, 2017

NASA plans to protect future spacefarers from cosmic radiation with its new spectrometer

The device is known the Fast Neutron Spectrometer, and is created to protect against neutron energy which is hazardous to humans.

Apr 6, 2017

Here's why everyone should sleep in the nude! No seriously...it's good for you!

Another benefit of sleeping without clothes is that it increases intimacy among couples, leaving them feeling more loving and satisfied.

Apr 6, 2017

Rhino charges elephants and a conservation truck on release in Nepal

A greater one-horned rhinoceros charged a truck and elephants after being released into Nepal’s Shuklaphanta National Park.Video from WWF Nepal shows the Indian rhino attacking a specially built truck used to transport him from Chitwan National Park to its new home in the far west of Nepal. The Nepali government and WWF Nepal plan to relocate five rhinos to the Shuklaphanta reserve to boost its existing population of 10 rhinos. WWF Nepal said in a statement that 250 people and 30 elephants were involved in the relocation.

Apr 6, 2017

Woman gives birth in helicopter after being rescued from Peru floods

A woman gave birth to a baby girl on 4 April as she was rescued from the flooded region of Piura, in northern Peru. Maria Pingo was rescued by troops and gave birth during the flight as she was being taken to the Lambayeque Regional Hospital in Chiclayo. Continuing floods and mudslides have killed more than 100 people and left tens of thousands homeless since the start of the year.

Apr 6, 2017

What's up doc? India's oldest IIT (Kharagpur) to start MBBS course from 2019

IIT Kharagpur is planning to start a medical course from 2019 and the 400-bed hospital plans to provide better health services to the local people.

Apr 6, 2017

NASA spacecraft Cassini prepares for final mission

Scientists gathered on 4 April to help usher in the final chapter of the NASA spacecraft Cassini, as it completes it’s 12-year mission. Cassini will begin its grand finale on April 26, going into a dive around Saturn’s rings gathering data, before crashing into the planet on 15 September.

Apr 5, 2017

NASA astronomers left baffled by these mysterious cosmic explosions

The astronomers are baffled by these X-ray explosions, the source of which still remains an unsolved mystery.

Apr 4, 2017

NASA's New Horizons is on its way to explore its next target

Numerous advanced scientific studies of far off KBOs have been made by the New Horizons spacecraft

Apr 4, 2017

Water wars: Scientists may have found a solution to Earth's clean water issue in Graphene

Most of the water on Earth is salt water, which is unfit for human and animal consumption, or even for agricultural purposes.

Apr 4, 2017

Colombian rescue workers continue search for survivors as death toll rises to 262

Rescue workers in the devastated Colombian town of Mocoa are working tirelessly after a landslide in the early hours of 1 April left at least 262 dead. The death toll may rise further as rescuers searched with dogs and machinery in the mud-choked rubble.

Apr 4, 2017