Science & Health

China launches satellite to explore Moon's far side

Queqiao is expected to enter a halo orbit around the second Lagrangian (L2) point of the Earth-Moon system, about 455,000 km from the Earth. It will be the world's first communication satellite operating in that orbit. Monday's launch was the 275th mission of the Long March rocket series.

May 21, 2018

Strange laser beams being fired at Earth from Ant Nebula in deep space

A dying star part of a twin star system in the middle of the Ant Nebula has been ejecting lasers into the universe and to beams are coming at Earth.

May 20, 2018

NASA's exoplanet hunter takes first image of the cosmos as it swings by the Moon

TESS is a NASA mission that is designed to look for exoplanets and potentially life-bearing planets orbiting stars in the cosmos and it has just taken its first image.

May 20, 2018

Adolf Hitler was secretly addicted to Crystal Meth, the famous drug featured in TV series 'Breaking Bad', researchers say.

Hitler definitely died in 1945: Study on the Fuhrer's teeth finally debunks conspiracy theories

Hitler did not flee to Argentina in a submarine, he is not in a hidden base in Antarctica or on the dark side of the moon, researchers have said. The Nazi dictator died on April 30 1945 after shooting himself in the head at the Reich Chancellery as the Red army closed in.

May 20, 2018

Ramadan: This is why you should break your fast with dates

If you are fasting this Ramadan, stack up on dates as the dry fruits are not only a great source of energy, but they also control your blood sugar level and are cholesterol-free.

May 20, 2018

Toxic mushrooms kill 9, poison over 700 in Iran: Tips to identify the deadly fungi

The victims consumed the toxic mushrooms as they were not distinguishable from the edible ones, said the Yasuj University of Medical Sciences.

May 20, 2018

Last time Earth experienced a cooler-than-average month was in 1984 – thanks to global warming

Earth's global average temperatures have been on a steady rise since 1984 and it is getting hotter and hotter every month.

May 20, 2018

Diamonds from lost planet reveal a great deal about Solar System: Check it here

New research conducted on the meteorites that fell Sudan's Nubian Desert gives a glimpse of the volatile nature that prevailed in our solar system before planets like the Earth and Mars were formed.

May 19, 2018

NASA study shows freshwater decline in India

The first-of-its-kind study used 14 years of observations from the US/German-led Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) spacecraft mission to track global trends in freshwater in 34 regions around the world.

May 18, 2018

Excessive human activity found to degrade one third of the world's protected areas

Conservation efforts of several countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa seem to be under immense pressure due to persistent human activity that poses a severe threat to the land.

May 18, 2018

6 baby squirrels get their tails tangled, engage in 'tug of war' for life

A man found the distressed baby squirrels with their tails tangled, trying to climb up a tree; often such a situation leads to a painful death for the animals.

May 18, 2018

Scientists want to CRISPR extinct Woolly Mammoths back into existence to fight global warming

Woolly Mammoths played an important role in keeping the arctic tundra's ground frozen. Now that humans have increased the planet's temperature and the permafrost has started to melt, these giants beasts might help fight global waming.

May 18, 2018

2000-year-old horse discovered in Pompeii: How was the animal different from modern ones

Following a technique known as Fiorelli process, archaeologists have been able to take impressions of the animal's body. This process was used on human remains discovered from the Pompeii city.

May 18, 2018

Wrong axial tilt can freeze Earth-like planets even within the 'Goldilocks Zone'

Planets are believed to be hospitable if they are at a particular distance from their host star and thus able to hold liquid water, scientists have now found that a planet's tilt also plays a major role in allowing life to form on its surface.

May 18, 2018

China to compete with SpaceX by developing its own cheap, reusable rockets; launch by 2020

A state-owned space company in China is working on Long March 8, a rocket which they claim will have the takeoff and landing capability similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9.

May 17, 2018

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Science & Health

China launches satellite to explore Moon's far side

Strange laser beams being fired at Earth from Ant Nebula in deep space

NASA's exoplanet hunter takes first image of the cosmos as it swings by the Moon

Hitler definitely died in 1945: Study on the Fuhrer's teeth finally debunks conspiracy theories

Ramadan: This is why you should break your fast with dates

Toxic mushrooms kill 9, poison over 700 in Iran: Tips to identify the deadly fungi

Last time Earth experienced a cooler-than-average month was in 1984 – thanks to global warming

Diamonds from lost planet reveal a great deal about Solar System: Check it here

NASA study shows freshwater decline in India

Excessive human activity found to degrade one third of the world's protected areas

6 baby squirrels get their tails tangled, engage in 'tug of war' for life

Scientists want to CRISPR extinct Woolly Mammoths back into existence to fight global warming

2000-year-old horse discovered in Pompeii: How was the animal different from modern ones

Wrong axial tilt can freeze Earth-like planets even within the 'Goldilocks Zone'

China to compete with SpaceX by developing its own cheap, reusable rockets; launch by 2020

Did You Know? Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said NO to lead role in Bhool Bhulaiyaa

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