Science & Health

NASA's Aqua satellite spots brightest turquoise swirls in Black Sea

According to NASA, this year's phytoplankton bloom is one of the brightest since 2012.

Jun 14, 2017

Sleeping Beauty Diet: Why this new and bizarre fad is everything you must not try

Would you sleep through mealtimes just so that you don't end up eating and in turn lose weight? That is the idea behind Sleeping Beauty Diet.

Jun 14, 2017

NASA: SOFIA detects cool dust around energetic active black holes

Some active supermassive black holes also eat away significant amounts of matter which gets sucked into them and converted into huge energy emissions.

Jun 14, 2017

Women trying to conceive should maintain oral hygiene, here's why!

Periodontal or gum disease refers to an inflammatory reaction to a bacterial infection below the gum line.

Jun 13, 2017

Grand Finale: NASA's Cassini captures Saturn's contrasting moon Iapetus

According to a hypothesis, the dark material seems to prevail on the moon's surface as an outcome of cyro-vulcanism.

Jun 13, 2017

Bangladesh landslides: At least 57 dead as heavy rains lash hilly areas; toll may rise

The death toll could rise since many areas remain cut off," Reaz Ahmed, a senior disaster management official, said.

Jun 13, 2017

Live stream: NASA's night time rocket launch to create colorful clouds in space

NASA's Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket launch was earlier scheduled on Monday, but was postponed due to clouds impacting the ability to test a new ampoule ejection system.

Jun 13, 2017

Why sisters may be the key to understanding autism risk

Through the Autism Sisters Project, scientists are hoping to understand why being female provides some protection from developing autism.

Jun 13, 2017

Yemen cholera toll reaches 859: WHO

The epidemic, which began in April, has spread to 20 out of the 22 provinces in the country; especially in capital Sanaa.

Jun 13, 2017

LIGO detects 3rd gravitational waves - one of the strongest astronomical events so far [VIDEO]

A set of gravitational waves detected by Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), is defined as one of the strongest astronomical event spectated by mankind so far.

Jun 12, 2017

NASA's Curiosity rover discovers diverse environment on Mars

Studying rock layers can yield information about Mars' past habitability, and determining minerals found in layers of sedimentary rock yields data about the environment in which they were formed.

Jun 12, 2017

Milky Way: Our home galaxy in the universe exists in a giant hole?

It was found that the void containing the Milky Way is enormous, spherical and contains many superclusters.

Jun 9, 2017

8-year-old survives coma caused by frying pan!

People doubted if the eight-year-old would survive with her memory intact after extensive skull injuries, but the operation to save her was a success.

Jun 9, 2017

World Brain Tumour Day 2017: Symptoms that you should be aware of!

Brain tumour can occur at any age and can involve any part of the brain.

Jun 9, 2017

Suffering from asthma? You could head to Hyderabad for the well-known 'fish prasadam'

A 5-cm long live and wiggling murrel fish is stuffed with a yellow paste – said to be the herbal medicine – and then slipped down the throat of the one suffering from asthma.

Jun 9, 2017