Science & Health

Massive asteroid really going to fly by Earth hours before royal wedding?

How true are reports of asteroid JPL 8 about to pass by Earth just hours before the royal wedding? If so, is it dangerous? Will it crash into Earth?

May 7, 2018

Norovirus: Oysters accumulate pathogens when they filter poop-laced water, say experts

Norovirus is highly contagious and one can contract the virus by coming into close contact with patients or by consuming food, especially oysters and other shellfishes. According to CDC, each year 19 to 21 million people are contaminated by the virus.

May 7, 2018

Lunar meteorite suggests an abundance of water beneath Moon's surface

There might be enough water on the Moon to not only set up a base there, but also aid in deep space travel. Humans might not have to carry all the water they need to get to Mars and live there, it can be mined from the Moon.

May 7, 2018

King Tutankhamen's ancient tomb has no secret chambers with lost treasures inside

After three years of study and detailed radar-based scanning, researchers have finally concluded that there are no other rooms, tombs, passages and tunnels hidden in King Tut's burial place.

May 7, 2018

Brain-dead boy comes back to life after parents sign organ donation papers

Trenton McKinley, a 13-year-old boy from Mobile, Alabama, came back to life just a day before the doctors were going to remove the life support system. He even started breathing on his own.

May 7, 2018

Do you give single space after full stop or double space?

In the days of typewriters, double spacing after punctuation marks was common, however, digital word processing has rendered this practice moot. Scientists now have found that double spacing still makes text easier to read.

May 6, 2018

NASA advisory body says SpaceX rocket technology so powerful it could risk human lives

NASA is so severely risk-averse that it is being overly conservative in the way it handles astronaut safety because advisers have deemed SpaceX's methods too risky for human spaceflight.

May 6, 2018

Carbon dioxide reached the highest level in recorded history

The planet is getting warmer and one of the reasons for this is the release of greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide that trap heat in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent among all greenhouse gases and it has just reached its highest recorded level.

May 6, 2018

NASA launches InSight probe to get a first time view inside Mars

The probe will travel to Mars, set up camp and scan the planet's interior makeup for the next two years. This mission will study Martian seismology as well as its rocky interiors to get an idea of rocky planets everywhere.

May 6, 2018

Weight loss surgeries can have negative impact on bone health: Study

After weight loss surgeries, poor bone health may arise due to nutritional factors, mechanical unloading, and hormonal factors. Changes in body composition and bone marrow fat can also impact bone health.

May 4, 2018

Weight loss troubles? Black pepper can help you lose fat, say experts

According to reports, black pepper is also loaded with Vitamins A, C, and K, minerals and healthy fatty acids which works as a natural metabolic booster and help you lose those extra pounds when included in the diet.

May 4, 2018

NASA built a compact nuclear reactor to aid future space exploration

The reactor core, made of solid uranium, is only as big as a roll of paper towels. It can produce enough electricity to run several houses for 10 years.

May 3, 2018

How did dinosaurs lose their teeth and grow beaks instead?

Modern gulls are direct descendants of velociraptors and a new study could have the answer to the mystery behind how they transitioned. Also, birds today were likely more intelligent than dinosaurs of old.

May 3, 2018

Helium spotted in a comet like exoplanet for the first time

The planet is so close to its host star that the atmosphere is getting ripped off and pushed out, making it look like a comet with a long tail of gases pointing away from the star and it has helium in an excited state, making it possible to spot in the IR wavelength.

May 3, 2018

Stephen Hawking's final paper explores theory on multiverse and origin of universe

The existence of a multiverse is likely, it could be detected, but it is not possible to jump between them. Also, the number of multiverses have to be finite says Hawking and Hertog.

May 3, 2018