Science & Health

Almost 100 million sharks slaughtered each year

Sharks are usually considered fierce and brutal but an estimated 100 million sharks are slaughtered by humans each year. Some species populations have dropped between 30% - 50%. The increase in shark fishing, mainly for valuable shark fins, is the main reason for their decreased population.

Jul 22, 2017

Top 7 natural ways to fight the blood suckers

Here are top 7 natural ways to protect yourself and family from nasty mosquitoes.

Jul 21, 2017

Stunning white Angolan colobus monkey born at Zoo Atlanta

An Angolan colobus monkey was born at Zoo Atlanta on July 15. The snow-white baby will grow the typical long black and white hair at three months old. Angolan colobus monkeys are threatened by hunting and habitat loss in central and east Africa.

Jul 21, 2017

Tiny moon Phobos photobombs Mars

Appearing tiny and almost looking like a distant star, the moon Phobos has turned up unexpectedly in an image of Mars taken by Nasas Hubble Telescope.

Jul 21, 2017

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington commits suicide:Top 7 lesser known facts about him

Bennington was sexually abused when he was just 7 and has contemplated suicide many times in the past.

Jul 21, 2017

At least two dead after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits tourist hotspots in Greece and Turkey

The US Geological Survey said at around 1.30am local time on Friday morning (21 July) a magnitude 6.7 quake struck 10km south of the Turkish city of Bodrum and 16km north-east of Kos, Greece, areas popular with British tourists. The European quake agency EMSC reported the prospect of a small tsunami. However, this was downplayed by Turkish officials who said large waves, rather than a tsunami, were expected.

Jul 21, 2017

6.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Greece and Turkey; 2 dead, 100 injured

The US Geological Survey recorded a 6.7 magnitude quake 10.3 km south of Bodrum, in the south west of Turkey, and 16.2 km east-northeast of the Greek island of Kos.

Jul 21, 2017

NASA's New Horizons team examines mysterious KBO 2014 MU69: Top 7 facts to know

The KBO 2014 MU69 is also referred to as a solar object, which is present 6.5 billion kilometers (4 billion miles) away.

Jul 20, 2017

Alien signals discovered by astrophysicists; here are the top 7 facts

The latest information about these mysterious signals was revealed to an alien-hunting authority called SETI for further study.

Jul 20, 2017

Weve made 9.1 billion tonnes of plastic since it was invented – heres where it ends up

By 2050, were set to have tipped 35,000 Empire State Buildings worth of plastic waste into landfills, the countryside, wilderness and oceans. The first global study on plastic waste has found that 80% of it is chucked out without being recycled.

Jul 19, 2017

Scientists find out more about possibility of life in the TRAPPIST-1 system

The scientists examined the impact of temperature on the ecology and development of life in the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Jul 19, 2017

Two airlifted to safety as cascading floods hit Coverack in Cornwall after thunderstorm

Flash flooding sent water rushing through the streets after severe thunderstorms hit the Cornish village of Coverack on Tuesday, July 18.An elderly couple was rescued from the roof of a house. According to the Mullion Fire Station, firefighters from Mullion and Cornwall Fire and Rescue worked together with the coastguard to airlift the couple from the roof of their home, after they had become trapped by the floods.

Jul 19, 2017

Humans to blame for biological annihilation of wildlife and sixth mass extinction in Earths history

A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has concluded that 30% of the 27,600 terrestrial vertebrate species evaluated are losing populations. According to Gerardo Ceballos, study co-author and Ecology professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, if this trend continues, at the end of the century 70% of these species would be lost.

Jul 19, 2017

Donald Trump left very disappointed after Obamacare replacement bill collapses

The U.S. president admitted that the government will probably let Obamacare fail after the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed.

Jul 19, 2017

Top 7 facts about rare genetic disease that can turn people into stone

So far only three twins across the world have been diagnosed with this disorder.

Jul 19, 2017