Science & Health

Pandemics akin to the Spanish Influenza puts tens of millions at risk

Efforts against pandemics that could kill tens of millions 'grossly insufficient,' WHO and World Bank report says

Sep 18, 2019

NSU opens 325,000-sq-ft Tampa Bay campus built in just 17 months

Kiran Patel, a longtime Tampa Bay cardiologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who contributed $250 million for the campus made it possible to build the entire project in a short span of 17 months

Sep 18, 2019

Earth in danger? Doomsday asteroid that had its close approach on Saturday will return and unleash chaos

On Saturday, this killer asteroid named 2000 QW7 missed the earth at a distance of 3.3 million miles

Sep 16, 2019

Russian billionaire all set to save humanity by building a floating space garden in solar system

The space nation plans to occupy more than 15 million people in the floating space garden that will be set up in the future.

Sep 15, 2019

Saturday's asteroid flyby is not dangerous, but we will be hit by a doomsday space rock

Experts like Danica Remy and Iain McDonald believe that the Earth will be hit by a doomsday asteroid one day or the other.

Sep 14, 2019

Beyond Earth: Man's relentless pursuits to delve into the unknown

India's space agency ISRO has been garnering enormous accolades in the news spectrum recently.

Sep 12, 2019

Alien breakthrough? Scientists detect water in potentially habitable exoplanet

The research report revealed that this exoplanet named K2-18b has an ideal temperature to sustain alien life.

Sep 12, 2019

Scientists discover new electric eel species capable of sending chilling shocks

The new eel species is capable of discharging 850 volts of electricity, much higher than the known electric eel species 'Electrophorus electricus'

Sep 11, 2019

Ahmedabad receives torrential downpour; traffic affected due to waterlogging

Even as waterlogging was reported in several areas, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said that underpasses will remain open for traffic.

Sep 10, 2019

India can set up base on Moon in 10 years to get Helium-3 to Earth, says ex-DRDO scientist

Pillai believes that India will be able to establish a base on the surface of the Moon in the next ten years for extraction of Helium-3.

Sep 9, 2019

Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram intact in one piece, not broken, confirms ISRO

The Vikram lander that houses the six-wheeled rover Pragyaan, hit the lunar surface after communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface.

Sep 9, 2019

ISRO locates Vikram lander on the lunar surface; yet to establish contact

The space agency is yet to establish communication with the Vikram lander that was located with the help of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter.

Sep 8, 2019

NASA incapable of protecting Earth from space threats? Asteroid burned in the skies of Caribbean

NASA revealed that they had very less knowledge about this asteroid, as it was spotted only four times in just under half an hour.

Sep 7, 2019

Chinese rover Yutu-2 continues exploring Moon as India awaits Vikram signals

The Yutu-2 rover taken to the Moon's far side by Chang'e 4 lander has covered nearly 285 meters since its release on the lunar surface on January 3.

Sep 7, 2019

12 pilots clear Gaganyaan selection; here's everything about India's first human space flight

Around 12 test pilots from the IAF have been chosen to be candidates for the maiden human space mission.

Sep 7, 2019