Science & Health

NASA's Hubble discovers a stunning galaxy duo in Hare constellation

The pace of these galaxies is way too swift for them to unite and form a single galaxy, but as the separation between them is small, around 20,000 light-years.

May 15, 2017

Cassini Grand Finale: NASA's spacecraft discovers brightest cloud rings on Saturn's moon Titan

Titan is the only celestial body apart from Earth which is known to harbour liquid water on its surface. Titan also experiences changes in seasons.

May 15, 2017

NASA: Mystery behind oxygen discovered on Comet 67P finally revealed!

Molecular oxygen is present on Earth in abundance, but is hardly found anywhere else in the universe.

May 13, 2017

Massive global cyberattack spreads chaos in nearly 100 countries

Researchers with security software maker Avast said they had observed 57,000 infections in 99 countries, with Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan being the top targets. Britain, however, faced the most disruptive attacks.

May 13, 2017

Hospitals in UK badly affected by cyber attacks that cripple IT

IT failure caused by hacking has left several hospitals in the UK with no access to computers and phone systems.

May 12, 2017

Human civilization on Mars: 5 ways how the Red Planet is fatal for humans!

Spacefarers going to Mars would face these five life-threatening issues, hence they should be cautious to survive on the planet

May 12, 2017

NASA detects signs of water on newly-discovered Neptune-sized alien world

Astronomers have just begun to investigate the atmospheres of these distant planets, and almost right away have found an example that goes against the trend in our solar system.

May 12, 2017

Woman's sincere and heartbreaking description of how 'depression isn't beautiful' goes viral on Facebook

Katelyn Marie Todd, a Facebook user, posted a heartbreaking account of how she is suffering from depression and how she deals with it on a daily basis.

May 12, 2017

International Nurses Day 2017: Theme, quotes, messages, wishes, greetings to be shared

International nurses day is celebrated on May 12 every year.

May 12, 2017

NASA's NuSTAR makes new revelations about supermassive blackholes in merging galaxies

Stars, debris and gas are known to orbit black holes for long time spans till the materials are pushed in because of major disturbances.

May 11, 2017

Scientists capture footage of rare dragon-skin ice on Antarctic expedition

A scientist from the University of Tasmania has captured rare footage of dragon-skin ice on an expedition to the Antarctic. Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researcher Guy Williams drone video shows the rippled edges of the sea ice, which were formed by hurricane force winds. Williams witnessed the icy phenomenon on an expedition to the Ross Sea in western Antarctica.

May 11, 2017

Five observatories join hands to reveal more about the stunning Crab Nebula [VIDEO]

The Crab Nebula possesses a super-dense neutron star at its center, which rotates once at every 33 milliseconds and emits radio waves and light -- referred to as 'pulsar'.

May 11, 2017

Double cancer survivor Greig Trout talks about the struggles of PTSD and how he beat it

Greig Trout is the founder of 101 Things to do When you Survive, an anti-bucket list list that saw him travel the world. Trout isnt someone you would meet now and realise that he has once suffered severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Trout is a double cancer survivor, first diagnosed at just aged seven with a stage 4 Wilms tumour, and again at aged 30 but this time with stage 2 bowel cancer. Although he fully recovered from both cancers the psychological effects and fear of the cancer returning were what really took their toll. He spoke to IBTimes UK on Mental Health Awarness Week about his experience.

May 9, 2017

Ireland's Dooagh beach reappears 33 years later, after disappearing into Atlantic Ocean

This island is the largest off the coast of Ireland, which forms a part of the Wild Atlantic Way.

May 9, 2017

Ancient meteor collisions led to volcanic eruptions lasting up to 1 million years

The 1.85-billion-year-old Sudbury basin in Canada is the second largest and best preserved crater on the planet.

May 6, 2017