Science & Health

India plans nuclear energy evolution with discovery of uranium reserves, more atomic power plants and tie-up with French company

The discovery of uranium reserves in Meghalaya means India may not have to look at foreign source for fissile materials in nuclear plants.

Feb 9, 2017

India will launch a rover on the moon, and is planning a mission to Venus

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is "planning to deploy a rover on the lunar surface in the Chandrayaan-2 mission."

Feb 9, 2017

This family went out of their way to save their 20-year-old pet goldfish Bob!

Goldfish Bob's operation carried on by the Veterinary doctor was 30 minutes long.

Feb 8, 2017

Uber's flying car initiative gets a massive boost from NASA

Uber Elevate, the flying car initiative, will have Moore as its director, in the hope that he will be able to drive the initiative to create flying cars that will be available commercially.

Feb 8, 2017

A 27m-high tsunami caused world’s biggest underwater landslide 300,000 years ago

Scattered debris found near the Great Barrier Reef are the remains of a huge ancient underwater landslide stretching for 20km and measuring 8km wide.

Feb 8, 2017

These women suffered from unbelievably weird things living inside them!

An endoscopy was eventually carried out which finally revealed the truth, that it was not a skin growth, but a living cockroach creeping around inside her!

Feb 8, 2017

Voracious black hole that has spent a decade devouring a star discovered at heart of tiny galaxy

The event occurred in a tiny galaxy located 1.8 billion light years away from Earth. The supermassive black hole is located in an X-ray source known as XJ1500+0154

Feb 7, 2017

Coimbatore swine flu deaths: How to protect yourself against the disease!

Swine flu symptoms were detected in the man on January 27, 2017, he died of the disease on the evening of February 6, after he failed to respond to treatment

Feb 7, 2017

This company is changing the way you can legally grow chemical-free cannabis [VIDEO]

This amazing device also has an automated clean and washing system that takes care of the Cannabis plants during the growing cycle and also dries the crop before harvest.

Feb 7, 2017

U R Rao: A portrait of the architect of India's space programme who stood up to the Russians and brooked no fools

U R Rao's decisiveness catapulted India into the big league of space. Rao was forthright in taking all the key decisions related to space and satellite development in the seventies and eighties.

Feb 7, 2017

Penumbra lunar eclipse: Date, time and place to watch the phenomenon!

Penumbral lunar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes through Earth's penumbra or partial shadow.

Feb 6, 2017

Dangerous sex! Gonorrhea-causing bacteria turns fatal and antibiotic-resistant!

The CDC has tried spreading awareness among sexually-active people by asking those who have unprotected sex to get checked for this STD, even if they present no symptoms.

Feb 6, 2017

NASA: Gazing at a total solar eclipse with the naked eye is safe, provided THIS happens!

A total solar eclipse is going to take place on August 21. The eclipse will pass over the US and skygazers can enjoy a view of the eclipse with the naked eye

Feb 6, 2017

NASA's Fermi discovers the most powerful blazars so far!

The gamma rays were found to be radiated by blazars, which are very compact regions surrounding supermassive black holes detected so far.

Feb 4, 2017

Does NASA have a captured UFO hidden in California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory?

The alien hunter, who first saw the silver disc, observed that its position was changing from time to time.

Feb 4, 2017