Science & Health

Colombian rescue workers continue search for survivors as death toll rises to 262

Rescue workers in the devastated Colombian town of Mocoa are working tirelessly after a landslide in the early hours of 1 April left at least 262 dead. The death toll may rise further as rescuers searched with dogs and machinery in the mud-choked rubble.

Apr 4, 2017

Watch Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen rap with local artist Dwagie

The president appeared as a featured artist on the song ‘Light Up Taiwan’, singing the worlds ‘Tsai Ing-Wen and Dwagie, we light up Taiwan’ among other phrases. The song pays tribute to the cultural history of Taiwan, and boasts about Taiwanese industry, healthcare and the island’s independence from China.

Apr 4, 2017

Did SpaceX try covering up UFO sighting during its satellite launch? [VIDEO]

As soon as these alien objects were noticed, the footage was changed to an animated screen showing the position of the rocket as it flew over the United States.

Apr 3, 2017

Type-2 diabetes risk can be lowered by eating this superfood!

Legumes are high in vitamin B and they comprise minerals crucial for your body, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Apr 3, 2017

This tropical fish's venom could help create new range of painkillers

The poison of this fish species doesn't induce pain, but it stuns its predators by triggering a sudden drop in their blood pressure.

Apr 3, 2017

Tips for summer: How to keep your neighbourhood animals cool and refreshed

With summer already here, stray and wild animals are finding it difficult to find water and shelter from the blazing sun; here's how you can help these animals this summer.

Apr 3, 2017

World Autism Awareness Day: Autism affects 1 in 68 children globally

World Autism Awareness Day will be observed on April 2 to spread awareness about the disability that affects 1-1.5 percent of children between the age of 2 and 9 years in India.

Apr 1, 2017

Uttarakhand HC declares Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers as living entities

Glaciers, rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs and waterfalls will now be treated as living entities.

Apr 1, 2017

THIS delicious bar snack can keep you safe from heart disease

New research has revealed that consuming three ounces of peanuts along with a meal can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

Mar 31, 2017

Trees are polluters too: Tree trunks release methane into the atmosphere

Forests are generally thought to absorb methane rather than emit it, but research in Maryland, US, has shown that tree trunks are slowly releasing the potent greenhouse gas into the environment.

Mar 31, 2017

Rossby waves, first spotted on Earth, have now been discovered on the Sun

Researchers were able to closely observe the solar atmosphere from 2011 to 2014 with the help of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

Mar 31, 2017

Vladimir Putin: Climate change in Arctic beneficial for economy

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the benefits of climate change at an Arctic Forum in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk. Ignoring the negative impact of global warming on planet and people, Putin praised the fact that thinning Artic sea ice opened up the region as a commercial shipping route.

Mar 31, 2017

Crazy asteroid spinning the wrong way is playing a 'game of chicken' with Jupiter!

This asteroid orbits in a direction opposite to 99.99 per cent of all other known asteroids, and all the planets, in our solar system.

Mar 30, 2017

Here are nine ways climate change is destroying the planet

The effects of climate change are already noticeable in our lives today. Here are nine ways global warming is causing the pole caps to melt, carbon dioxide levels to rise and the increase of extreme weather events.

Mar 30, 2017

Bizarre asteroid goes around the sun and Jupiter the wrong way

An asteroid discovered in 2015 and nicknamed Bee-Zed is unique. It has an opposite, retrograde orbit around the sun while at the same time sharing a planets orbital space. Yet, it has managed to avoid collision with Jupiter and other planets for a million years.

Mar 30, 2017