Science & Health

We wouldn't have become modern humans if our ancestors didn't lose this one gene, says study

The loss of a gene, called CMAH, might have caused the humans to become one of the best long-distance runners in the animal kingdom.

Sep 13, 2018

NASA releases footage of hurricane Florence – possible 'Category 6' storm headed for the US

The storm is one of the biggest in recent history and could be a "category 6" and NASA says that it could cause a storm surge as high as 13 feet.

Sep 13, 2018

NASA shares new pictures of NYC to commemorate 9/11

The American space agency shared a photo of New York City that astronaut Ricky Arnold snapped from the International Space Station.

Sep 12, 2018

US conducted secret experiments on people in Georgia, alleges former security minister

'A whole range of experiments involving Georgians had lethal finales,' said the minister, and documents show 24 people of a group of 30 died on the same day.

Sep 12, 2018

Did water on Earth originally come from cosmic dust that created the planet?

Tiny millimetre-sized dust grains soaked in water could have clumped together and formed the landmass of what is now Earth.

Sep 12, 2018

NASA lists 5 hazards humans will encounter in space - Lack of air isn't one of them

In space no one can hear you scream, it is scary, hostile, and ready to kill you at the first opportunity.

Sep 12, 2018

Pediatric HAL is an expensive life-like robot which cries, bleeds, and turns handy for medical students

Powered by artificial intelligence and robotics, Pediatric HAL makes sure that medical students have a close to real experience while practicing.

Sep 12, 2018

Drastic rise in world hunger; around 821 mn undernourished globally, says UN

The uptick in global undernourishment was particularly focused in South America and Africa, said the report.

Sep 11, 2018

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 in bad weather, landed the rocket in a drone out at sea

In just eight minutes after launch, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket broke off from the upper stage after delivering them in space and returned for a landing at sea.

Sep 11, 2018

UP man saved as doctors remove 4 cm metallic object from his heart

The surgeons removed the metal object and repaired the heart while it was still beating.

Sep 11, 2018

NASA planning permanent station orbiting Moon similar to ISS as gateway to deep space

The LOP-G should be ready to take human crew for extended periods of stay by the mid-2020s, says NASA.

Sep 11, 2018

SETI spots 72 new radio signals coming from alien galaxies 3 billion light years away

The bursts came from a dwarf galaxy, researchers find, that is about 3 billion light years away. However, as to what created the signals, scientists are yet to find out--It could even be alien technology.

Sep 11, 2018

Gender bias in science? Woman scientist receives recognition for the work she did 50 years ago

In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell achieved a huge scientific breakthrough but a male scientist ended up getting the Noble Prize for the same research while she was overlooked

Sep 11, 2018

Curiosity rover clicks a 360-degree selfie on dusty-Mars, while Opportunity still sleeps in hibernation

The image shows how harsh the condition is, at this point, on the Red Planet due to the brutal dust storm

Sep 11, 2018

Solar panels may bring back vegetation in Sahara desert and stop its expansion: Study

Scientists created a computer simulation of the Sahara desert, where 20% of Sahara is covered with solar panels and the result was astonishing

Sep 11, 2018