Science & Health

Raul Hinojosa tragedy: Man dies of leukemia hours after getting married

Hospitalised at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital, Raul wanted to fulfil his last wish of marrying 34-year-old Yvonne Lamas.

Dec 16, 2016

Solar power slowly becoming world's cheapest form of electricity, analysts say

"Renewable energy will beat any other technology in most of the world without subsidies," says an expert.

Dec 16, 2016

Mystery of what caused brightest flash in the universe solved

The brightest flash in the universe measured so far – known as ASASSN-15lh – was thought to be caused by an extremely bright supernova, but it was actually a supermassive black hole ripping apart a nearby star, scientists say. This is a very rare event as the star has to be at just the right distance from the black hole to be torn apart by it but not vanish inside the event horizon, or the destruction would be invisible.

Dec 16, 2016

Three-Parent Baby treatment: UK becomes first country to approve the therapy

This miraculous process will help in safeguarding the baby as well as future generations from getting fatal genetic diseases.

Dec 16, 2016

Scientists discover evidence of ice on dwarf planet Ceres

Researchers have found evidence of ice on the dwarf planet of Ceres. The planet, which is located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, has an upper surface rich in hydrogen with higher concentrations at mid-to-high latitudes, scientists believe.

Dec 16, 2016

Ceres has a lot of water, but will NASA find life in its oceans?

Located between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres has a distribution of hydrogen, which can help understand the presence of water on the planet.

Dec 16, 2016

DMK Chief Karunanidhi undergoes tracheostomy in Chennai hospital, condition stable

DMK chief Karunanidhi had a throat and lung infection the hospital said

Dec 16, 2016

Giant, exceptionally rare diamonds are born in liquid metal deep in the Earth’s mantle

Huge and rare diamonds form extremely deep below the surface of the Earth, scientists have found. The largest stones form depths below 250Km – more than twice as deep as smaller diamonds. At these depths the diamonds form in areas saturated with liquid metal, traces of which scientists have observed trapped in the waste offcuts of the world’s biggest diamonds when they are sent to be cut.

Dec 16, 2016

Underwater volcano eruption captured in unprecedented detail

A mile-high underwater volcano has been caught in the act of erupting. Two new papers show how the sea floor buckles and cracks when magma forces through a fault line between tectonic plates.

Dec 15, 2016

Dubai woman gives birth to baby using ovary frozen when she was 9

Moaza Al Matrooshi, 24, has become the first woman to give birth to a healthy baby with the help of her frozen ovary tissues.

Dec 15, 2016

NASA's Martian explorer mission in 2022 could make human mission to Mars possible

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena has initiated NeMO mission by awarding funds to five companies for concept studies.

Dec 15, 2016

Asteroid collision in the ocean: Scientists warn of horrifying outcomes

Asteroid collision taking place in the ocean could lead to very dangerous outcomes and cause drastic changes in the environment.

Dec 15, 2016

Johnson & Johnson facing thousands of lawsuits by men for giving them 'man boobs'

Risperdal, which is prescribed for anxiety and bipolar disorder, has breast-enlarging side effects.

Dec 15, 2016

Malaria drug has the potential to treat prostate cancer, say scientists

After clinical trials were conducted, it was found that the androgen receptor could be blocked using the malaria drugs.

Dec 15, 2016

Here’s how male seahorses ended up being the ones that get pregnant

Evolutionary biologists also reveal why they have no teeth or pelvic fin.

Dec 14, 2016