Science & Health

Algae kept outside ISS in extreme conditions for almost 2 years are still alive!

The algae survived severe space conditions in a panel kept attached to the ISS for almost two years.

Feb 11, 2017

New Zealand beach: Another 240 pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit as volunteers form human chain

Over the past couple of days, a total of 650 whales have stranded themselves along the Farewell Spit coastline in the Golden Bay region of New Zealand's South Island.

Feb 11, 2017

[VIDEO] Watch the amazing Green Comet 45P and Penumbra lunar eclipse!

Earth will get a view of this stunning celestial beauty again in 2032, when the comet will be at an estimated distance of 48 million kilometres.

Feb 11, 2017

NASA Hubble: Mystery behind the presence of life's building blocks on a white dwarf unveiled

The white dwarf star is present in the constellation, Bootes, located at an estimated distance of 200 light years from Earth.

Feb 11, 2017

Hey ladies! THIS is the one thing that will turn your man off!

This finding was discovered by the researchers of Weizmann Institute which is located in Israel, with Professor Noam Sobel as the lead researcher.

Feb 10, 2017

NASA's Lander mission to look for life on Europa moves closer to reality

NASA's Science Definition Team (SDT) has reported that a Europa Lander, launched with the agency's Space Launch System, will be ejected towards Europa during a probe flyby

Feb 10, 2017

9,000 Uddanam residents diagnosed with kidney diseases due to groundwater poisoning. Here are four other prominent cases

India draws upto 761 billion cubic metres of freshwater every year to fulfill its agricultural, domestic and industrial needs.

Feb 10, 2017

Rare blue jet lightning captured in amazing detail

For years, their existence has been debated: elusive electrical discharges in the upper atmosphere that sport names such as red sprites, blue jets, pixies and elves. Reported by pilots, they are difficult to study as they occur above thunderstorms.ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen during his mission on the International Space Station in 2015 was asked to take pictures over thunderstorms with the most sensitive camera on the orbiting outpost to look for these brief features.Denmark’s National Space Institute has now published the results, confirming many kilometre-wide blue flashes around 18 km altitude, including a pulsating blue jet reaching 40 km. A video recorded by Andreas as he flew over the Bay of Bengal at 28 800 km/h on the Station shows the electrical phenomena clearly – a first of its kind.

Feb 10, 2017

Pilot whales: 8 things you need to know about the whales notorious for strandings

About 300 pilot whales died when they were stranded on a beach in New Zealand on Friday. Desperate efforts are underway to save about 100 whales still alive

Feb 10, 2017

NASA has found out that a human colony on Mars could be wiped out in minutes!

Mars' atmosphere is said to be 100 times thinner than that of the Earth.

Feb 10, 2017

New Zealand beach: Over 400 pilot whales stranded on Farewell Spit beach, majority reported dead

At least 416 pilot whales were washed ashore in the Golden Bay region's Farewell Spit located on the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island.

Feb 10, 2017

Cooking chicken? Look out for white stripes in the meat, they tell you how the chicken was raised

Nutritionists believe that while these white stripes are not harmful to humans or in no way affect the protein content in the meat, they are certainly an indicator of how the chicken was raised

Feb 10, 2017

Stunning green Comet 45P set to fly by Earth: Date, time and where to watch

It will pass by Earth at a distance of around 11.9 million kilometers (7.4 million miles), which will be the closest this century.

Feb 10, 2017

After surviving cancer this woman died of a disease so rare that it doesn't even have a name!

Her immune system was extremely weak and this was revealed last month when she was diagnosed with a rare deficiency called ARPC1B.

Feb 9, 2017

BBMP wants to cut 112 trees to widen Jayamahal Main Road in Bengaluru; here's how you can save the green

Citizens believe that the felling of trees is the first step towards the government's decision to build the controversial steel flyover that could result in the axing of over 800 trees.

Feb 9, 2017