Science & Health

John Glenn: Archive footage shows astronaut become first American to orbit the Earth

Archival footage from Nasa showing astronaut John Glenns historic Friendship 7 spaceflight on 20 February 1962 , in which he became the first American to orbit the Earth.

Dec 9, 2016

NASA's Mars Mission: Here are the latest discoveries and updates

NASA made some amazing discoveries on its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission this December, even as Mars Curiosity rover faces an issue.

Dec 9, 2016

Diabetes treatment: Insulin injections could be obsolete one day

Instead patients would be implanted with the cells under the skin that would stay there for three years.

Dec 9, 2016

John Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, and also oldest to enter space, dies at 95

Glenn was also the senator of Ohio in the 1990s.

Dec 9, 2016

How will world's heaviest woman be transported to Mumbai for surgery?

Cairo-born Eman Ahmed, who weights 500 kg, is set to receive free treatment from Saifee hospital in Mumbai.

Dec 8, 2016

US health officials concerned over growing use of e-cigarettes among youngsters

Top US health officials have warned that decades of progress in ending the 'tobacco epidemic' may be lost due to e-cigarettes.

Dec 8, 2016

Drug that stops the spread of cancer has been developed

A study shows that tumour cells are dependent on fat to start metastasis: the process through which cancer spreads from one part of the body to another. It is one of the aspects of the disease that makes it so deadly – indeed, it is the reason behind 90% of human cancer deaths. The way in which cancer spreads is extremely complex.

Dec 7, 2016

Trimming your pubic hair makes you 80% more prone to sexually transmitted diseases

A study found that those who trimmed their pubic hair more often were sexually more active and had more sex partners.

Dec 7, 2016

Building a cloud in space – Finnish IT company taking space industry into the 21st century

Reaktor, an IT company in Finland wants to send up thousands of tiny satellites called cubesats into near-Earth orbit.

Dec 7, 2016

Building a cloud in space – Finnish IT company taking space industry into the 21st century

Reaktor, an IT company in Finland wants to send up thousands of tiny satellites called cubesats into near-Earth orbit.

Dec 7, 2016

This Bengaluru-based startup can treat vertigo and stroke with a unique gadget

The gadget, named 'Balance Eye', primarily has an application in neurology, ENT as well as in emergency care.

Dec 7, 2016

US will average a 180 percent increase in extreme downpours by 2100

These extreme downpours caused due to climate change are dangerous because they can cause flash floods.

Dec 7, 2016

Paris using odd-even traffic rule to beat pollution

Car pools, emergency vehicles like ambulances, police cars, etc or vehicles used for delivering food or foreign vehicles were not affected.

Dec 7, 2016

Speed of light: Google marks 340-year anniversary of the remarkable discovery

Google has a thoughtful Doodle on its homepage to pay tribute to the determination of the speed of light.

Dec 7, 2016

NASA's Cassini Saturn Probe: Here are the details about first ring-grazing mission around planet [VIDEO]

The spacecraft covered a distance of around 57,000 miles above Saturn's cloud, just 6,800 miles away from Saturn's 500 mile-wide F ring.

Dec 7, 2016