Science & Health

NASA's Curiosity Rover discovers purple rocks on Mars!

A patch of purple rocks was found in Mars' Mount Sharp, which is officially known as Aeolis Mons, and is located in the Gale Crater of the planet.

Dec 30, 2016

Top Space News 2016: Discoveries, theories and mysteries

Here is a roundup about the interesting space and astronomy-related events which made news in 2016.

Dec 29, 2016

Mexico to assemble a 'dream team' to save vaquita from becoming extinct

There are only less than 60 species of vaquita now alive. It is the smallest porpoise in the world.

Dec 29, 2016

Happy New Year 2017: Avoid that holiday hangover by switching from spirits to beer with more hops

A good idea could be to switch from alcohol like rum, whisky and vodka to fermented alcohol like beers that have plenty of hops.

Dec 29, 2016

Women's health: Regular sex improves the memory of young women

Previously conducted research showed that frequent intercourse resulted in enhanced memory in young men.

Dec 29, 2016

Watch: Alien spacecraft in Antarctica? Theory claims Nazi UFO site buried under Antarctic ice [VIDEO]

A mass of land hidden beneath the Antarctic ice could be the site of a secret Nazi UFO base from World War II.

Dec 29, 2016

Fukushima nuclear disaster: This is how US is affected by Japan's nuclear leak

Researchers estimate that the amount of radioactive waste being dumped into Pacific Ocean is around 300 tons per day.

Dec 29, 2016

Death spiral: Scientists discover the 4th phase of life

It's found that 75% of ailment-causing genes in humans are present in fruit flies too.

Dec 28, 2016

Mars mission: An Indian team is heading to the red planet! And they'll really love Utah too

The Mars Desert Research Station, which was launched in 2001, is organised by the Mars Society based in the US.

Dec 28, 2016

Watch: Did we just find evidence of intelligent life on Mars in the form of a utensil? [VIDEO]

A YouTube channel has spotted what appears to be a kitchen utensil in one of the NASA photos sent from Mars by the Curiosity rover.

Dec 28, 2016

Scientists make unique discovery: Ammonia detected in Earth's atmosphere above India and China

Ammonia can be a boon for scientists as it may help in predicting climate change and can be used for climate evaluating models.

Dec 28, 2016

Moon exploration: China is landing on the far side of the moon in 2018, and there's a good reason why

One of the advantages of visiting the far side of the moon is to set up a radio telescope, seeing as it is always shielded from radio transmissions being emitted from Earth

Dec 27, 2016

Cheetah extinction: Here's why it took so long to find out the big cat was in danger

According to research led by the Zoological Society of London, there are only 7,100 cheetahs left in the world covering just 9% of the range they once did

Dec 27, 2016

Bird Flu resurfaces in India: Culling, other measures recommended for Odisha village after H5N1 outbreak

Odisha will now have to implement the Action Plan of Animal Husbandry for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza 2015.

Dec 27, 2016

EmDrive: Beating NASA, China claims to have carried out successful test of 'impossible technology'

NASA has been trying to make the hypothetical technology, but China claims that it has successfully carried out a test.

Dec 27, 2016