Science & Health

Indian astrophysicist Thanu Padmanabhan wins challenge on dark matter

The challenge was issued 10 years ago in Melbourne by Padmanabhan to prove his ideas on dark matter wrong by 2016.

Dec 2, 2016

Russian ISS supply spacecraft destroyed 382 seconds into flight

The Progress MS-04 spacecraft never made it into proper orbit without that full third stage burn. Instead, gravity took hold and it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere

Dec 2, 2016

India to launch Chandrayaan-2 in early 2018 to search for minerals and water-ice on moon

The mission will look for, among other things, the abundance of minerals and presence of water-ice on Earth's only natural satellite.

Dec 1, 2016

Jelly-like alien creatures invade California's Huntington Beach

These mysterious beings were unidentified and caused a stir among the people.

Dec 1, 2016

Fly-by radar imaging shows tiny asteroid

Astronomers have obtained observations of the smallest asteroid ever characterised in detail – at 2m in diameter. Interestingly, the asteroid, named 2015 TC25, is also one of the brightest near-Earth asteroids ever discovered. This animation shows a time-lapse of how radar images were obtained of the tiny asteroid during its close fly-by.

Dec 1, 2016

Evening wrap: Cyclone Nada hits TN, hackers abuse Rahul Gandhi, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016 photos, and more

Read about Reliance Jio Happy New Year offer with free 4G data till March 31, and Delhi HC quashing government ban on drugs.

Dec 1, 2016

No correlation between getting flu or flu shots when pregnant to autism risk in children

"We feel it should be reassuring for prospective mothers," says Lisa Croen, a senior research scientist for Kaiser Permanente.

Dec 1, 2016

HIV/AIDS: Here's why suicide and depression are high among HIV patients

Patients with HIV/AIDS are three times more prone to depression and suicide in contrast to the general population.

Dec 1, 2016

Cyclone Nada hits Tamil Nadu: Navy, NDRF teams deployed, other relief measures in place to ensure minimal damage

The state government has asked the citizens not to panic and cooperate with the rescue and relief operations.

Dec 1, 2016

Take that, Pharma Bro: Australian students recreate $110,000 AIDS drug ingredient for $20

The AIDS drug used to cost $13.50 per tablet until Martin Shkreli acquired patent rights and jacked up its prices.

Dec 1, 2016

Want to live long? Play racquet sports like badminton, tennis, say researchers

Swimming is another great option for a longer life.

Dec 1, 2016

Penile erection points towards being heart-healthy

Erections are found in females too -- it is medically termed nocturnal clitoral erection.

Dec 1, 2016

Delhi High Court quashes govt's ban on 344 fixed dose combination drugs

In March, the government had banned these combination drugs following a report that deemed they lacked therapeutic efficacy.

Dec 1, 2016

Did an alien knock on Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei's spaceship?

Who or what caused the eerie knocking remains unknown as the lone astronaut was left completely freaked out.

Dec 1, 2016

ISRO set to create history in 2017

ISRO reportedly earned $62.3 million from satellite launches in the year 2014-15 and it could be much more in 2017.

Dec 1, 2016