Science & Health

Hurricane Dorian intensifies into dangerous category 4 ahead Florida landfall

Trump cancelled a visit to Poland and Florida's governor expanded a state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to make landfall on the Atlantic coast on Monday.

Aug 30, 2019

New Zealand announces travel warning over measles outbreak, blames overseas travellers

According to government figures, 849 cases of measles were reported this year.

Aug 30, 2019

Archaeologists find record 227 remains of child sacrifice in Peru

Evidence of the children being killed during wet weather suggest that they were sacrificed to appease the El Nino phenomenon.

Aug 28, 2019

Chandrayaan-2 inches closer to Moon, completes third lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre

All spacecraft parameters of the 2.4-tonne box-shaped spacecraft Orbiter with lander Vikram and rover Pragyan inside it are normal.

Aug 28, 2019

Why did Brazil reject $20 million G7 aid to fight Amazon fires?

President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil was being treated like "a colony or no man's land" and slammed the aid as an attack on the country's sovereignty.

Aug 27, 2019

Asteroid warning: Space rock speeding at 23,100 kilometres per hour approaching Earth

Experts believe that a sudden change in the trajectory of this asteroid could cause devastation on a global scale on Earth.

Aug 26, 2019

Is Pakistan releasing polluted water into Sutlej river?

Flood prone villages along the Sutlej river was notified to be evacuated as a precautionary measure by the district administration after the natural creek called Kasur Nallah near Tendiwala village eroded due to excessive flow.

Aug 26, 2019

Amazon fire: Brazil's indigenous tribe swear to fight for rainforest until last drop of blood

Over 18,000 Mura live in Amazonas state, the largest and best-preserved state in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.

Aug 24, 2019

Ammonia storms in Jupiter affecting gas giant's colorful looks

It was around a week back that an amateur astronomer spotted a meteoroid crashing on the surface of Jupiter

Aug 24, 2019

Amazon fire: The sky never goes dark while the rainforest blazes

Wildfires have surged 83% so far this year when compared to the same period in 2018, according to Brazil's space research agency INPE.

Aug 23, 2019

Merck invites applications for Young Scientist Award

Cash worth Rs 2,00,000 and travel incentives worth Rs 1,50,000 will be awarded to six winners.

Aug 21, 2019

All you need to know about Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission

ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 successfully enters lunar orbit; what next?

The Indian space agency has said the significant milestone was achieved after Chandrayaan 2's liquid engine was ignited for around 1738 seconds.

Aug 20, 2019

Here's how a UFO image shared by NASA misled alien enthusiasts

Conspiracy theorists strongly believe that NASA and ESA are covering up the real truth about alien existence.

Aug 20, 2019

Countering rising sea levels could cost S$100 billion, says Singapore Prime Minister

Singapore's has already taken action against climate change, including introducing a carbon tax and requiring future critical infrastructure like airport terminals and ports to be built on higher ground.

Aug 19, 2019

Why is earth at risk even though asteroids are traveling millions of miles away from us?

Experts believe that several factors in space could elevate the chances of the earth being hit by a rogue space body.