Science & Health

NASA's OSIRIS-REx: The spacecraft that's protecting us from Trojan asteroids

Trojan asteroids are those space rocks which accompany the planets present in our solar system and orbit the Sun along with them.

Dec 14, 2016

NASA's Mars mission: Presence of organics throws up evidence of life on the red planet

Organics found on Mars will boost the search for any existence of life in the past and encourage future endeavours.

Dec 14, 2016

NASA's JunoCam went to Jupiter and all we got was a 'string of pearls'

This was the third closest encounter of the Juno spacecraft with Jupiter.

Dec 14, 2016

National Green Tribunal bans glass-coated Chinese manjha across India

However, the NGT has set the next hearing for January 1 to decide the final order after listening to all the parties.

Dec 14, 2016

The world's largest wave ever recorded towered 62ft; want to surf that?

A wave in North Atlantic Ocean has been recorded to be the highest wave, towering 62.3ft.

Dec 14, 2016

Dementia is likely to be controlled like HIV/AIDS by 2025: Research institute

As per the global dementia statistics worldwide, there are 46.8 million people suffering from it.

Dec 14, 2016

Post demonetisation, use of old notes leads to jump in sales of drugs

Patients are said to be stocking up their medicines by exchanging old notes in pharmacies.

Dec 14, 2016

Chances of life on Proxima b are bleak because superflares will wipe out any civilization

Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the solar system, more than 600 times dimmer than the sun

Dec 13, 2016

American teens are drinking and smoking less, doing fewer drugs: Study

However, drug related deaths for adults continue to be a major problem in the United States.

Dec 13, 2016

Geminid meteor shower 2016 Live Streaming: Date, time, where to watch

Here's all you need to know about the Geminid meteor shower, which will be at its peak from late on Tuesday to the wee hours of Wednesday.

Dec 13, 2016

Sushma Swaraj out of ICU; to be discharged in 7-10 days

Swaraj underwent a kidney transplant after renal failure.

Dec 13, 2016

'Kangaroo mother care' turns out to be vital for pre-term babies

It's found that around 15 million pre-term babies are born prior to completing 37 weeks of gestation annually, according to WHO statistics.

Dec 13, 2016

Ruby-producing mineral forms the clouds of exoplanet HAT-P-7b!

HAT-P-7b is 16 times larger than Earth and orbits a star which is twice as big as the Sun.

Dec 13, 2016

Supermoon December 2016: Facts, time, venue, tips and live streaming links

What makes this last Supermoon of 2016 more amazing is its occurrence with another astronomical event, the Geminid meteor shower.

Dec 13, 2016

66-year-old seabird is expecting: More about world's oldest known breeding bird

Wisdom is expected to incubate the egg for a couple of days until her mate returns and takes up the responsibility of incubation.

Dec 13, 2016