Science & Health

US conservatives take judicial way to get Obamacare repealed after most other ways failed

The US House of Representatives on Friday voted to take the first steps that would lead to the repealing of Obamacare.

Jan 14, 2017

Milky Way eats up stars of other galaxies: Study

The Sagittarius dwarf weighed about one percent of the Milky Way's mass at the beginning of the simulation.

Jan 13, 2017

US woman dies after picking up 'nightmare' superbug in India that no American antibiotic could kill

The woman's infection was resistant to every single type of antibiotics available to doctors in the US, and has alarmed the Centre for Disease Control

Jan 13, 2017

Pongal: Smoke from Bhogi fires delays dozens of flights in Tamil Nadu, with bulk of them in Chennai

Smog from Bhogi fires has been known to reduce visibility and affect flight operations in Tamil Nadu every year.

Jan 13, 2017

Scientists discover moon is much older than we thought!

Scientists now believe moon is formed 4.51 billion years ago.

Jan 12, 2017

HIV/AIDS: Spike in new HIV cases in Russia has WHO calling for urgent action across Europe

It's alarming to note that Europe's new HIV cases made up 60% of the total number of cases recorded in 2015.

Jan 12, 2017

What is Full Wolf Moon? When and where to watch January 2017 event

You can also live stream the Full Wolf Moon event from your PCs

Jan 12, 2017

NASA: Mysteries of giant asteroid 16 Psyche to be explored!

The Psyche mission hope to collect data regarding the asteroid's geology, element composition, mass distribution, magnetic field, and shape

Jan 12, 2017

Mental Health: Mediterranean plants' extract can keep Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease at bay

According to the finding, the prickly pear and brown seaweed- two Mediterranean plants- can fight off incurable neurodegenerative diseases.

Jan 11, 2017

Stars merger prediction: Stellar explosion imminent in 2022, say astronomers

The stars of KIC 9832227, which already share an atmosphere, have spiralled towards one another over the years.

Jan 11, 2017

NASA Hubble: Mysterious shadow spotted in young star TW Hydrae's ring!

The researchers have been scoping out the young star TW Hydrae for the last 18 years before they detected the mysterious shadow.

Jan 11, 2017

Trains in Netherlands work 100% on wind energy now

The country was able to reach its target ahead of schedule.

Jan 11, 2017

Revealed! 97% of human body is made up of stardust!

Stars are made up of almost two dozen chemical elements, but researchers only listed those elements that are considered to be the building blocks of life on Earth

Jan 11, 2017

Treating diabetes: One Indian diabetes center is doing unique things to eliminate the disease

Living with diabetes was previously considered something only the elderly dealt with, but noww a growing number of youngsters are showing symptoms of diabetes

Jan 11, 2017

Endosulfan victims in Kerala see ray of hope; SC directs govt to compensate victims within 3 months

The Supreme Court passed its order on petition filed by CPM's youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). The most affected district is Kasaragod.

Jan 11, 2017