Science & Health

Cyber security is a major challenge for global healthcare industry: CEO of Ajuba Solutions

In an exclusive chat with IBT, Tony Mira talks about Donald Trump and the challenges for the global healthcare industry.

Nov 21, 2016

Mangalyaan's image of Mars makes it to National Geographic cover

Over 50 missions to Mars before India's Mangalyaan were not able to take such high-quality pictures of the planet.

Nov 20, 2016

Zika virus is no longer a global health emergency: World Health Organization

Brazil alone reported 2,100 cases of birth defects caused in the nervous system due to Zika virus.

Nov 19, 2016

World Toilet Day 2016: Coldplay, Jay Z and other celebs promote the sanitation campaign at Global Citizen Festival India

According to the UN, around 2.4 billion people worldwide don't have access to toilets.

Nov 19, 2016

Scientists confounded by a hot North Pole and colder-than-usual Siberia

The North Pole is 20 degrees Celsius hotter, while temperatures in Siberia have dropped to -36 degrees Celsius.

Nov 19, 2016

Scientists discover a new nearby super-Earth

The orbital period of this planet is 8.7 days and the star it orbits around is found to be cool despite being close to the Sun.

Nov 19, 2016

Kerala stray dog menace: Now, 15-year-old girl falls victim to canine terror

The incident happened at the heels of the Supreme Court order banning the killing of stray dogs in the state.

Nov 19, 2016

Delhi Smog: 'Builders can't deny wages to labourers if work stops due to air pollution,' orders NGT

Builders would also have to "bear the burden of all consequences" of air pollution, the NGT ordered.

Nov 18, 2016

Peggey Whitson: The oldest woman to step into space

Peggy Whitson is the first and only woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) so far for the second time.

Nov 18, 2016

Cryogenic freezing: Interesting facts

A 14-year-old girl who died from cancer has become the first British child to be cryogenically frozen.

Nov 18, 2016

China's Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft returns to Earth

Shenzhou-11 was China's sixth and longest manned space mission.

Nov 18, 2016

UK: 14-year-old girl becomes first British child to be cryogenically frozen

The girl believed that she would be brought back to life after 200 years.

Nov 18, 2016

Delhi half marathon 2016: Steps taken to check health hazards and make the race safe

The 12th edition of the Delhi Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday morning.

Nov 18, 2016

UFO sightings 2016: Two spacecraft flew past supermoon? Mysterious black objects spotted [VIDEO]

Videos of 2 black objects passing the supermoon have hit online and they took just a second to fly past the moon.

Nov 17, 2016

World's most obese man's life-saving treatment starts in Mexico

World's most obese man Juan Pedro, is diagnosed with various obesity-related diseases like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism and COPD.

Nov 17, 2016