Science & Health

Modi govt's clean air drive targets to cut pollution in 102 worst affected cities by 2024

Sunil Dahiya, a senior campaigner with environmental group Greenpeace, welcomed the launch of the program but said it lacked focus and ambition.

Jan 11, 2019

Was Christopher Nolan right? Study finds rotating black holes can be used for hyperspace journeys

Experts revealed that objects falling in rotating black holes will be safe, and it could help future hyperspace journeys.

Jan 10, 2019

Alien contact? Mysteriously repeating radio signals captured by Canadian telescope

Some scientists believe that these mysterious fast radio bursts (FRB) could be coming from a planet-sized alien transmitter

Jan 10, 2019

Cosmic cataclysm soon as monster asteroid may slam into earth, predicts pastor Begley

Paul Begley believes that earth will face huge destruction in the near future as an asteroid and comet will slam into earth

Jan 9, 2019

Indian Science Congress 2019: Forget Einstein or Hawking, find this new clamor for science in Mahabharata

One Indian-origin Australian scientist sets aside physicists Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, while another traces stem cell technology to the birth of Kauravas

Jan 9, 2019

Scientist reveals details about biggest-ever tsunami in the history of earth

Molly Range revealed that the giant tsunami waves were as high as 1.5 kilometers, the one of the biggest ever in the history of earth

Jan 8, 2019

Fixing photosynthesis glitch, scientists say 40% yield on crops possible

University of Illinois scientists have engineered crops with a photorespiratory shortcut that could make it 40 percent more productive

Jan 7, 2019

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Indonesia

The quake hit at a depth of 60 kilometres (40 miles) under the Molucca Sea, some 175 kilometres north-northwest of the city of Ternate.

Jan 7, 2019

New device to make glucose monitoring 'painless' for diabetics

Continuous monitoring is a way to safely and reliably lower blood glucose - giving the user a full picture of their glucose levels throughout the day and helping them avoid severe hypoglycemia.

Jan 6, 2019

NASA testing planetary defense weapon designed to protect earth from doomsday?

In a move to combat a potential apocalypse, NASA will initially test the planetary defense weapon on asteroid Didymos, and will try to deviate it from the original trajectory

Jan 6, 2019

Milky Way to collide with a neighbouring galaxy sooner than speculated; Catastrophe awaits?

Experts revealed that Milky Way's collision with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) will happen much earlier than previously thought

Jan 5, 2019

Extraterrestrial researcher claims to have discovered alien fossils in Mars

Many people believe that these strange alien-like fossils are the evidence of a glorious civilization that once existed on Mars.

Jan 5, 2019

Forget Andromeda, LMC could destroy Milky Way before that, says new study

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) could hit the Milky Way in two billion years' time and there is a small chance that the collision could send our Solar System hurtling into space.

Jan 4, 2019

Cold weather grips Bengaluru, disrupts flights

A minimum temperature of 6.3 degrees Celsius was recorded on Friday morning in Bengaluru, which has been among the lowest temperatures witnessed in the past few years.

Jan 4, 2019

Cerebral palsy patients at high risk of depression, anxiety: Study

For the study, published in the journal JAMA Neurology, the team examined 1,700 adults aged 18 or older with cerebral palsy, and 5,115 adults who did not have the condition.

Jan 3, 2019