Science & Health

Beating as a form of punishment worse for children than you think

Spanking has the same effects of physical abuse, just on a different degree.

Sep 26, 2018

NASA to look for 'technosignatures' in hunt for alien life

Are we alone in the universe? NASA wants to invest in technologies that will try and answer this question.

Sep 26, 2018

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission completes four years in orbit – here are its best photos

The entire budget of the mission was $74m, NASA's Mars Maven probe cost about $651m. Even the film Martian, cost more at about $108m.

Sep 26, 2018

World famous mathematician solves 160-year-old math problem worth $1 million

Sir Michael Atiyah has already won two of the biggest prizes in the field of mathematics, the Fields Medal and Abel Prize

Sep 26, 2018

Elon Musk Calls British Diver Who Helped Thai Schoolboys Is A Pedo Guy In Twitter Outburst

We are getting a Mars base by 2028, says Elon Musk

American space agency NASA, on the other hand, is not even sure whether or not it'd be reasonable to launch a manned Mars mission in the 2030s

Sep 26, 2018

Infamous Bellandur lake in Bengaluru spews 10-foot high toxic foam

The foam managed to spill onto the streets even though a wire mesh was installed for that specific reason.

Sep 26, 2018

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Patient kept giving feedback while doctors performed brain surgery with local anaesthesia

Rohit Kumar, a resident of Muzaffarpur, had complained of a severe headache and fits upon which he was admitted to AIIMS in Patna.

Sep 25, 2018

What is the connection between full moon nights and increased crime rates?

Many people believe that on full moon nights more people come to the hospitals with strange injuries and more women go into labour under unusual circumstances

Sep 25, 2018

Rare two-headed baby snake found in Virginia, now in care of a private reptile keeper

The snake is tiny and two-headed and is capable of biting with both of its heads.

Sep 25, 2018

Mars' underground may have been its largest habitable zone in the distant past

If life existed on Mars, it would have been underground, living off the chemical energy in the ground, say researchers.

Sep 25, 2018

Where did Mars' two moons come from? Astronomers might finally have the answer

The shapes and colours of moons Phobos and Deimos as well as their composition led astronomers to previously think that the satellites were, in fact, asteroids that were pulled into orbit by Mars' gravity.

Sep 25, 2018

Saturn's Moon Titan too has giant dust storms, finds NASA after vetting Cassini data

Titan is the only place in the Solar System outside of Earth and Mars where dust storms have been recorded. It is also the only place with liquid reservoirs stable on the surface apart from Earth.

Sep 25, 2018

Modicare: Over 1,000 patients avail benefits of world's largest healthcare scheme within 24 hours

The Bharatiya Janata Party has declared that Modicare is the largest health-care insurance scheme in the world.

Sep 25, 2018

Women with PCOS are up to seven times more prone to heart attacks

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a condition that occurs in women and affects their hormone levels leading to cardio problems, say doctors.

Sep 24, 2018

Astronauts will face deadly doses of radiation if they want to get to Mars, research shows

Multiple trips to Mars and back could end up leaving astronauts vulnerable to cancers, nervous system diseases, and other deadly ailments.

Sep 24, 2018

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Science & Health

Beating as a form of punishment worse for children than you think

NASA to look for 'technosignatures' in hunt for alien life

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission completes four years in orbit – here are its best photos

World famous mathematician solves 160-year-old math problem worth $1 million

We are getting a Mars base by 2028, says Elon Musk

Infamous Bellandur lake in Bengaluru spews 10-foot high toxic foam

Patient kept giving feedback while doctors performed brain surgery with local anaesthesia

What is the connection between full moon nights and increased crime rates?

Rare two-headed baby snake found in Virginia, now in care of a private reptile keeper

Mars' underground may have been its largest habitable zone in the distant past

Where did Mars' two moons come from? Astronomers might finally have the answer

Saturn's Moon Titan too has giant dust storms, finds NASA after vetting Cassini data

Modicare: Over 1,000 patients avail benefits of world's largest healthcare scheme within 24 hours

Women with PCOS are up to seven times more prone to heart attacks

Astronauts will face deadly doses of radiation if they want to get to Mars, research shows

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]