Science & Health

NASA's planet-detecting instrument now closer to reality

The instrument will help study the atmospheres of exoplanets to detect signs of life.

Nov 14, 2015

New drug helps limit the spread of deadly brain tumours

This insidious cancer invasion also limits the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs and radiation therapy.

Nov 14, 2015

Poor countries have little access to drugs for heart disease: Study

India an exception with the drugs available in 89% urban and 81% rural communities.

Nov 14, 2015

India to launch 1500 startups in biotechnology sector in two years

India is currently ranked 12th in the world in the biotech sector and third in the Asia-Pacific region.

Nov 13, 2015

Blood-based biopsy makes cancer detection easier with 96% accuracy: Study

Blood platelets could constitute an easily accessible blood-based source for sampling and hence be used in diagnosing cancer.

Nov 13, 2015

American astronaut becomes first to play bagpipes in space

Kjell Lindgren played Amazing Grace as a tribute to a colleague who died in October.

Nov 13, 2015

WT1190F (WTF) UFO Live Streaming Information: Set to crash into Indian Ocean on Friday the 13th?

The WT1190F aka WTF is likely to crash into the Indian Ocean on Friday; it will be live streamed on Slooh.

Nov 13, 2015

Scientists trying to get the body to make medicinal drugs

German and U.S. firms are leading the way in synthetic messenger RNA, or mRNA technology.

Nov 13, 2015

Prince Georges future face predicted by scientists

Prince George may still only be a toddler but computer scientists say they can now offer a glimpse of how the third in line to the British throne will look in the coming years. Their new software takes a number of specific facial features and combines it with visual cues from the parents and other relatives to create a detailed portrait of an individuals likely future appearance. The results are far more accurate than existing ageing software, say the scientists from the University of Bradford.

Nov 12, 2015

California drought: Fast-moving wildfires roar through Simi Valley

A swiftly spreading wildfire roared unchecked through Simi Valley, California, NBC said on Wednesday (11 November). The so-called Brush Fire, is among scores of blazes that have ravaged the drought-stricken western United States this summer, came amid what California fire officials described as unheard of fire behaviour this season.

Nov 12, 2015

Dutch boy's ambitious plan to clean the Pacific Ocean of plastic waste

The main goal of the project is to get out as much of the material from the ocean.

Nov 12, 2015

New membranous material designed to make seawater drinkable

It is a nanometer-thick sheet of molybdenum disulfide riddled with nanopores.

Nov 12, 2015

NASA's Cassini spots monstrous ice cloud on Titan's south polar region

A massive ice cloud system has been found lower in the stratosphere.

Nov 12, 2015

World's largest telescope planned in Chile may be functional by 2022

It could give astronomers a chance to look deeper into the history of universes.

Nov 12, 2015

Delhi's toxic air at Diwali increases risks of heart attack for citizens

Poor air quality days can lead to heart attack for patients with heart diseases.

Nov 11, 2015