Science & Health

gin, diabetes, metabolism, health, alcohol,

Gin health benefits: Boosts metabolism, eases arthritis and is safe for diabetics!

Gin is also to be extremely low in calories; a shot of gin comprises just 97 calories, but mixing it with sugary liquids can adversely impact its effect on the body.

Apr 15, 2017

Cassini spacecraft finds hydrothermal activity that could support life on Saturns moon Enceladus

Nasas Cassini mission has discovered molecular hydrogen and carbon dioxide on Saturns ocean-bearing moon Enceladus. This discovery makes Enceladus the only place apart from Earth where scientists have found direct evidence of a possible energy source for life.

Apr 14, 2017

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Black Hole Cam aims to capture first image of supermassive black hole at centre of our galaxy...be afraid!

The telescope hopes to capture the first photograph of a blackhole's event horizon. Thus far, all images of black holes have been based on computer simulations.

Apr 14, 2017

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NASA reveals that alien life could very well exist in our solar system, as all eyes turn to Enceladus

According to scirntists with the Cassini mission, hydrogen gas — a building block of life — has been detected pouring into subsurface oceans on Enceladus

Apr 14, 2017

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), space, mystery, galaxy,

Mysterious fast radio bursts point towards presence of alien intelligence

It's guesstimated that these FRBs have originated from distant galaxies located billions of light-years away from Earth.

Apr 13, 2017

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Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem is being destroyed leaving Orangutans and tigers on verge of extinction

The Leuser Ecosystem is the last place where different species of flora and fauna like elephants, tigers, rhinos, orangutans, insects, frogs and birds, can be found living together.

Apr 13, 2017

How Apple is using technology to treat diabetes

The top secret project, which was envisioned by Steve Jobs, is aimed at tracking glucose levels accurately through non-invasive methods.

Apr 13, 2017

Art of Ruining: 10 years, Rs 13.29 crore to rehabilitate Yamuna floodplains in the wake of Sri Sri's 2016 event

The four-member committee had asked the AOL Foundation to pay reparations of Rs 100-120 crore for causing "extensive and severe damage" to the Yamuna floodplains.

Apr 12, 2017

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Russia devises early warning system for mysterious Arctic blasts that could damage oil and gas industry

A pingo is a mound of earth-covered ice found in the Arctic and subarctic region; these are also referred to as hydrolaccoliths and can be as big as 2,000 ft in diameter and 230 ft in depth.

Apr 12, 2017

Vinobot and Vinoculer for high-throughput phenotyping in the field

Futuristic agriculture: New robotic architecture may save the world from food supply shortage

A new robotic architecture for high-throughput phenotyping could help the world fight shortage of food supply in future.

Apr 12, 2017

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NASA set to reveal discoveries about oceans beyond Earth!

The findings, to be revealed by NASA, have come from data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft and Hubble Space Telescope.

Apr 12, 2017

Greenpeace, Coca-Cola, coke, environment, UK,

Greenpeace has busted Coca-Cola for producing more than 100 billion single-use plastic bottles annually!

The research showed a hike of 12 percent in Coca-Cola's single-use plastic bottles from 2008 to 2015, accounting for 60 percent of the company's global packaging

Apr 12, 2017

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War on Cancer: New Liquid Biopsy will only need blood sample to detect cancer

Cancer detecting methods like solid biopsies and radioactive scans are painful and invasive and these methods are not very helpful when the tumour is unreachable, say oncologists

Apr 11, 2017

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft discovers metal in Mars upper atmosphere

The discovery may help solve the mystery of how the Red Planet transformed into an airless planet over the years and lost its ability to support life.

Apr 11, 2017

Karnataka in for a dry summer without monsoon: KRS, Kabini dams inch towards dead storage; minister advises water-rationing

Karnataka water resources minister MB Patil told farmers to stop using irrigation pump-sets as "the State cannot afford water for the second crop."

Apr 11, 2017

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Science & Health

Gin health benefits: Boosts metabolism, eases arthritis and is safe for diabetics!

Cassini spacecraft finds hydrothermal activity that could support life on Saturns moon Enceladus

Black Hole Cam aims to capture first image of supermassive black hole at centre of our galaxy...be afraid!

NASA reveals that alien life could very well exist in our solar system, as all eyes turn to Enceladus

Mysterious fast radio bursts point towards presence of alien intelligence

Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem is being destroyed leaving Orangutans and tigers on verge of extinction

How Apple is using technology to treat diabetes

Art of Ruining: 10 years, Rs 13.29 crore to rehabilitate Yamuna floodplains in the wake of Sri Sri's 2016 event

Russia devises early warning system for mysterious Arctic blasts that could damage oil and gas industry

Futuristic agriculture: New robotic architecture may save the world from food supply shortage

NASA set to reveal discoveries about oceans beyond Earth!

Greenpeace has busted Coca-Cola for producing more than 100 billion single-use plastic bottles annually!

War on Cancer: New Liquid Biopsy will only need blood sample to detect cancer

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft discovers metal in Mars upper atmosphere

Karnataka in for a dry summer without monsoon: KRS, Kabini dams inch towards dead storage; minister advises water-rationing

Karnataka reports 49,058 fresh Covid cases with 328 deaths

India records 4.14 lakh new Covid cases in last 24 hours and 3,915 deaths

DMK Chief M K Stalin takes Oath as TN Chief Minister; Releases Rs. 2,000 Cr for Covid relief