Science & Health

Cancer cells release 'drones' to battle immune system, reveals study

The study showed that cancer cells release "drones" -- small vesicles called exosomes circulating in the blood and armed with proteins called PD-L1 that cause T-cells to tire before they have a chance to reach a tumour.

Aug 10, 2018

Single-celled protozoan that accelerates faster than F1 car is the world's quickest creature

Scientists say that finding out how these organisms achieve such fast acceleration can help them develop new robots.

Aug 9, 2018

ESO releases image of galaxy survey that shows NGC 5018 in stunning detail

The galaxy is located about 94 million light years from Earth and was captured by the ESO VST.

Aug 9, 2018

NASA explains why flying to the Sun is not easy - it's not the heat

NASA estimates that it would take a spacecraft, 55 times more energy to reach the Sun than it would to reach Mars and this is not just because of the distance it has to cover.

Aug 9, 2018

NASA announces names of astronauts for first four commercial crew flights

As part of NASA's Commercial Crew program, Boeing will be launching its Starliner capsules and SpaceX its Dragon capsules as test flights

Aug 9, 2018

Better be safe than sorry, says NASA ahead of deep space demo flights of Boeing, SpaceX

While SpaceX has named the test flight Demo-1; Boeing is calling it Orbital Flight Test

Aug 9, 2018

Real life San Andreas? Researcher predicts mega-earthquake this week as planets align

A researcher named Frank Hoogerbeets has sensationally claimed that a mega-earthquake will hit the earth between August 09 and 11,2018

Aug 9, 2018

What's Hothouse Earth? Destructive climate scenario might render our planet uninhabitable but when?

Authors of a new paper on the future of the planet and the effect of global warming, point out that the exact time and date of the trigger point that would inevitably scorch the Earth is not known, but they also say that several such trigger points might have already been breached.

Aug 8, 2018

How an animation app can help patients rate the severity of their pain

Doctors can use animations and graphics to help patients rate their pain. The new method can help reduce unnecessary treatment and opioid use.

Aug 8, 2018

Ganymede, Jupiter's moon, largest moon, moon, solar system, space,

Ganymede's electromagnetic waves are a million times more powerful than Jupiter's

Chorus waves are known to create the high-energy killer electrons that damage spacecraft. Considering how powerful the electromagnetic field is around Ganymede, scientists are questioning what kind of damage it can do to a spacecraft that gets close to it.

Aug 8, 2018

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Science & Health

Cancer cells release 'drones' to battle immune system, reveals study

Single-celled protozoan that accelerates faster than F1 car is the world's quickest creature

ESO releases image of galaxy survey that shows NGC 5018 in stunning detail

NASA explains why flying to the Sun is not easy - it's not the heat

NASA announces names of astronauts for first four commercial crew flights

Better be safe than sorry, says NASA ahead of deep space demo flights of Boeing, SpaceX

Real life San Andreas? Researcher predicts mega-earthquake this week as planets align

What's Hothouse Earth? Destructive climate scenario might render our planet uninhabitable but when?

How an animation app can help patients rate the severity of their pain

Ganymede's electromagnetic waves are a million times more powerful than Jupiter's

Russian meteor found made of diamond-like alien material never seen on Earth

Mysterious radiation stemming from the centre of Milky Way, not Dark Matter, says new study

You can build your own Mars rover with this blueprint put out by NASA

Watch: NASA's planet-hunting TESS yet to start its science missions, already catches a comet

Meteor older than Solar System holds clue to Earth's building blocks: Study

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]