Science & Health

California wildfire: US President Trump declares state of emergency

The California wildfires have resulted in the evacuation of 38,000 people in Shasta County and Ferguson. US President Donald Trump has ordered the DHS and FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts.

Jul 29, 2018

Tiger Day 2018: India's national animal has never been in graver danger

Imran Siddiqui, a vocal tiger conservationist, has said that development is destroying the national animal of India. Read his exclusive interview with International Business Times, India.

Jul 29, 2018

4 children die after vaccination drive in Gujarat, probe ordered

The children have been reported dead after being vaccinated for measles and rubella, but health officials denied any link and will conduct a post-mortem to confirm the cause of death.

Jul 29, 2018

Why men are 'sad, irritable and tearful' after sex?

Previous studies showed that women feel sadness right after they have had sex but a recent study has found that even men feel sadness and can suffer from the emotional tides right after they have had an intercourse.

Jul 28, 2018

A blazing trail of destruction: California fire in photos

Multiple fires in different parts of California continued to leave a trail of destruction. The blazing flames carried further by the soaring temperatures and strong winds in the region.

Jul 27, 2018

Listen to 'haunting melody' as star dies in first-ever movie on cosmic explosion

Watch and listen to the sounds of a star's supernova explosion that leads to the creation of a black hole.

Jul 27, 2018

New Delhi man survives end-stage heart failure 13 times

The man, identified as Shubhankar Dhar Choudhary, received a new life after undergoing a transplant surgery successfully at a private hospital in the city.

Jul 27, 2018

Ice Age roundworms frozen for 42,000 years, wake up, start eating as if nothing happened

Now at over 42,000 years of age, a pair of roundworms are the oldest living multi cellular organism on the planet.

Jul 27, 2018

Scientists create fastest rotating object in the world, spinning at 60 billion times per minute

The physicists, associated with this study, believe that observing this object will help them in learning more about vacuum and gravity

Jul 27, 2018

Lunar eclipse tonight coincides with strange positioning of Earth, Sun and Mars

On Friday, the Red Planet will be in opposition, which means, Mars and sun will be situated on the exact opposite sides of Earth, while a total lunar eclipse will be visible in some of the parts of the globe.

Jul 27, 2018

Listen to the sound of sun, what does it say?

Sun's sound, captured by ESA and SOHO and modified by the Stanford Experimental Physics Lab, brings the natural vibration of the star

Jul 27, 2018

Our galaxy had a sibling that Andromeda gobbled up billions of years ago, says study

Reportedly, this shredded galaxy used to be at least 20 times larger than the ones that have united with the Milky Way so far

Jul 27, 2018

Like Richter scale, new Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals

The Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals. It narrows news about alien sightings and signals down to a single numerical value between zero and ten. This is intended to give the general populace a quick way to understand just how important, or factual the news is.

Jul 26, 2018

NOAA's $11 billion project on hold after weather satellite malfunctions

GOES-17 is not operating at its optimal capacity due to cooling issues. The instrument is designed to look at Earth through 16 camera channels, but only about six are functional.

Jul 26, 2018

Blood Moon 2018: Temples offer 'puja' after lunar eclipse on July 27

A lot of religious beliefs are attached to the occurrence of Blood Moon. According to the Hindu zodiac calendar, the eclipse will affect people with zodiac signs of Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.

Jul 26, 2018