Science & Health

Cape Town's water crisis: Plan to tow in an Antarctic iceberg for freshwater on cards

The capital of South Africa is yet to green-light the project. The decision on whether or not to go ahead with the idea will be taken in August.

Jul 5, 2018

Heartbreaking video shows the last male northern white rhino: This is what extinction looks like

Test tube white rhino babies brighten hope to save species from extinction

Scientists hope lab-grown hybrid embryos can save northern white rhino species from extinction

Jul 5, 2018

Even dense neutron stars fall at the same rate as a feather – Einstein was right after all

The recent research is ten times more precise than the previous best test of gravity. The study shows that Einstein's Strong Equivalence Principle still stands. Alternative theories to General Relativity are not looking too good at this time.

Jul 5, 2018

Australia's Great Barrier Reef could suffer a bleaching event every two years by 2034

The report predicts a bleaching event every two years till 2034 as reef suffers from effects of global warming. About 70 percent of coral reefs will be at risk of long-term degradation by 2100 if global temperatures rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Jul 5, 2018

ISRO successfully tests crew escape module for human spaceflight

The test at Satish Dhawan Space Centre lasted 259 seconds. It was labelled a success after the crew escape system deployed successfully.

Jul 5, 2018

Uttarakhand High Court declares animals 'legal entities'

A two-bench panel of the Uttarakhand High Court said that the animals are legal persons and that they are entitled to justice.

Jul 5, 2018

Why Pyramids in Sudan often go unnoticed? Conspiracy theorists suspect aliens once visited African nation

Sudan has more number of Pyramids than Egypt, and conspiracy theorists strongly allege that aliens have once visited the African nation

Jul 5, 2018

Lunar portrait taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst

ESA astronaut shares surreal picture of Earth's constant companion

ESA shared the image of the moon along with a post, which talks about how once again Earth's one and only natural satellite moon has become a focus for human exploration

Jul 5, 2018

Humanity's 'first-ever' spacecraft to touch sun is just a month away

The spacecraft has been named after an astrophysicist, Eugene Parker. This is the first time that NASA has named a spacecraft after a living person

Jul 5, 2018

How to keep foodborne illness away at your Fourth of July cookout

The Fourth of July party may be exciting, but how do you keep food poisoning at bay at your cookout party?

Jul 4, 2018

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This is a 'Stork' reality! Polish stork vanishes from GPS but delivers huge phone bill

Miscreants use the GPS SIM tracker from a Polish stork costing the charity a huge phone bill and it happened in Sudan

Jul 4, 2018

NASA is looking for new ways to manage trash when travelling in deep space

As humans travel further and further away from Earth, there will be no chance for supply missions to actually remove trash and bring stuff in, so there is an urgent call for technology that can help with trash management.

Jul 4, 2018

Brain stimulation may help reduce violence, suggests new study

The brain seems to not only reduce willingness to commit violence, but also reduce the intent to think that way by introducing a moral angle to the scenario.

Jul 4, 2018

US' space force has been operating since 1960s, claims top researcher

According to a top UFO researcher, a military unit very similar to that of the proposed space force by Donald Trump has already been operational since the 1960s.

Jul 4, 2018

Asteroids and meteors result of a five-planet crash that annihilated whole worlds

The asteroid belt contains most of the remaining fragments of the rocks that could not become planets. Now there are about 200,000 asteroids in the region between Mars and Jupiter

Jul 4, 2018

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Science & Health

Cape Town's water crisis: Plan to tow in an Antarctic iceberg for freshwater on cards

Test tube white rhino babies brighten hope to save species from extinction

Even dense neutron stars fall at the same rate as a feather – Einstein was right after all

Australia's Great Barrier Reef could suffer a bleaching event every two years by 2034

ISRO successfully tests crew escape module for human spaceflight

Uttarakhand High Court declares animals 'legal entities'

Why Pyramids in Sudan often go unnoticed? Conspiracy theorists suspect aliens once visited African nation

ESA astronaut shares surreal picture of Earth's constant companion

Humanity's 'first-ever' spacecraft to touch sun is just a month away

How to keep foodborne illness away at your Fourth of July cookout

This is a 'Stork' reality! Polish stork vanishes from GPS but delivers huge phone bill

NASA is looking for new ways to manage trash when travelling in deep space

Brain stimulation may help reduce violence, suggests new study

US' space force has been operating since 1960s, claims top researcher

Asteroids and meteors result of a five-planet crash that annihilated whole worlds

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]