Science & Health

Learning physics makes your brain sharp, says new study based on fMRI

An experiment showed that the brain's activity can be modified by different forms of instruction, which are successfully measured using fMRI or functional magnetic resonance imaging.

May 29, 2018

Great barrier reef, environment, global warming,

Great Barrier Reef survived 5 'death events' over 30,000 years, it might not last this one

The Great Barrier Reef survived death events five times in the past, but it might go extinct this time because the changes in the ocean are not natural.

May 29, 2018

Saturn ring transmitting alien messages? Strange sounds recorded by NASA's Cassini suggest so

Waring believes that the ESA is intentionally covering up the alien proof found on P67 comet, which looks like an alien face on a round head, with neck and shoulders

May 29, 2018

Rare Earth element could redefine time with a new way to measure seconds

Time's base unit – seconds might get a new definition – one that is more accurate and stable, even useable in most conditions.

May 29, 2018

US government asks science questions to test public knowledge: Here's how India did

The US government conducts a survey every two years to try and understand how much the general public knows about science and technology. Here are the most recent results of the survey.

May 28, 2018

Ghost or UFO? Video triggers controversy, MUFON probe is on

A video showing an alleged spirit on the ground that suddenly shoots up to the sky in the most mysterious manner is generating a heated debate on spirits to aliens.

May 27, 2018

Remembering 12 astronauts who stepped on Moon

Twelve people have walked on the Moon till now, here is a quick list to remember them by.

May 27, 2018

Antarctica has whole mountain ranges and valleys buried deep beneath its ice

The land area of the frozen continent has whole mountain ranges and massive valleys that keep the ice sheet stable and prevent ice from East Antarctica from flowing through to West Antarctica and eventually out to the coast, influencing rising sea levels globally.

May 27, 2018

Life on Mars? Iron-rich Martian rocks near lakes could have hosted life 4 billion years back

If life existed on Mars in the past, and there is a strong likelihood of that being true. The best places to look for life would be inside the iron-rich rocks near ancient lakes, according to scientists.

May 27, 2018

Mars rover Curiosity successfully resumes drilling after remote hackathon by NASA engineers

The dead drilling motor on Mars rover Curiosity was successfully replaced with alternate robotic arms remotely by NASA scientists at JPL and the rover is back in sample collection at Gale Crater

May 26, 2018

Dinosaur dandruff: How are the feathered raptor flakes different from that of modern day birds

Experts believe that the dandruff evolved during the Middle Jurassic period when feathered dinosaurs came into existence.

May 26, 2018

Ex Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Elon Musk is 'wrong' on AI

Space X CEO Elon Musk has been a critic of Artificial Intelligence and has asked for strict control of the technology to curb its threat. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, however, says that AI is more good than bad.

May 26, 2018

Obese people are more likely to survive infections in hospitals than others

In three different studies conducted in the United States and Denmark, obese people in hospitals are found to be more likely to survive infections ranging from pneumonia to sepsis, say researchers.

May 25, 2018

Do black holes die? Life and death of the most powerful forces in the cosmos

Black holes are not the scary space vacuum cleaners that suck up all matter around them - they are dying stars that have immeasurable amounts of gravity and will all eventually die out.

May 25, 2018

Dinosaur-killing asteroid also triggered a global warming that lasted 100,000 years

The impact created a heat wave so intense that it melted rocks and set off wildfires that stretched across continents, with the increased temperatures on Earth lasting for thousands of years.

May 25, 2018

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Science & Health

Learning physics makes your brain sharp, says new study based on fMRI

Great Barrier Reef survived 5 'death events' over 30,000 years, it might not last this one

Saturn ring transmitting alien messages? Strange sounds recorded by NASA's Cassini suggest so

Rare Earth element could redefine time with a new way to measure seconds

US government asks science questions to test public knowledge: Here's how India did

Ghost or UFO? Video triggers controversy, MUFON probe is on

Remembering 12 astronauts who stepped on Moon

Antarctica has whole mountain ranges and valleys buried deep beneath its ice

Life on Mars? Iron-rich Martian rocks near lakes could have hosted life 4 billion years back

Mars rover Curiosity successfully resumes drilling after remote hackathon by NASA engineers

Dinosaur dandruff: How are the feathered raptor flakes different from that of modern day birds

Ex Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Elon Musk is 'wrong' on AI

Obese people are more likely to survive infections in hospitals than others

Do black holes die? Life and death of the most powerful forces in the cosmos

Dinosaur-killing asteroid also triggered a global warming that lasted 100,000 years

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]