Science & Health

Two-headed fawn born with 2 hearts, 1 liver: What happened to them will break your heart

The female deer were conjoined twins with one body and the spine diverging at the thorax to form two separate necks and two separate heads.

May 14, 2018

Zoo animals get shower, coolers and healthy diet as temperature soars

The staff in zoos in different parts of the country are taking extra care to ensure the zoo inhabitants are protected from the soaring temperatures in the arid summer heat of central and north-western India.

May 13, 2018

ISRO ponders alternative propulsion tech, reusable launch vehicles

ISRO has a few lofty goals set for itself in the coming years – reducing the cost of space travel, improving manufacturing technology, building reusable rockets and vehicles, and nuclear propulsion are all things that India is looking seriously at.

May 13, 2018

Artificial intelligence in search of alien intelligence, SETI sets right foot forward

Alien intelligence need not be similar enough to human intelligence for it to exist. Considering the fact that there are forms of intelligence right here on Earth that humans are yet to identify, SETI wants to use AI to help discover alien life.

May 13, 2018

Woman wakes up from coma after listening to Jay Chou's song

The Chinese woman had reportedly been in the coma since November 2017 after suffering a brain dysfunction due to lack of oxygen.

May 13, 2018

SpaceX launches updated Falcon 9, nails landing and delivers Bangabandhu in orbit

After an automated abort was triggered by SpaceX systems in its first launch attempt, the Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket was able to take its payload to space and return for a perfect landing out in the Atlantic ocean.

May 13, 2018

NASA sending a robot helicopter to Mars in 2020

The Mars Helicopter will be the size of a football and weigh about 1.8 kg. Its twin blade setup will spin ten times faster than Earth choppers and if it does manage to fly, it will take 90-second-long trips over the course of a month.

May 13, 2018

What is Lupus? Disease attacks entire body, despite the person looking healthy

The disease is difficult to diagnose since its symptoms are often similar to other common ailments. The most distinctive sign of the disease is a butterfly-shaped facial rash on nose and both cheeks.

May 12, 2018

Ancient whales were not filter feeders, had ferocious teeth to slice prey

Researchers concluded that the huge gums in the ancient whales slowly turned more complex and eventually transformed into baleens.

May 12, 2018

India reckons ISRO as thunderstorms wreak havoc across northern parts

ISRO plays an important role in forecasting weather, here is how they use satellite images and other cloud data to pinpoint where and how winds, cyclones, and rain move through the country.

May 11, 2018

What is Bangabandhu Satellite-1? Bangladesh's first communications satellite awaits SpaceX launch

Named after Bangladesh's founding father, the satellite will give the country autonomy with telecommunications and broadcasting as well as phone and internet connectivity.

May 11, 2018

Injured soldier gets new ear after doctors grow it in her arm

Army doctors carved a new ear out of a cartilage which was harvested from soldier Shamika Burrage's rib. It was then placed under the skin of the forearm to allow the ear to grow.

May 11, 2018

Australian brewers developing space beer bottle to take the party off-planet

Australian brewers are working on a new stout and a bottle to drink it from, both designed specifically for space. The bottle will keep the liquid contained within and offers the familiar experience of enjoying a cold beer back home, for astronauts in microgravity.

May 11, 2018

Microwaving food in plastic containers can lead to infertility, cancer: Experts

Experts advise shifting to glass containers as they are safe and do not transfer any hazardous chemicals the way plastics do. The BPA we ingest gets into our bloodstream, causing a series of problems like infertility, high blood pressure and cancer.

May 10, 2018

Physicists to look for dark matter in a tunnel 2km underground

Dark matter, at least in theory, makes up 85 percent of everything in the universe. A new experiment deep underground will help scientists detect it, hopefully.

May 10, 2018

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Science & Health

Two-headed fawn born with 2 hearts, 1 liver: What happened to them will break your heart

Zoo animals get shower, coolers and healthy diet as temperature soars

ISRO ponders alternative propulsion tech, reusable launch vehicles

Artificial intelligence in search of alien intelligence, SETI sets right foot forward

Woman wakes up from coma after listening to Jay Chou's song

SpaceX launches updated Falcon 9, nails landing and delivers Bangabandhu in orbit

NASA sending a robot helicopter to Mars in 2020

What is Lupus? Disease attacks entire body, despite the person looking healthy

Ancient whales were not filter feeders, had ferocious teeth to slice prey

India reckons ISRO as thunderstorms wreak havoc across northern parts

What is Bangabandhu Satellite-1? Bangladesh's first communications satellite awaits SpaceX launch

Injured soldier gets new ear after doctors grow it in her arm

Australian brewers developing space beer bottle to take the party off-planet

Microwaving food in plastic containers can lead to infertility, cancer: Experts

Physicists to look for dark matter in a tunnel 2km underground

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]