Science & Health

Intuition rules over rationality to power superstitions

Detecting an irrational thought and correcting it are separate processes.

Nov 10, 2015

Drought, spike in food prices to hurt India's rural population next year

Poor transport infrastructure stops falling global prices from reaching rural areas.

Nov 10, 2015

NASA's science team dives into Pluto discoveries

New Horizons geologists combined 3D images of Pluto's surface that indicate two of Pluto's most distinctive ice volcanoes.

Nov 10, 2015

Carbon emissions: Rising sea levels threaten 3 Indian cities

Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Calcutta face threat of submergence.

Nov 10, 2015

San Diego: SeaWorld to replace killer whale show next year

The water park faced criticism and declining admissions since 2013 documentary Blackfish's release.

Nov 10, 2015

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio studies impact of climate change in Haryana village

DiCaprio plans to make a documentary featuring Sunita Narain of CSE.

Nov 10, 2015

Breakthrough Prize: Star-studded ceremony honours top scientists

Top scientists were honoured at a star-studded ceremony in San Francisco on Sunday (8 November) evening. The Breakthrough Prize Organization awarded $21.9m (£15m) to the best life scientists, physicists, mathematicians, and one outstanding high school student.

Nov 9, 2015

CO2 levels hit record high for 30th year in a row

Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2014 as the relentless fuelling of climate change makes the planet more dangerous for future generations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday (9 November).

Nov 9, 2015

History of the human face: Video shows six million year evolution of the face of man

A video showing the facial changes that Europeans have gone through

Nov 9, 2015

Grilled or barbequed meat may increase kidney cancer risk

Cancer patients consumed more carcinogenic chemicals produced by such meat.

Nov 9, 2015

Climate change likely to add 100 million poor by 2030, says World Bank

In 2015, World Bank has put the number of poor at 702 million people.

Nov 9, 2015

Vivos Europa One: Have Indian billionaires been invited to buy Noah's Ark shelters?

Vivos believes it is in a special business, providing all-risk protection and life-assurance solutions for billionaires.

Nov 9, 2015

Twiteratti spots 'UFO'; It wasn't a bird, it wasn't a plane, it wasn't even Superman

Californians spot a UFO-like streak of light in the sky; turns out to be a missile.

Nov 8, 2015

Indian astronomers detect a dying, giant radio galaxy

This galaxy -- located about nine billion light years away -- emits powerful radio waves.

Nov 8, 2015

Early life stress causes depression in adulthood: Study

Emotional neglect refers to a phase when parents are persistently unresponsive and emotionally neglect their children.

Nov 8, 2015