Science & Health

Hubble records most distant star ever seen – 9 billion light years away

Gravitational lensing made it possible for Hubble to capture light that has been traveling through the cosmos for billions of years.

Apr 3, 2018

Warming ocean causing glacial grounding line retreat comparable to last ice age

Glaciers, 4 times the size of Manhattan is being lost to sea, pushing back grounding lines by 300 to 400 meters every year.

Apr 3, 2018

Mushroom coffee: How beneficial is this new health fad?

Mushroom coffee is being popularized by Four Sigmatic, which allows customers to choose their brewing options from instant, ground coffee and mushroom pods.

Apr 2, 2018

Watermelon: All you need to know about its health benefits and risks

Watermelons contain an antioxidant called lycopene, which is capable of lowering the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer and improving bone health.

Apr 2, 2018

Climate change: Ganges might swell to twice its capacity, flooding northern India

Global warming will eventually lead to food shortages caused by floods and droughts. Ganges could run at twice its capacity, flooding India along the way.

Apr 2, 2018

India's GSAT-6A satellite seems dead, but ISRO says losing contact 'common phenomenon'

After admitting that ISRO had lost contact with GSAT-6A, chief of the organization K Sivan said that this was a common phenomenon but this time the duration was longer.

Apr 2, 2018

Is there life on Venus? Venusian clouds could host extraterrestrial microbial life

The temperature, pressure, and chemical composition are just right on Venus. Thick clouds of what could be algal blooms in the atmosphere are also present.

Apr 2, 2018

Tiangong-1: Chinese space station crashes back on Earth, hurts no one

Tiangong-1 falls into the South Pacific, burning up most of its material before reaching the waters- no cases of loss or injury reported so far.

Apr 2, 2018

What is Parvovirus? All about second deadly dog disease after Alabama Rot

The highly contagious parvovirus, a deadly dog disease, can be prevented by vaccinating puppies from the age of six weeks.

Apr 1, 2018

Africa is splitting into two large pieces along Somalia and Kenya

It will take millions of years, but Africa will eventually split into two unequal parts with a new sea forming between them.

Apr 1, 2018

67-million-year-old fossil of T-Rex baby found almost intact in Hell's Creek

Finding an intact baby T-Rex is like hitting the dinosaur jackpot because in over 100 years of excavation, fewer than 5 have been found.

Apr 1, 2018

Condom snorting: Why should people stay away from the latest fad?

How about snorting a condom through the nose and pulling it out from the mouth? Gross, right? And yet, teens are falling for the recent fad for internet fame.

Apr 1, 2018

ISRO loses contact with GSAT-6A and this is no April Fool's joke

While ISRO said that it was trying to re-establish contact with GSAT-6A, some reports said that the satellite may be dead.

Apr 1, 2018

SpaceX Iridium-5: How Elon Musk plans to cut costs by reusing fairings

The SpaceX launch Friday was a success and the payload was delivered to orbit as 10 more satellites join the Iridium constellation.

Apr 1, 2018

Point Nemo: Watery graveyard, where satellites and rockets go to die

The loneliest point on Earth, in the South Pacific ocean, is where most large space debris and satellites crash.

Apr 1, 2018

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Science & Health

Hubble records most distant star ever seen – 9 billion light years away

Warming ocean causing glacial grounding line retreat comparable to last ice age

Mushroom coffee: How beneficial is this new health fad?

Watermelon: All you need to know about its health benefits and risks

Climate change: Ganges might swell to twice its capacity, flooding northern India

India's GSAT-6A satellite seems dead, but ISRO says losing contact 'common phenomenon'

Is there life on Venus? Venusian clouds could host extraterrestrial microbial life

Tiangong-1: Chinese space station crashes back on Earth, hurts no one

What is Parvovirus? All about second deadly dog disease after Alabama Rot

Africa is splitting into two large pieces along Somalia and Kenya

67-million-year-old fossil of T-Rex baby found almost intact in Hell's Creek

Condom snorting: Why should people stay away from the latest fad?

ISRO loses contact with GSAT-6A and this is no April Fool's joke

SpaceX Iridium-5: How Elon Musk plans to cut costs by reusing fairings

Point Nemo: Watery graveyard, where satellites and rockets go to die

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]