Science & Health

Smartphone Addiction May Cause Digital Amnesia, Says Kaspersky Survey

Around half of the smartphone users started believing Internet as an extension of their brains.

Aug 20, 2015

Mexico: Drones to be deployed to curb poaching spree of turtle eggs

Authorities in Mexico will deploy drones on south-western beaches in Oaxaca to protect against a reported surge in turtle egg poaching of the threatened Olive Ridley turtle, which return to the countrys coast each year to lay their eggs in the sand.

Aug 20, 2015

Germany: 500,000 ants protests to save the Amazon rainforest

Some half a million ants were recruited by the conservation organisation World Wildlife Fund (WFF) to call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest, ahead of a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Brazil.

Aug 19, 2015

Shark vs seal: Spectacular video captures mid-air collision between marine animals

Incredible footage captures shark trying to catch seal in mid air in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Aug 19, 2015

Tiger escapes during photo shoot in abandoned Detroit factory

The tiger was part of a photo shoot by British photographer David Yarrow.

Aug 18, 2015

Health App 1mg Launches Awareness Campaign on Affordable Cancer Medication

The campaign stresses the importance of Jaankari (Information) about all aspects of cancer to minimise the suffering of patients and caregivers.

Aug 17, 2015

Australia: Crazy koala chases woman on quad bike [video]

The fluffy animal attacked the woman while she was herding her cows.

Aug 17, 2015

Northern Lights: Spectacular Nasa timelapse video shows aurora borealis from space

Aurora borealis filmed from space in Nasa timelapse video.

Aug 17, 2015

Bengaluru Doctors, Parents Fret as 'Mysterious Illness' Among Children is on Rise

The city doctors say they see 30 to 40 cases everyday.

Aug 14, 2015

Astronomers Photograph Baby Jupiter in Another Solar System

The planet, which is about double the size of Jupiter, is positioned a bit farther away from its parent star.

Aug 14, 2015

Skies sparkle as annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak

Meteors streaked across the sky around the world as the annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak on 12-13 August in Europe, according to Nasa.

Aug 13, 2015

ESA looks forward to Rosetta comet reaching orbit position closest to sun

The comet being tracked by the European Space Agencys (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft was due to reach the closest point of its orbit to the sun in the early hours of 13 August, at around 2.00am.

Aug 13, 2015

UFO Sighting 2015: Woman-Shaped Figure Spotted on Mars? NASA's Curiosity Rover Image Sparks Speculation

The alleged Martian woman could be just a piece of rock or sand

Aug 12, 2015

A figurehead from rare medieval ship is salvaged in Baltic Sea

The figurehead from a 15th century ship was salvaged from the Baltic Sea on Tuesday (August 11).

Aug 12, 2015

ISS astronauts bite into first space grown food

Astronauts took the first bites of food grown in entirely in space and harvested from their own space garden on board the International Space Station on 10 August.

Aug 11, 2015