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World Autism Awareness Day: Autism affects 1 in 68 children globally

World Autism Awareness Day will be observed on April 2 to spread awareness about the disability that affects 1-1.5 percent of children between the age of 2 and 9 years in India.

Apr 1, 2017

Gomukh, terminus of the Gangotri glacier. The Bhagirathi peaks rise in the background.

Uttarakhand HC declares Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers as living entities

Glaciers, rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs and waterfalls will now be treated as living entities.

Apr 1, 2017

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THIS delicious bar snack can keep you safe from heart disease

New research has revealed that consuming three ounces of peanuts along with a meal can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

Mar 31, 2017

Trees are polluters too: Tree trunks release methane into the atmosphere

Forests are generally thought to absorb methane rather than emit it, but research in Maryland, US, has shown that tree trunks are slowly releasing the potent greenhouse gas into the environment.

Mar 31, 2017

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Rossby waves, first spotted on Earth, have now been discovered on the Sun

Researchers were able to closely observe the solar atmosphere from 2011 to 2014 with the help of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

Mar 31, 2017

Vladimir Putin: Climate change in Arctic beneficial for economy

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the benefits of climate change at an Arctic Forum in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk. Ignoring the negative impact of global warming on planet and people, Putin praised the fact that thinning Artic sea ice opened up the region as a commercial shipping route.

Mar 31, 2017

Crazy asteroid spinning the wrong way is playing a 'game of chicken' with Jupiter!

This asteroid orbits in a direction opposite to 99.99 per cent of all other known asteroids, and all the planets, in our solar system.

Mar 30, 2017

Here are nine ways climate change is destroying the planet

The effects of climate change are already noticeable in our lives today. Here are nine ways global warming is causing the pole caps to melt, carbon dioxide levels to rise and the increase of extreme weather events.

Mar 30, 2017

Bizarre asteroid goes around the sun and Jupiter the wrong way

An asteroid discovered in 2015 and nicknamed Bee-Zed is unique. It has an opposite, retrograde orbit around the sun while at the same time sharing a planets orbital space. Yet, it has managed to avoid collision with Jupiter and other planets for a million years.

Mar 30, 2017

Watch awkward moment Bastian Schweinsteiger is asked about Chicago Fires World Cup chances

There was a brief moment of confusion for Bastian Schweinsteiger on 29 March, during his introduction to his new team Chicago Fire. The German midfielder was asked by a reporter if he felt the Fire might make it to the World Cup now he was in the squad. Chicago, a huge sports town for ice hockey, football, basketball and baseball is known for its sports fanatics but maybe Major League Soccer knowledge has not quite hit its stride in the Windy City.

Mar 30, 2017