Science & Health

Coffee Can Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer Melanoma

In a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers analysed whether coffee can protect against cutaneous melanoma.

Jan 24, 2015

World 3 Minutes Away from Apocalypse; What is Doomsday Clock, How to Slow it Down?

Thanks to the radically changing climate and nuclear arsenals, the scientists have moved the symbolic minute hand of Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight.

Jan 23, 2015

Hubble's High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy

Gigapixels of Andromeda: NASA's Hubble Captures 1.5 Gigapixel HD Panoramic View of The Galaxy [Images+Video]

NASA clicked the largest photograph till date; a 360 degree panoramic image of the galaxy.

Jan 23, 2015

Australian Boy Gets the World's First Artificial Pancreas

Xavier Hames, from Perth, developed diabetes when he was just 22 months old and had been on daily insulin injections until Wednesday, when a team of doctors at the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) fixed the wearable insulin pump to his body.

Jan 23, 2015

UFO Researchers Accuse NASA of Hiding Evidence of Alien Life [VIDEO]

UFO researchers have accused NASA of trying to prevent people from noticing evidence of UFOs in its live video streams and space imagery.

Jan 23, 2015

Walnuts Boost Memory, Prevent Dementia

In a study reported in Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, eating just 13g walnuts per day helped improve memory, concentration and other important cognitive functions in the participants.

Jan 23, 2015

Hormonal Contraceptives Can Give You Brain Tumour

Women in the study who used hormonal contraceptives for five years increased their risk of getting glioma, a deadly cancer that starts from the brain tissues called glia, which help support the nerve cells.

Jan 23, 2015

Living Fossil: Prehistoric Frilled Shark with 300 Teeth Captured in Australia [PHOTO]

A living fossil, belonging to the species of prehistoric frilled shark, was caught in a fishing trawler off Victorian waters in Australia.

Jan 22, 2015

Jodhpur Man with Ebola-like Symptoms Dies of Internal Bleeding

A 35-year-old man suffering from Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a tick-borne viral disease, died of internal bleeding.

Jan 22, 2015

Ebola Virus Mutating Continuously; May make Drugs Less Effective

Researchers have identified 600 genetic mutations called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in EBOV/Mak, the strain involved in the current outbreak.

Jan 22, 2015