Science & Health

There's now a sports car in space with SpaceX's launch of world's most powerful rocket [Video]

Falcon Heavy was launched from the same launch pad which NASA had chosen for its Apollo 11 mission.

Feb 7, 2018

10bn litres of water donated to Cape Town pushes back day zero

Cape Town and amp;#39;s water shortage is being temporarily alleviated by The Groenland Water Users Association in an effort to push back Day Zero(April 12), when the city is expected to run dry.

Feb 7, 2018

First glimpse of TRAPPIST-1 planets shows some could hold more water than Earth

Astronomers have discovered seven earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 could potentially hold 250 times more water than earths oceans. Studies also show the planets are made mostly of rock, marking them as more similar to earth than gas giants.

Feb 7, 2018

Here's how to naturally control your hair fall

You can combat hair fall naturally and more effectively by using these ingredients. Read to know them.

Feb 6, 2018

British backpackers wake up to find van partially submerged by floodwaters

Three British backpackers have been rescued from the roof of their campervan, after waking up themselves surrounded by floodwaters in Gordonvale, Queensland on February 6. 

Feb 6, 2018

Akshay Kumar warns youth about whey protein bars, advises the best food item

'Padman' actor Akshay Kumar also thanked the PM Modi government immensely for the Khelo India School Games 2018.

Feb 6, 2018

Can the Keto diet cure Alzheimer's? Here's how it can potentially slow down aging

Running mainly on the principles of low-carb and high-fat, this diet could protect the body from 'internal stress' by putting the body into carb-'starvation'.

Feb 6, 2018

Longest Russian spacewalk results in wrongly-angled antenna, towels in space

Two cosmonauts from Roscosmos placed an antenna in the wrong direction and abandoned towels in outer space while on a mission that broke longest Russian spacewalk record.

Feb 6, 2018

Sue the T. Rex to make way for Big Brother Titanosaur and not many are happy about it

Sue, which is by far the complete skeleton of the species ever discovered, will be moved from Main Hall of Chicago's Field Museum.

Feb 6, 2018

Why hangovers get worse with age? Science finally explains what goes down

With age, the body's ability to process alcohol and sleep degrades, and experts believe this has something to do with terrible hangovers.

Feb 6, 2018

In a first, astronomers discover around 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way galaxy

This is the first discovery of planets in a galaxy outside Milky Way.

Feb 6, 2018

What is mad honey? Know about the sweet treat that poisoned a woman

The woman who had a near-death ordeal after consuming the honey reportedly still eats it as her husband believes in its therapeutic benefits.

Feb 6, 2018

Bad news arachnophobes! 100-million-year-old spider with whip-like tail discovered in Myanmar

The new specimen of spiders is a missing link between the ancient Uraraneida order, which resemble spiders but have tails and no silk-making spinnerets.

Feb 6, 2018

Can holding in a sneeze kill you?

Can holding in a sneeze kill you? A man in the U.K. experienced an implosion in his throat after trying to hold in a forceful sneeze. Dr. Erich Voigt explains what else can go wrong if a sneeze is not let out properly. 

Feb 6, 2018

Earth's magnetic field is likely to flip and cause severe disaster, scientists warn

The poles have exchanged places many times before according to Earth's history.

Feb 5, 2018