Science & Health

Mars is engulfed in a massive sandstorm - NASA makes use of opportunity to study its climate

There are currently a number of missions running instruments both on and in the vicinity of the red planet that are in the perfect place and time to study Mars. Global dust storms like this one are not frequent, they only appear once in 8 years or so.

Jul 22, 2018

The D-Day is coming close when NASA's solar probe will embark upon its destined journey

Previously a solar probe, Helios 2 had entered the solar corona within 27 million miles in 1976. Now, the Parker Solar Probe will dive even deeper.

Jul 22, 2018

One space lawyer explains why we need space law!

In 1967 Outer Space Treaty, the US and the Soviet Union, along with other nations with a space program, had agreed that since "colonization" on Earth had caused extreme human suffering and several wars, the same mistake will not be repeated in case of the moon.

Jul 22, 2018

Boeing's spacecraft set to carry crew to ISS reveals propellant leak during testing

If Boeing and SpaceX do not get their spacecraft certified before NASA runs out of seats it purchased aboard Russian rockets, the American presence in the ISS till the 2020s could be in question.

Jul 22, 2018

Do-gooders attract more hatred at workplace, reveals study

The study revealed that cooperative behaviour attracted punishment most often in groups whose members compete with each other. This was even the case when punishing or derogating the do-gooder lessened benefits for the entire group, including the punisher.

Jul 22, 2018

After scrapping drone project, Facebook looks at satellites to boost internet connectivity

The social media giant filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission under the name PointView Tech LLC to provide broadband access through a satellite named Athena.

Jul 21, 2018

Google translator hides mysterious message over doomsday and apocalypse

Conspiracy theorists believe that Satan is using science and technological tools like Google to convey his messages

Jul 21, 2018

The 12 men in history, who went for a moonwalk

July 20 marks the 49th anniversary of the first time when a man had walked on the surface of Moon.

Jul 20, 2018

Drinking diet soda can keep colon cancer from recurring, says Yale researcher

Those who drank one or more 12-ounce artificially-sweetened drink a day saw a 46 percent improvement in the risk of cancer recurrence or death compared to those who didn't drink such beverages.

Jul 20, 2018

Mumbai youth suffers cardiac arrest during weight lifting, sustains brain damage

The 22-year-old collapsed at the gym due to cardiac arrest while lifting weights. Though the doctors were able to revive him even after his heart had stopped beating for over 10 minutes, he might have sustained brain damage.

Jul 20, 2018

What's our geological age? It's named after Meghalayan findings

This new age had kick-started 4250 years ago, with the mega-drought that crippled civilizations all around the globe, according to experts

Jul 20, 2018

Armed with new evidence, scientists confident a young star could gobble up entire planet

Astronomers have been, for some time, curious about the variability, shown by an RW Aur A, a young star and now they have new information about the change in its brightness; thanks to Chandra

Jul 20, 2018

Mysterious black granite sarcophagus opened in Egypt; Does it belong to King Alexander?

Archeologists have found three decomposed bodies inside the huge sarcophagus that was discovered in Alexandria, Egypt.

Jul 20, 2018

How does the centre of Milky Way look like? This new telescope is here to show us

Milky Way's centre is basically one of those areas that are extremely difficult to take a look at, as it's enveloped by gas clouds and dust but MeerKAT is capable of looking through these clouds

Jul 19, 2018

Indian adults sleep better if they earn more, reveals survey

The survey conducted across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru indicate that there is also a direct correlation between productivity and sleep. Read other interesting facts on sleep.

Jul 19, 2018