Science & Health

Mosquitoes can learn to avoid your scent if you keep swatting: Study

Mosquitoes can learn to associate a particular odour with an unpleasant sensation akin to being swatted, a new study said.

Jan 26, 2018

Turmeric can help ease depression and boost memory in the elderly: Study

Curcumin - compound found in turmeric - causes significantly less protein build-up in the regions of the brain that is primarily associated with memory and emotion, a US study found.

Jan 25, 2018

Researchers discover two planets orbiting Trappist-1 that may have enough water and Earth-like temperature

Researchers now want to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study these planets in detail.

Jan 25, 2018

Doctors take 2 minutes to extract LED bulb from lung of 7-month-old who swallowed it

The little girl from Chiplun, Maharashtra, swallowed the bulb while playing with a toy mobile phone.

Jan 25, 2018

From 'coffee enema' to 'sunbathing vagina': Here are 5 dangerous celebrity 'hacks' you should avoid

Dr Lauren Streicher shared that most of her patients are completely unaware that their idols profit from promoting these fads, their tips are actually dangerous, putting people at risk to several infections.

Jan 25, 2018

'Dolly the sheep' method gets monkeys cloned: Are humans next?

Scientists have modified the technique to produce "Dolly the sheep" to give birth to two cloned monkeys.

Jan 25, 2018

12 Camels disqualified from beauty contest for receiving botox injections

Twelve camels have been disqualified from an annual beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia, outside Riyadh. The handlers of the camels allegedly injected botox into the faces of the camels to accentuate facial features. The pageant is part of a larger festival that celebrates bedouin life in the desert.

Jan 24, 2018

Arizona Border Patrol agents destroy water to prevent migrants from surviving desert crossing journey

U.S. Border Patrol has been filmed destroying drinkable water which was left to aid migrants on their journey across the desert by a group called No More Deaths.

Jan 24, 2018

Meet Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua - two identical monkey clones

Two genetically identical monkey clones have been produced by Chinese scientists, using the same technique that was used to produce Dolly The Sheep.

Jan 24, 2018

Massive dust storms on Mars linked to gas escaping process that turned it into an arid, frozen planet

A massive dust storm, expected to appear on Mars this year, is likely to grow "so grand it darkens skies around the entire Red Planet."

Jan 24, 2018

Lunar eclipse 2018 visible in India: Know what time to watch the celestial event

A lunar eclipse is visible from Earth at night and 2018's first celestial event will be visible in India as well.

Jan 24, 2018

Are we more likely to die on weekends? Survey reveals survival rates suffer a dip during off-hours

Be it a heart attack, a blood clot within the system or just excessive bleeding in the brain – weekends are not patient-friendly. Doctors like to call it the 'weekend effect'.

Jan 24, 2018

Massive golden UFO spotted in NASA's live stream? Conspiracy theorists spark 'alien cover-up' debate

A YouTube video shows a mysterious UFO emerging from the right bottom corner.

Jan 24, 2018

Astronaut tests ability to fly in space on vacuum cleaner

Russian astronaut Anton Shkaplerov took part in a very important mission aboard the International Space Station... to see if he could fly round the ISS on a vacuum cleaner.In the funny video he posted online he makes the Superman pose whilst flying on the hoover.He said he conducted the test after being asked several times if we are flying around the ISS on a vacuum cleaner.

Jan 24, 2018

Renewable energy, onshore wind mill, solar PV, electricity generation

Renewable energy tipped to cost cheaper than fossil fuel by 2020: IRENA

Renewable energy will cost less than electricity generated from fossil fuel by 2020, says International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report.

Jan 24, 2018

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Science & Health

Mosquitoes can learn to avoid your scent if you keep swatting: Study

Turmeric can help ease depression and boost memory in the elderly: Study

Researchers discover two planets orbiting Trappist-1 that may have enough water and Earth-like temperature

Doctors take 2 minutes to extract LED bulb from lung of 7-month-old who swallowed it

From 'coffee enema' to 'sunbathing vagina': Here are 5 dangerous celebrity 'hacks' you should avoid

'Dolly the sheep' method gets monkeys cloned: Are humans next?

12 Camels disqualified from beauty contest for receiving botox injections

Arizona Border Patrol agents destroy water to prevent migrants from surviving desert crossing journey

Meet Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua - two identical monkey clones

Massive dust storms on Mars linked to gas escaping process that turned it into an arid, frozen planet

Lunar eclipse 2018 visible in India: Know what time to watch the celestial event

Are we more likely to die on weekends? Survey reveals survival rates suffer a dip during off-hours

Massive golden UFO spotted in NASA's live stream? Conspiracy theorists spark 'alien cover-up' debate

Astronaut tests ability to fly in space on vacuum cleaner

Renewable energy tipped to cost cheaper than fossil fuel by 2020: IRENA

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]