Science & Health

High carbohydrate diet may induce obesity in some, reveals study

The study, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, showed a surprising difference between two sets of the fruit flies when feeding with alternate diets high in protein and high in carbohydrates.

18 days ago

Air quality severe in most of Delhi; Faridabad 25 times polluted

The safe limit for PM2.5, the finer particles which penetrate deeper into the lungs, are 60 units as per national standards and 25 units according to the international standards.

19 days ago

Hubble Space Telescope is back! NASA fixes the Great Observatory and puts it back to work

The simplest fix of switching it off and on, worked on a telescope positioned in space, peering into the far unknowns.

19 days ago

Politicising pollution? 50% increase in burning around Delhi, says Haryana chief minister

Everything you need to know about the ongoing debate on stubble burning, what it is and why it happens.

19 days ago

Delhi: Hazy, polluted Sunday morning as air quality remains poor at national capital

Poor air quality, humidity and smog is making the national capital polluted. The humidity, during the morning hours was 76 per cent, however the pollutant remain high due to low morning temperature and calm wind speed.

19 days ago

Kill elders instead of youngsters, finds study on autonomous cars

This was the largest moral psychology study ever conducted, say researchers.

21 days ago

Mysterious green UFO spotted on Jupiter from NASA image, sparks debate

IB Times India checked the image from NASA, and shocked to see a green object hovering just above the surface of Jupiter.

21 days ago

Pakistan to send 1st astronaut to space from China by 2022 as India ponders Gaganyaan same year

Pakistan wants to send their astronauts to space the same year as India intends to launch manned mission to space -- the race seems to be high on.

21 days ago

Tall people are at greater risk of cancer, reveals new study

The study says that the risk increases by about 10 per cent for every 10cm of height within the typical range for humans.

21 days ago

Tall people at greater risk of developing cancer, reveals study

A report published by the Royal Society shows that for each 10cm of increased height among women, there was a 13 per cent increase in cancer risk and for men, the number was 11 per cent.

22 days ago

NASA spots perfectly rectangular icebergs in Antarctica

"I've not really seen one before with two corners at such right angles like this one had," said IceBridge senior support scientist Jeremy Harbeck.

22 days ago

Why October month's full moon is called Hunter's Moon, not by colour?

Every full moon has a different name and many of these names date back to hundreds of years when the Native Americans had come up with them

22 days ago

Flame and 'lava flow' create panic in drought-hit village in Karnataka's Chitradurga

Drought-hit village in Chitradurga district of Karnataka witness flame and molten lava emerging from earth's surface melting an electric pole, left the villagers sleepless and scared.

22 days ago

SC refuses blanket ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali; fixes time slots for fireworks in Delhi

People can no longer buy crackers via online portals and e-commerce sites.

24 days ago

'Extremely dangerous' hurricane Willa nearing Mexico's Pacific coast

A category 4 Hurricane Willa is nearing the pacific coast of Mexico with the potential for life-threatening storm surge, wind and torrents of rain.

24 days ago