Science & Health

You can tell exactly how hot it is outside by listening to crickets chirp

Crickets' bodies react to heat by speeding up muscle contractions when the temperature increases and slowing it down when it gets cold.

Jul 31, 2018

Massive sinkhole abruptly appears in Russian field, could have easily swallowed 15-storey building in city

Reports suggest that the hole is about 32 metres wide and over 50 metres deep that could have easily swallowed a 15-storey building in city.

Jul 31, 2018

Cure Parkinson's by transplanting nerve cells into brain? Japan approves clinical trial

In the treatment method, the nerve cells are created using cells from people whose immunity makes them less prone to transplant rejections. The treatment is backed by the government and will be conducted at Kyoto University Hospital.

Jul 31, 2018

Elon Musk's dream of nuking Mars terrible, just won't help to reverse weather, says new study

Elon Musk had once famously said that he hopes to nuke the planet in order to make it habitable; however, a new study has concluded that even nuking the Red Planet will not get the job done

Jul 31, 2018

NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite crosses our galaxy, begins big search beyond

TESS is one of the most advanced and latest satellites that NASA has sent up there for searching the planets outside of our galaxy Milky Way

Jul 31, 2018

Strange Dolphin-Whale hybrid species spotted near Hawaii, confirmed 'Steno bredanesis' in IUCN Redlist

This is the first-ever hybrid creature between a rough-toothed dolphin and a melon-headed whale, researchers have named this species "Steno bredanensis".

Jul 30, 2018

Black holes are growing 'fuzzballs' and might not have a ring of fire, say researchers

Black holes can be likened to giant balls of string, researchers have said. These balls of string gather additional material as new objects like stars and planets get sucked in.

Jul 30, 2018

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

In the Atacama desert, microbes only exist in a dormant state, barely surviving.

Jul 30, 2018

Edge of space just got 19 km closer to the Earth, say researchers; Will US agree?

The Karman Line, which separates Earth from space is right now set at 100 km.

Jul 29, 2018

Modi urges citizens to go eco-friendly for Ganesh Utsav

In his radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to use eco-friendly materials to celebrate this year's Ganesh Utsav, scheduled for September 12.

Jul 29, 2018

NOAA report: 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year on record

The hottest year ever on record was 2016, it was followed by 2015 and 2017, 2018 is on the way to becoming the fourth hottest year ever.

Jul 29, 2018

Drinking in moderation could improve sperm count, fertility: Study

Researchers only proved that there is a correlation between moderate drinking and higher sperm count and not that drinking causes the sperm count to increase.

Jul 29, 2018

California wildfire: US President Trump declares state of emergency

The California wildfires have resulted in the evacuation of 38,000 people in Shasta County and Ferguson. US President Donald Trump has ordered the DHS and FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts.

Jul 29, 2018

Tiger Day 2018: India's national animal has never been in graver danger

Imran Siddiqui, a vocal tiger conservationist, has said that development is destroying the national animal of India. Read his exclusive interview with International Business Times, India.

Jul 29, 2018

4 children die after vaccination drive in Gujarat, probe ordered

The children have been reported dead after being vaccinated for measles and rubella, but health officials denied any link and will conduct a post-mortem to confirm the cause of death.

Jul 29, 2018