Science & Health

25, including 2 children, fall sick after eating momos in Delhi

Around 25 people, including two children, fell ill after consuming momos from a shop in the Rajpur Khurd village of south Delhi.

Aug 11, 2017

India to launch its eighth navigation satellite by August-end

The 1.4-tonne satellite will be launched from the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) spaceport at Sriharikota.

Aug 11, 2017

NASA's Cassini to begin final five grand finale orbits of Saturn's upper atmosphere: Top 7 things to know

Cassini will be getting extremely close to Saturn's upper atmosphere and explore the final five orbits of the ringed planet.

Aug 11, 2017

'Obese' 13-year-old Mumbai girl found to be 27 weeks pregnant

A 13-year-old girl from the western suburbs of Mumbai was found to be six and a half months pregnant when her parents took her to a local doctor to ascertain why she was becoming "obese".

Aug 11, 2017

President Donald Trump attacks Mitch McConnell about healthcare

Trump expressed outrage with Senate majority leader regarding the failure to repeal and replace Obamacare Can you believe that Mitch McConnell, who has screamed Repeal and amp; Replace for 7 years, couldnt get it done, Trump wrote on Twitter. Must Repeal and amp; Replace Obamacare! Hours later, Trump followed up his public chiding with a laundry list for McConnell, ordering the Kentucky Republican to get back to work.Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal and amp; Replace, Tax Reform and amp; Cuts and a great Infrastructure Bill on my desk for signing. You can do it! Tweeting furiously amid his 17-day golf trip, Trumps message is steeped in irony. Candidate Trump promised to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare. He also promised he would not take vacations.

Aug 11, 2017

The Perseid meteor shower: What you need to know

The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on 12 August. Expected to produce up to 150 meteors per hour, it is one of the brightest shooting star displays of the year. Here are what you need to know about the meteor shower.

Aug 11, 2017

Will the world end after Total Solar Eclipse 2017 due to Nibiru cataclysm?

According to a conspiracy theory, the Great American Total Solar Eclipse will cause planet Nibiru to destroy Earth wiping the life forms or Nibiru cataclysm.

Aug 10, 2017

International Bio-diesel Day: Why Bio-diesel is better than diesel [VIDEO]

The day also honours the research experiments by Sir Rudolf Diesel who predicted that in future, fossil fuels would be replaced with vegetable oil. Here are 5 reasons why bio-diesel is better than diesel.

Aug 10, 2017

More than 1 in 8 Americans are now alcoholics

Two large surveys carried out in 2001-02 and 2012-13 have found that harmful levels of drinking are increasing among almost all demographics in the US. According to an analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry, the number of teetotalers is falling while high-risk drinking and alcoholism rose sharply during the 11-year period.

Aug 10, 2017

NASA to investigate the mysterious lunar swirls: Top 7 things to know

The space agency will assess more than 100 unusual patterns on the lunar surface with the help of CubeSats.

Aug 10, 2017

Our universe might be home to more than 100 million black holes, new study reveals

Astronomers carried out a cosmic survey to calculate and classify the mysterious dark objects existing in the cosmos.

Aug 9, 2017

Massive Earthquake in China's Sichuan kills 19, more than 245 injured [VIDEO]

At least 19 people were killed and more than 245 injured after a massive earthquake rocked Jiuzhaigou, a popular tourist area in southwest China.

Aug 9, 2017

Perseid meteor shower 2017: Date, Time, Live streaming of astronomical event

The Perseid meteor is a small piece of the periodic comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits around the Sun in every 133 years.

Aug 9, 2017

German woman has legs, left arm amputated after insect bite

Kujas' condition worsened and she was admitted to another hospital where she slipped into a coma.

Aug 9, 2017

Weather-related disasters are exponentially increasing

Weather-related disasters are exponentially increasing. In fact, two-thirds of Europe could be affected by an extreme weather event by 2100, according to a study published in the  Lancet Planetary Health journal on 4 August. In the 72 hours since, this years worlds strongest storm , Typhoon Noru pounded Central Japan, causing more than 400 flights to get cancelled.Landslides crippled Northern Italy and Southwest China following extended heatwaves Meanwhile, wildfires raged in  Western Greenland, an occurrence so rare that The European Union Earth Observation Programme has no data on  similar activity in this region. At this time, this appears to be unprecedented.

Aug 8, 2017