Science & Health

Your birth year can reveal your susceptibility to bird flu: Researchers

Those born before 1968 are said to have a lower chance of dying from H5N1 strain of bird flu, but they face a greater risk of dying from the H7N9 bird flu strain.

Nov 14, 2016

2016 might be world's hottest year, say scientists

This year noteworthy amounts of ice melting have been observed in the Arctic sea, also an early onset of ice sheet melting took place in Greenland.

Nov 14, 2016

Supermoon 2016 India and US: Times and best places to watch

Supermoon can be witnessed from almost all parts of India, but regions in the extreme south will not be so lucky.

Nov 14, 2016

Scientists mission to find the oldest ice on Earth

A British Antarctic Survey team of scientists is leaving for the ice in East Antarctica to try to find the oldest ice on Earth. They will drill a core of ice three kilometres deep at two different sites. The ice contains ancient air bubbles that were trapped 1.5million years ago. Measuring the composition of air in these bubbles will give scientists a picture of the ancient atmosphere and climate.

Nov 14, 2016

Pneumonia-causing microbe driving global epidemic; people with cystic fibrosis and lung ailments at danger

The bacteria causing cystic fibrosis is a multidrug-resistant species called M. abscessus.

Nov 14, 2016

Witnesses of New Zealand Earthquake: It was horrible

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has caused widespread damage in New Zealand. People evacuated their homes on the South Islands east coast, after the quake generated a tsunami.The epicentre was inland, 57 miles north-east of Christchurch.In 2011, a 6.3 earthquake killed 185 people on the South Island. The number of causalities from todays earthquake have not been confirmed.

Nov 13, 2016

Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 rattles central New Zealand generating a tsunami that hit the northeast coast of the South Island.

Nov 13, 2016

John Kerry: We will try to implement Paris climate deal before Trump assumes office

During a visit to New Zealand US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke about the future of climate change politics.People worldwide are fearful after President-elect Donald Trump said the US will quit the Paris Agreement.Kerry said the Obama administration would try to implement a global agreement against climate change before Trump takes office.

Nov 13, 2016

World Diabetes Day 2016: Coping with diabetes in children

415 million adult diabetics existed in 2015 and this is expected to rise to 642 million by 2040.

Nov 13, 2016

Smokeless tobacco leads to cancers in oral cavity and pharynx

Ailments such as cancers in the oral cavity and pharynx were labelled as crucial health issues in India.

Nov 12, 2016

Donald Trump climate change policy catastrophic says French environment minister

Following President-elect Donald Trumps election-campaign threats that the United States will end its involvement in global climate change programmes, Frances environment minister Ségolène Royal has said this would be absolutely catastrophic and would weaken America. However, she expressed the hope that Trump may not follow through on his campaign promise to an electorate that has not understood that global warming is a reality.

Nov 12, 2016

Rats enjoy being tickled, just like humans: Researchers

The crucial finding was that the region where brain neurons are located is mainly related to the touching sensation.

Nov 12, 2016

That wheat you're eating can cause arthritis!

Amylase-trypsin inhibitors can make us prone to chronic ailments such as asthma, gluten intolerance, multiple sclerosis and many more.

Nov 11, 2016

NASA: Spitzer and Swift space telescopes spot elusive brown dwarf

The newly discovered brown dwarf weighs between 30 and 65 Jupiter masses.

Nov 11, 2016

Is this what we could be living in on Mars?

The first ever Mars show home has opened its doors at Greenwich Observatory in London to give visitors a feel of what life could one day be like...on Mars. The home opens ahead of the premiere of a six-part docu-drama, Mars, based on the book How We’ll Live on Mars by Stephen Petranek. It will launch on Sunday 13 November on National Geographic.

Nov 11, 2016