Science & Health

NASA spacecraft Cassini prepares for final mission

Scientists gathered on 4 April to help usher in the final chapter of the NASA spacecraft Cassini, as it completes it’s 12-year mission. Cassini will begin its grand finale on April 26, going into a dive around Saturn’s rings gathering data, before crashing into the planet on 15 September.

Apr 5, 2017

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NASA astronomers left baffled by these mysterious cosmic explosions

The astronomers are baffled by these X-ray explosions, the source of which still remains an unsolved mystery.

Apr 4, 2017

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NASA's New Horizons is on its way to explore its next target

Numerous advanced scientific studies of far off KBOs have been made by the New Horizons spacecraft

Apr 4, 2017

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Water wars: Scientists may have found a solution to Earth's clean water issue in Graphene

Most of the water on Earth is salt water, which is unfit for human and animal consumption, or even for agricultural purposes.

Apr 4, 2017

Colombian rescue workers continue search for survivors as death toll rises to 262

Rescue workers in the devastated Colombian town of Mocoa are working tirelessly after a landslide in the early hours of 1 April left at least 262 dead. The death toll may rise further as rescuers searched with dogs and machinery in the mud-choked rubble.

Apr 4, 2017

Watch Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen rap with local artist Dwagie

The president appeared as a featured artist on the song ‘Light Up Taiwan’, singing the worlds ‘Tsai Ing-Wen and Dwagie, we light up Taiwan’ among other phrases. The song pays tribute to the cultural history of Taiwan, and boasts about Taiwanese industry, healthcare and the island’s independence from China.

Apr 4, 2017

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Did SpaceX try covering up UFO sighting during its satellite launch? [VIDEO]

As soon as these alien objects were noticed, the footage was changed to an animated screen showing the position of the rocket as it flew over the United States.

Apr 3, 2017

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Type-2 diabetes risk can be lowered by eating this superfood!

Legumes are high in vitamin B and they comprise minerals crucial for your body, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Apr 3, 2017

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This tropical fish's venom could help create new range of painkillers

The poison of this fish species doesn't induce pain, but it stuns its predators by triggering a sudden drop in their blood pressure.

Apr 3, 2017

Tips for summer: How to keep your neighbourhood animals cool and refreshed

With summer already here, stray and wild animals are finding it difficult to find water and shelter from the blazing sun; here's how you can help these animals this summer.

Apr 3, 2017

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World Autism Awareness Day: Autism affects 1 in 68 children globally

World Autism Awareness Day will be observed on April 2 to spread awareness about the disability that affects 1-1.5 percent of children between the age of 2 and 9 years in India.

Apr 1, 2017

Gomukh, terminus of the Gangotri glacier. The Bhagirathi peaks rise in the background.

Uttarakhand HC declares Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers as living entities

Glaciers, rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs and waterfalls will now be treated as living entities.

Apr 1, 2017

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THIS delicious bar snack can keep you safe from heart disease

New research has revealed that consuming three ounces of peanuts along with a meal can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

Mar 31, 2017

Trees are polluters too: Tree trunks release methane into the atmosphere

Forests are generally thought to absorb methane rather than emit it, but research in Maryland, US, has shown that tree trunks are slowly releasing the potent greenhouse gas into the environment.

Mar 31, 2017