Science & Health

Cyclone Debbie batters coastal areas in Australia

Towns along the Queensland coast in Australia have been hit hard as Cyclone Debbie made landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen at around 2am GMT on Tuesday (March 28). The Insurance Council of Australia has declared the cyclone a catastrophe as powerful gale-force winds and flooding prompted authorities to evacuate around 30,000 people.

Mar 28, 2017

UP meat sellers' strike: Is CM Yogi Adityanath claiming credit for executing 2015 NGT order?

The decision to ban mechanised slaughter houses in the state is contradictory to the policy of the Central Government, which has granted 'industry' status to them.

Mar 27, 2017

Asperitas, clouds, International Cloud Atlas,

International Cloud Atlas officially recognises wave-like asperitas and 11 more clouds! [VIDEO]

The term "asperitas" stands for "rough-like" in Latin.

Mar 27, 2017

UP meat-sellers' strike: Crackdown on illegal, mechanised abattoirs affects livelihood of over 25 lakh people

The crackdown would also mean a massive loss of revenue for UP as well as starvation for carnivores in the state's zoological gardens.

Mar 27, 2017

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This bizarre 'two-headed creature' has stunned the internet! [VIDEO]

This creature goes by the scientific name 'Deilephila elpenor', it is often found in woodlands, city gardens and the countryside.

Mar 27, 2017

Can a river flow uphill? If it's in Antarctica, it looks like it certainly can!

According to a 2015 study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, molecular cohesion and gravity seem to be involved in the process

Mar 27, 2017

NASA captures Sun without spots for 15 days, but how?

The celestial phenomenon, known as the solar minimum, was last noticed in April 2010.

Mar 25, 2017

Two UFOs spotted flying by ISS in this recent footage [VIDEO]

Initially these alien spacecraft appear to be lens flares, but they can be seen clearly later on.

Mar 25, 2017

Keystone XL Pipeline: Trump approves controversial US-Canada oil pipeline rejected by Obama in 2015

Keystone XL Pipeline will span nearly 1,200 miles across six US states, moving over 800,000 barrels of carbon-heavy petroleum daily from Canadian oil sands through Nebraska to refineries on the Gulf Coast.

Mar 24, 2017

ISS Expedition 50: Astronauts to conduct 3 spacewalks to prepare for SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft

The first spacewalk outside ISS will begin at 8am EDT on Friday, March 24. The second spacewalk is rescheduled for March 30 and the third on April 6.

Mar 24, 2017

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Bengaluru: How a rare liver and kidney dual-transplant gave this man a new life

At a young age, Sanish Bharat had to undergo 38 sessions of dialysis after which he was considered eligible for a kidney transplant.

Mar 24, 2017

NEET 2017 to be conducted in 23 new cities; did your city make it to the list?

In total, NEET will be conducted in 103 cities in the country. The number is now at par with the number of centre cities where IITJEE is conducted.

Mar 24, 2017

Losing your sense of smell? You could be dying!

Those participants who could identify odors correctly were said to be at an 8 percent lower mortality risk, research revealed.

Mar 23, 2017

World Tuberculosis Day 2017, TB, youth, Mumbai, India,

World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Rise in number of TB cases among youngsters in Mumbai

The surveys have noted a rise in TB cases between the age group of 16 to 30.

Mar 23, 2017

Yellow fever is decimating Brazils monkeys

Yellow fever, a virus carried by mosquitoes and endemic to Africa and South America, has killed thousands of brown howler monkeys since late 2016 in Brazil. Scientists are now ready to census the monkeys that remain at a reserve near the city of Caratinga to see how they can be better protected.

Mar 23, 2017

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Science & Health

Cyclone Debbie batters coastal areas in Australia

UP meat sellers' strike: Is CM Yogi Adityanath claiming credit for executing 2015 NGT order?

International Cloud Atlas officially recognises wave-like asperitas and 11 more clouds! [VIDEO]

UP meat-sellers' strike: Crackdown on illegal, mechanised abattoirs affects livelihood of over 25 lakh people

This bizarre 'two-headed creature' has stunned the internet! [VIDEO]

Can a river flow uphill? If it's in Antarctica, it looks like it certainly can!

NASA captures Sun without spots for 15 days, but how?

Two UFOs spotted flying by ISS in this recent footage [VIDEO]

Keystone XL Pipeline: Trump approves controversial US-Canada oil pipeline rejected by Obama in 2015

ISS Expedition 50: Astronauts to conduct 3 spacewalks to prepare for SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft

Bengaluru: How a rare liver and kidney dual-transplant gave this man a new life

NEET 2017 to be conducted in 23 new cities; did your city make it to the list?

Losing your sense of smell? You could be dying!

World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Rise in number of TB cases among youngsters in Mumbai

Yellow fever is decimating Brazils monkeys

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]