Science & Health

Four coolest sightings from the planet Mars

From Martian Iguana to blue sunsets, check out the four coolest sightings spotted in Mars in the last decade.

Mar 30, 2017

Diabetics now face a greater risk of hearing loss

Unhealthy lifestyle leads to insulin resistance wherein the body does not use insulin properly.

Mar 29, 2017

World's first and tallest groundscraper will be attached to an asteroid off-Earth!

Thy 'groundscraper' will hang in the air using cables attached to an asteroid, which would be re-positioned into a geosynchronous Earth orbit.

Mar 29, 2017

Why this Mumbai woman wants her baby to die after birth

The Supreme Court rejected the 28-year-old Mumbai woman's plea to abort her baby after 20 weeks although it has been diagnosed with a severed central nervous system deformity.

Mar 29, 2017

Railways terminates contract of Rajdhani Express caterer after stale food makes six passengers fall ill

Passengers of Sealdah-bound Rajdhani Express protested over the bad dinner, in Asansol and after reaching Kolkata. The matter was raised in parliament and Suresh Prabhu gave details.

Mar 29, 2017

Did an asteroid impact cause a massive tsunami that wiped out life on Mars!

The crater, first identified in 1973, was named "Lomonosov" after the Russian scientist who discovered it, Mikhail V Lomonosov

Mar 29, 2017

Massive 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Russia

The earthquake, which was originally recorded at a magnitude of 7.0, struck 33 km deep off the coast in the Bering Sea.

Mar 29, 2017

Donald Trump signs executive order to roll back Barack Obama's climate change policies

The executive order directs the EPA to begin a formal "review" to roll back Obama's Clean Power Plan, under which states were mandated to reduce carbon emissions from power plants.

Mar 29, 2017

Mysterious object spotted hovering in skies over California! [VIDEO]

An alien hunter talks about sighting a strange structure on the Martian surface and NASA's latest statement about UFOs spotted near the ISS.

Mar 28, 2017

Astronomers discover the largest giant brown dwarf star ever seen...and it's pure as hell!

This brown dwarf is located in the constellation Pisces, at a distance of 750-lightyears away from Earth

Mar 28, 2017

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

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

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