Science & Health

Agriculture has not been an occupation alone but an environment influencer, finds study

The researchers conducted a study in Ireland in which they found that agriculture has played a vital role in making environmental changes when life initiated on Earth.

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NASA accidentally exposed life on Mars? Bizarre alien figure spotted in shocking clip

As Tyler Glockner zoomed the object's image, it shows a shadow which rules out the possibility of lens flare or a camera problem

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From childbirth pain to death: Know about the agonising poop-process of sloths

Sloths, which are otherwise very chilled animals, have a very difficult pooping process that will make you feel sorry for them.

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Night showers provide relief to Chandigarh residents

Heavy rains last night in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh dropped temperatures, reduced dust and pollution. More rain expected later today.

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If nuclear war breaks out, even best case escape scenarios prove futile

There are about 15,000 nuclear bombs in the world of which we know right now, enough to completely destroy the planet and everything it shelters. The most rational number of nuclear weapons for a country to have is zero.

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5 foods you should eat to live longer

If you hate to look into your medicine cabinet then it's time you change the way you stock up your pantry. Are you finding out ways to improve the proverbial fountain of youth? Here's where you can start!

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Potentially habitable moons of giant planets could be better for humans than Earth

Moons of large gas giants could be the perfect place to look for life and so far there are 121 candidates where life could flourish.

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Deja vu 2003: Mars to shine the brightest this July

The Red Planet will appear brighter than usual between July 27 and 31st this year. The distance from the earth will be 35.8 million miles, as opposed to 34.9 million miles which was the closest in the last 60,000 years.

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Fast eroding West Antarctic Ice Sheet spells bigger doom for US than Greenland's

The U.S. would face far more sea level rise from the melting of West Antarctic Ice Sheet than that of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

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3 Infant protoplanets discovered in constellation of Sagittarius by ALMA

Unlike previous discovery, these aren't some exoplanet but are protoplanets – they are massive bodies of matter moving around a star which is still cooking to become a planet.

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Does expecting pain make it better or worse? Psychologists examine hype and its effects

The study was conducted on children to see if their expectation of a painful event actually influenced their experience of said pain.

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Afraid of spiders? We have bad news as some of them can fly [Video]

Initially, it was thought that spiders used electrostatic forces to fly, but a study in the journal PLOS Biology suggests its silk that helps these insects to take the flight.

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This baby rhino bonding with its keeper is the most heart-warming thing you'll see today [Photo]

National Geographic has shared a heart-warming picture on Instagram on June 15, which shows a baby black rhino bonding with its keeper.

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Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into a black hole 3,500 light years away

Professor Hawking's remains will be laid to rest between the graves of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin after a memorial service on Friday, 15 June at Westminster Abbey.

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NASA might have found evidence of alien life on dwarf planet Ceres but not revealing much, says study

A new study has found that the organic compound in Ceres may be much more than NASA assumed earlier

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