Science & Health

Starbucks to phase out plastic straws by 2020

Seattle-based coffee chain announces plans to replace plastic straws with newer, environmentally friendly options by 2020.

Jul 10, 2018

Listen to spooky plasma waves moving between Saturn and its moon Enceladus

Sweeping, hollow wave-like sounds, punctuated with a steady, fast-moving beat make it sound like the background score of a gripping horror film.

Jul 10, 2018

July 2018: First time in a decade, 2 Atlantic hurricanes hit US same month

Chris, equipped with 60 mph wind, is currently located 215 miles away at the south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

Jul 10, 2018

MIT engineer says he found evidence of nuclear war fought thousands of years ago

A new study has suggested that there was a nuclear war fought thousands of years ago on the earth, triggering several conspiracy theories from different corners of the world, including India.

Jul 10, 2018

Japan floods toll reach 122; dozens reported missing

Rains have come to a stop, as the country begins massive search-and-rescue operation with over 73,000 personnel involved in the rescue missions.

Jul 10, 2018

Japan floods: Death toll climbs to 104

Torrential downpour since July 5 has left about 104 people dead, 56 injured and has brought the country to a standstill.

Jul 10, 2018

Mystery ozone-killing CFC emission source found; It's coming from China

Construction foam producing companies across China confirmed use of CFC-11, while acknowledging its illegality and being very blasé about its use.

Jul 9, 2018

Endangered tag deleted from 2nd largest coral reef on Earth by UNESCO World Heritage body

The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System has been removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Center list of "World Heritage in Danger."

Jul 9, 2018

Airbus working on Mars rover to bring soil samples back to Earth

In 2026, Nasa will launch a recovery mission and will land a rocket on Mars carrying the Fetch rover.

Jul 9, 2018

Milky Way Galaxy looks the way it does because of a collision 10 billion years ago

The galaxy that crashed into the Milky Way did not survive the collision and its remains got scattered all over the galaxy. The debris is still visible to this day.

Jul 9, 2018

Science and space weekly roundup: Highlights

Catch up on what happened in the field of space, science, and other research news over the last seven days.

Jul 8, 2018

Aggressive mutant space bacteria poses serious risk to life on Earth, warns Russia

Bacteria and life, in general, go through a massive change in space and these mutated life forms could pose a serious risk to Earth, say the Russians.

Jul 8, 2018

Dengue grips Himachal town Bilaspur with 110 confirmed cases

A team from the central government is dispatched to monitor the situation.

Jul 8, 2018

Global warming is lot worse than expected and could turn out twice as bad: New study

The new study suggests that the carbon budget to avoid 2°C of global warming may be far smaller than estimated, leaving a very little margin for error to meet the Paris targets.

Jul 8, 2018

NASA pauses Kepler Space Telescope's observations to download data as mission draws to an end

NASA says that the fuel is running very low and it is likely to run out in a few months at best. Kepler has been staring at the cosmos since 2009 and over 2,600 planets have been found using it.

Jul 8, 2018