Science & Health

Are female condoms going to be the next big trend in India?

About 74% participants said they will purchase female condoms from a store, while 26% agreed to buy it online, a survey by condom-maker Cupid highlighted.

Dec 22, 2016

Man gets stung by insects with the world's most painful bite! [VIDEO]

Coyote Peterson, an animal expert has got stung by various insects across the planet so far and he has measured the pain intensity of these creepy creatures.

Dec 22, 2016

Sci-Hub 'pirate' named by Nature as one of the top 10 people who mattered in Science 2016

Sci-Hub's founder, Alexandra Elbakyan has won the support from several researchers.

Dec 21, 2016

'Ghost octopod' find stuns ocean scientists, but now threatened by deep sea mining

A ghostly octopod has been captured swimming slowly by a remotely operated vehicle, about 4.3 kilometers deep off the Hawaiian archipelago.

Dec 21, 2016

This school has asked parents to plant trees instead of paying fees, and it's growing

The fee was one tree per year, but has now been increased to three trees per year.

Dec 21, 2016

Airlines to pay Rs. 50,000 fine for emptying toilets mid-air

The NGT also directed the DGCA to set up a helpline for such complaints.

Dec 21, 2016

Ramanujan birthday: A few things you need to know about the maths genius

Here are a few things you need to know about Ramanujam that will help you appreciate what a truly great man he was

Dec 21, 2016

The great antimatter mystery solved?: Are scientists closer to discovering the secrets of antimatter?

Creating antimatter in a lab is notoriously hard because it is immediately destroyed when it comes into contact with ordinary matter

Dec 20, 2016

Chikungunya vaccine: These 5 lethal viruses are still deadly and incurable

You better watch out for the these 5 deadly and incurable viral diseases

Dec 20, 2016

Deadly sleeping sickness spreads through skin, study finds

The parasitic disease, which is spread through the bite of an infected tsetse fly, kills thousands in Sub-Saharan Africa, every year

Dec 20, 2016

Chikungunya vaccine: First safe and effective prophylaxis developed

Chikungunya symptoms include fever, severe joint pain in the hands and feet, muscle pain, headache, rash or joint swelling.

Dec 20, 2016

Doctor's gender affects the patient's survival rate? Seriously?

A recent study in the US found that patients who received most of their care from women had more chances of leaving the hospital alive than those who were treated by men.

Dec 20, 2016

Uttarakhand HC imposes complete ban on killing wildlife, slams 'maneater' tag

Uttarakhand HC also prevented displaying carcasses in print or electronic media.

Dec 20, 2016

NGT orders segregation of waste; Rs. 10,000 fine for public littering

Environmental compensation to the tune of Rs 10,000 will be imposed for not complying with Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Dec 20, 2016

Jet stream in the Earths core discovered with satellites

A jet stream within the Earths molten iron core has been discovered by scientists using the latest satellite data that helps create an X-ray view of the planet. Because of the cores location under 3,000 kilometres of rock, for many years scientists have studied the Earths core by measuring the planets magnetic field – one of the few options available.The first clip shows the evolution of the magnetic field at the edge of the Earths core from 1999-2016, with the second showing changes in magnetic field at the edge of the Earths core 1590-1990.

Dec 19, 2016

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Science & Health

Are female condoms going to be the next big trend in India?

Man gets stung by insects with the world's most painful bite! [VIDEO]

Sci-Hub 'pirate' named by Nature as one of the top 10 people who mattered in Science 2016

'Ghost octopod' find stuns ocean scientists, but now threatened by deep sea mining

This school has asked parents to plant trees instead of paying fees, and it's growing

Airlines to pay Rs. 50,000 fine for emptying toilets mid-air

Ramanujan birthday: A few things you need to know about the maths genius

The great antimatter mystery solved?: Are scientists closer to discovering the secrets of antimatter?

Chikungunya vaccine: These 5 lethal viruses are still deadly and incurable

Deadly sleeping sickness spreads through skin, study finds

Chikungunya vaccine: First safe and effective prophylaxis developed

Doctor's gender affects the patient's survival rate? Seriously?

Uttarakhand HC imposes complete ban on killing wildlife, slams 'maneater' tag

NGT orders segregation of waste; Rs. 10,000 fine for public littering

Jet stream in the Earths core discovered with satellites

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]