Science & Health

Drug that stops the spread of cancer has been developed

A study shows that tumour cells are dependent on fat to start metastasis: the process through which cancer spreads from one part of the body to another. It is one of the aspects of the disease that makes it so deadly – indeed, it is the reason behind 90% of human cancer deaths. The way in which cancer spreads is extremely complex.

Dec 7, 2016

Trimming your pubic hair makes you 80% more prone to sexually transmitted diseases

A study found that those who trimmed their pubic hair more often were sexually more active and had more sex partners.

Dec 7, 2016

Building a cloud in space – Finnish IT company taking space industry into the 21st century

Reaktor, an IT company in Finland wants to send up thousands of tiny satellites called cubesats into near-Earth orbit.

Dec 7, 2016

Building a cloud in space – Finnish IT company taking space industry into the 21st century

Reaktor, an IT company in Finland wants to send up thousands of tiny satellites called cubesats into near-Earth orbit.

Dec 7, 2016

This Bengaluru-based startup can treat vertigo and stroke with a unique gadget

The gadget, named 'Balance Eye', primarily has an application in neurology, ENT as well as in emergency care.

Dec 7, 2016

US will average a 180 percent increase in extreme downpours by 2100

These extreme downpours caused due to climate change are dangerous because they can cause flash floods.

Dec 7, 2016

Paris using odd-even traffic rule to beat pollution

Car pools, emergency vehicles like ambulances, police cars, etc or vehicles used for delivering food or foreign vehicles were not affected.

Dec 7, 2016

Speed of light: Google marks 340-year anniversary of the remarkable discovery

Google has a thoughtful Doodle on its homepage to pay tribute to the determination of the speed of light.

Dec 7, 2016

NASA's Cassini Saturn Probe: Here are the details about first ring-grazing mission around planet [VIDEO]

The spacecraft covered a distance of around 57,000 miles above Saturn's cloud, just 6,800 miles away from Saturn's 500 mile-wide F ring.

Dec 7, 2016

Hospitalised Sushma Swaraj helps world's heaviest woman from Egypt to get a second chance at life

Eman Ahmed, 36, a resident of Alexandria in Egypt is bed-ridden and weighs 500 kg.

Dec 7, 2016

Supermoon December 2016: Get ready to watch the last Supermoon, till 2034

The next time you will have the opportunity to admire this astronomical event will be on November 25, 2034.

Dec 6, 2016

SpaceX to launch 10-satellite constellation for Iridium Communications on December 16

The 10 satellites-constellation of Iridium Communications will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Dec 6, 2016

Are Caesareans changing human evolution by producing larger babies?

The number of babies who can't fit in the birth canal rose from 30 in 1,000 in the 1960s to 36 in 1,000 births today.

Dec 6, 2016

'Dead zone' discovered in the Indian Ocean

This is the first dead zone discovered in the South-East Asia region.

Dec 6, 2016

Biocon to maintain margin despite fall in India sales: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Despite a dip in domestic sales after demonetisation, Biocon's export realisations have improved on a depreciating rupee.

Dec 6, 2016