Science & Health

Scientists discover a new nearby super-Earth

The orbital period of this planet is 8.7 days and the star it orbits around is found to be cool despite being close to the Sun.

Nov 19, 2016

Kerala stray dog menace: Now, 15-year-old girl falls victim to canine terror

The incident happened at the heels of the Supreme Court order banning the killing of stray dogs in the state.

Nov 19, 2016

Delhi Smog: 'Builders can't deny wages to labourers if work stops due to air pollution,' orders NGT

Builders would also have to "bear the burden of all consequences" of air pollution, the NGT ordered.

Nov 18, 2016

Peggey Whitson: The oldest woman to step into space

Peggy Whitson is the first and only woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) so far for the second time.

Nov 18, 2016

Cryogenic freezing: Interesting facts

A 14-year-old girl who died from cancer has become the first British child to be cryogenically frozen.

Nov 18, 2016

China's Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft returns to Earth

Shenzhou-11 was China's sixth and longest manned space mission.

Nov 18, 2016

UK: 14-year-old girl becomes first British child to be cryogenically frozen

The girl believed that she would be brought back to life after 200 years.

Nov 18, 2016

Delhi half marathon 2016: Steps taken to check health hazards and make the race safe

The 12th edition of the Delhi Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday morning.

Nov 18, 2016

UFO sightings 2016: Two spacecraft flew past supermoon? Mysterious black objects spotted [VIDEO]

Videos of 2 black objects passing the supermoon have hit online and they took just a second to fly past the moon.

Nov 17, 2016

World's most obese man's life-saving treatment starts in Mexico

World's most obese man Juan Pedro, is diagnosed with various obesity-related diseases like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism and COPD.

Nov 17, 2016

SpaceX wants to launch 4,425 satellites, which is more than all those in orbit, for superfast global internet

SpaceX has requested government approval for creating high-speed, global internet coverage with a massive network of satellites

Nov 17, 2016

Stephen Hawking gives humanity only another 1,000 years on Earth

Hawking has also famously predicted that a sufficiently advanced Artificial Intelligence could spell the end of the world as we know it.

Nov 17, 2016

World Vasectomy Day: Interesting facts and celebs who underwent the procedure

Above 500,000 men go through the process of vasectomy every year in the US.

Nov 17, 2016

International Space Station: Who is this Japanese astronaut nicknamed Nemo?

A Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, this physician decided that he wanted to head "from deep sea to space."

Nov 17, 2016

Medical tourism in India to grow at 20-25% over next 5 years: Nomura

Rising internationally accredited healthcare facilities and lower costs are boosting medical tourism in India, Nomura said in a report.

Nov 17, 2016