Science & Health

Rare Transit Of Venus Across Sun On June 5; Visibility Timings in India

Sky gazers are in for a real spectacular view when planet Venus will pass across the face of the Sun on June 5 in a rare event that will be the last in our lifetime

May 25, 2012

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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket Carrying Dragon Capsule To ISS Successfully (PHOTO)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday successfully launched Nasa's Dragon space capsule into the orbit at 3:44 a.m. EDT (13.04 IST) today (May 22) from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US

May 22, 2012

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Rare View Of Annular Solar Eclipse: Millions Witness The Spectacular 'Ring Of Fire' In Asia and The U.S (PHOTOS)

Millions of viewers in Asia and North America witnessed a rare astronomical phenomenon of annular solar eclipse on Sunday and early Monday.

May 21, 2012

Solar Eclipse 2012: Northeast States to Witness 'Ring of Fire'

The eclipse will begin at 2.26 am and will end at 8.19 am (IST). Only the northeastern states will witness the first solar eclipse, that too when the eclipse ends between 4.45 and 4.55 am. It will not be visible in any other parts of the country

May 20, 2012

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Scientists Identify Fossil Of Car-Sized Turtle Which Ate Crocs

Paleontologists have identified the fossil remains of a 60-million-year-old South American giant turtle discovered in Colombian coal mine in 2005, according to a study published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.

May 20, 2012

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Nasa's MRO Discovers Change In Sand Dunes On Mars

Nasa scientists have discovered that the movement of sand dunes on Mars appears in a large scale similar to the dune fields on Earth, according to a study.

May 10, 2012

Supermoon: When Will It Reach Its Peak In India?

The term famously known around the world as the "supermoon" for the event when the moon is closest in its orbit to the earth is not widely accepted or used within the astronomy or scientific community. The most preferred term is perigee-syzygy.

May 6, 2012

UN Chief Ban Meets Indian PM, Lauds Progress On Health

Chief of the United Nation Ban Ki-moon, who is on a four-day visit to India, met the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and lauded the country's progress in health sector.

Apr 28, 2012

Warren Buffett Has Prostate Cancer, Curable

Prudent and greatest investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday announced that he has a stage 1 prostate cancer. However he expressed the confident of overcoming the Big C (cancer). Doctors attending to Buffett said that since the cancer was detected at a very early stage the situation may not be that certain. Furthermore they added Buffett faces good odds, even at his age.

Apr 18, 2012

Patna to Become Asia's First Dolphin Research Centre

Patna to Host Asia's First Dolphin Research Centre

India's Bihar state is planning to set up Asia's first Research Centre dedicated to aquatic mammals in Patna. The project mainly aims at strengthening conservation efforts to save the endangered mammal.

Apr 16, 2012

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One in Five Adolescents hears Voices in Head: Research

One in five adolescents hears voices in their head, especially children aged 11 to 13, a new psychiatric study says.The findings reports that children who continue to suffer auditory hallucination, even after a particular age limit, could be at a higher risk of developing mental illness or behavioural disorders.

Apr 13, 2012