Science & Health

Does expecting pain make it better or worse? Psychologists examine hype and its effects

The study was conducted on children to see if their expectation of a painful event actually influenced their experience of said pain.

Jun 15, 2018

Afraid of spiders? We have bad news as some of them can fly [Video]

Initially, it was thought that spiders used electrostatic forces to fly, but a study in the journal PLOS Biology suggests its silk that helps these insects to take the flight.

Jun 15, 2018

This baby rhino bonding with its keeper is the most heart-warming thing you'll see today [Photo]

National Geographic has shared a heart-warming picture on Instagram on June 15, which shows a baby black rhino bonding with its keeper.

Jun 15, 2018

Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into a black hole 3,500 light years away

Professor Hawking's remains will be laid to rest between the graves of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin after a memorial service on Friday, 15 June at Westminster Abbey.

Jun 15, 2018

NASA might have found evidence of alien life on dwarf planet Ceres but not revealing much, says study

A new study has found that the organic compound in Ceres may be much more than NASA assumed earlier

Jun 15, 2018

First time image: Supermassive black hole shreds entire star which leads to huge eruption

Never before have astronomers been able to directly observe the formation and evolution of a jet from a star being devoured by a black hole

Jun 14, 2018

Antarctica melting twice as fast as last decade, 6-inch rise in sea level likely by 2100

Scientists have laid out ways for how to save a melting Antarctica and if we don't then how grim our future can be is their another speculation

Jun 14, 2018

Scientists stunned to find dust on Earth older than solar system

The dust is made of tiny grains called of glass embedded with metal and sulphides and it is really fine- less than one hundredth the width of human hair.

Jun 14, 2018

Bhopal gas tragedy victims call for immediate steps to check groundwater contamination

Considered to be one of the world's worst industrial disasters, nearly 4,000 people had died because of gas poisoning and thousands have died since due to diseases caused by the gas, residue of which still contaminates the affected area.

Jun 14, 2018

Medical negligence charges slapped against Kolkata hospital, victim seeks CM's intervention

During the surgery, the patient was injected with AB+ blood instead of A+ blood group. This turned the entire situation critical and resulted in a multi-organ failure.

Jun 14, 2018

Telangana government bans plastic in municipal bodies, suggests usage of steel and ceramic as alternative

Telangana government bans the use of single-use plastics in all government offices with immediate effect, enforces twin bin system.

Jun 14, 2018

Placenta is the missing link to suddenly 'turn on' schizophrenia genes

A new research from the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in Maryland turns the spotlight squarely onto the placenta's critical role and how it confers risk for schizophrenia and other neurodevelopment disorders.

Jun 14, 2018

Mammal-like reptiles ruled Earth before dinosaur; North Carolina find reveals who the creatures were

These creatures were believed to have perished after a massive event killed off 90 percent of species on Earth.

Jun 14, 2018

Gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 may inadvertently wake up sleepy cancer cells, say scientists

scientists warn that genome editing with CRISPR/Cas9 technology might cause cancer.

Jun 14, 2018

Uttarakhand: 4.0 earthquake recorded at Uttarkashi

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit Uttarkashi at 6.12 AM today. No loss of life or property have been reported so far.

Jun 14, 2018