Science & Health

Australia: Archaeologists discover fossils of dog-sized rat

Researchers are now trying to work out exactly what caused the rats to die out.

Nov 8, 2015

Brazil: Two dozen people missing in mudflow after mine disaster

A resident said the death toll will rise as many people still haven't been accounted for.

Nov 8, 2015

Uganda: Indian telecom company Airtel funds farming project

Weather predictions will improve with better observations and this helps to plan short term farming operations.

Nov 8, 2015

Meet Timothy Peake, the astronaut boldly going where no Brit has gone before

Timothy Peake is set to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station.

Nov 7, 2015

Indian Army test-fires BrahMos land-attack cruise missile

BrahMos tested at 10 am in Rajasthan's Pokhran range

Nov 7, 2015

US President Obama rejects Keystone oil pipeline; Greens celebrate victory

"The pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy," Obama said.

Nov 7, 2015

Australia: Time-lapse video shows dramatic shelf storm descending over Sydney

Nov 6, 2015

Global warming: UN says gas emissions pledges are not enough

Nov 6, 2015

Himalayan singing bowl's 'chatter' no longer a mystery

The "chatter" occurs when the wooden stick called "puja" is played against the bowl.

Nov 6, 2015

Nasa has cracked the mystery over Mars missing atmosphere

Scientists have documented a solar storm blasting away Mars atmosphere, an important clue in a long-standing mystery of how a planet that was once like Earth turned into a cold, dry desert, Nasa scientists said on Thursday (5 November). On 8 March, Nasas Mars-orbiting Maven spacecraft caught such a storm stripping away the planets atmosphere, scientists said. Maven lead researcher Bruce Jakosky said the stripping of Mars atmosphere took place hundreds of millions of years ago and has slowed down since.

Nov 6, 2015