Science & Health

Standing for six hours a day can reduce obesity by at least 30%: Study

Standing reduced obesity risk factors by 32% and 35% in men and women, respectively.

Nov 5, 2015

France to do away with ban on gay blood donors after 32 years

Men who hadn't had sex or had some with only one man in the past 4 months can donate blood.

Nov 5, 2015

Delhi air 'fatal', highest pollution level in capital today

Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain reportedly said the air pollution in the capital had reached 'fatal' levels.

Nov 5, 2015

Mission Mars: NASA to recruit astronauts as part of preparation for expedition

NASA said it will accept applications from people of wide-variety background, starting 14 December up to mid-February.

Nov 5, 2015

Some drugs may encourage lazy people to exercise, says expert

Marcora said that human beings were born with the tendency to always conserve energy.

Nov 4, 2015

Body Labs receives $8 million funding to develop 3D body images

The 3D model will allow one to feature as the protagonist in video games.

Nov 4, 2015

ChinaSat-2C put into orbit atop a Long March rocket

It will provide radio, TV transmission and broadband services.

Nov 4, 2015

Yemen: Cyclone Chapala batters coast as thousands flee homes

A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemens Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday (3 November), flooding the countrys fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter. Officials and meteorologists say the storm is the most intense in decades in the arid country, whose storm response is hampered by poverty and a raging civil war.

Nov 4, 2015

Ultrasound hand-held device to make cleaning easy

The tool "Starstream" passes a gentle stream of water through a nozzle that generates ultrasound and bubbles.

Nov 4, 2015

New Zealand: NASA to initiate next space revolution designed by Rocket Lab

The rocket will be powered by the first ever 3D-printed engine.

Nov 4, 2015

NASA celebrates 15 years of human presence on ISS [VIDEO]

The ISS is a testament to the ingenuity and boundless imagination of the human spirit.

Nov 4, 2015

Sierra Leone to be declared ebola-free

The disease has killed 3,589 people in Sierra Leone, 221 of them health workers, including 11 of the country's 120 doctors.

Nov 4, 2015

'Skype' to launch self-driven, home delivery robots in 2016

The robots will be launched in the UK and US in 2016.

Nov 3, 2015

Indian-origin aerospace engineer lives trash-free for more than 2 years

Karwat produced a little over 700 pounds of trash in the first year and reduced it to 6 pounds in the second year.

Nov 3, 2015

NASA's claim of Antarctic snow gain doesn't mean climate change slowdown

A NASA study has found that Antarctica has gained more ice over the years than it is losing.

Nov 3, 2015