Science & Health

Uttar Pradesh: Villagers desperate for water as wells, pumps run dry

People living in drought-hit districts of Pratapgarh and Chitrakoot often walk miles to get water every day.

Oct 30, 2015

Chile: Atacama Desert blooms into spectacular carpet of flowers

Chiles Atacama Desert has turned into a mauve-coloured carpet of flowers following a downpour of rain from the countrys north that has seen the normally arid region turn to a psychedelic wonderland of shades of purple. This phenomenon takes place every five to seven years but this is the most spectacular blossoming the region has seen in the past 18 years.

Oct 29, 2015

IBM to buy the Weather Company in deal worth more than $2 billion

The deal highlights IBM's focus on high-growth areas such as cloud computing and analytics.

Oct 29, 2015

MIT develops wireless technology to identify people behind walls [video]

The device operates by transmitting wireless signals that traverse the wall, reflect off the human body and come back.

Oct 29, 2015

European parliament votes in new procedure to approve 'novel foods'

It relates to a whole new series of food products, including insects, fungi, and algae.

Oct 29, 2015

Tuberculosis ranks alongside HIV as leading killer worldwide: WHO report

The report highlighted the need to close detection and treatment gaps, fill funding shortfalls, and develop new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines.

Oct 29, 2015

Afghanistan: Bad weather hinders rescuers from reaching survivors

Survivors are complaining about being forced to sit in the rain.

Oct 28, 2015

Nasas Cassini probe to make lowest pass over Enceladus

Nasas Cassini probe is scheduled to make its lowest pass yet over Saturns Enceladus moon on Wednesday (28 October), swooping through the moons towering plume of ice and water vapour to provide new insights into how hospitable the ocean thought to cover Enceladus could be to life.

Oct 28, 2015

Tractor beams of 'Star Trek', 'Star Wars' may become reality soon

The tractor beam uses ultrasound at a frequency of 40 kHz, but is audible only below 20 kHz.

Oct 28, 2015

Costa Rica: Turrialba volcano spews ash in powerful eruption

Costa Ricas Turrialba volcano belched a column of gas and ash high into the sky on Tuesday (26 October), the latest in a series of eruptions at the majestic volcano. According to officials, the eruption occurred at 8.37am and was a little bigger than recent activity at the site. Geologist Floribet Vega said that dozens of eruptions have been registered at Turrialba in recent days.

Oct 28, 2015