Science & Health

Going to Mars possible but return is full of hurdles, reveals top NASA scientist

NASA chief scientist Jim Green revealed that humans will definitely go to Mars, but will face some huge challenges during the mission which is not one-way ticket but two-way journe.y

Jun 13, 2018

Friends indeed? Why Japan, US join hands refusing to sign Anti-Plastic pact

The refusal of the US and Japan to sign the plastic charter has come as a surprise for the world community. What made the American government so ignorant towards the environment is the question, while Japan has always kept economy ahead of environment.

Jun 13, 2018

Deepika Padukone on Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain's suicide: 'Depression killed them'

Deepika Padukone shared a heartfelt note on Instagram talking about depression and how the illness is taking lives of celebrities such as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.

Jun 13, 2018

Real life terminator on cards? Japanese scientists make robots with live human tissues

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have successfully integrated living muscular tissues in robots, which could prove a breakthrough and herald even terminator-like robots moving among us.

Jun 13, 2018

What does God look like? It depends on what your standing is, both political and social

Liberals see a younger, kinder, more feminine God that encourages tolerance rather than an old, stern, man who is interested more in maintaining order than anything else as the conservatives see it.

Jun 13, 2018

Are humans getting dumber? IQ scores of people dropping since 1970s, says study

New study finds that for every generation, IQ scores are dropping by about 7 points on average, posing a severe challenge to the future of human species and their intelligence compared to other creatures.

Jun 13, 2018

Russia to build powerful space laser cannon to burn out space junk in low-Earth orbit

The design of this "cannon" is based on a telescope design that is about three metres long and its construction has already started. This telescope can be used to monitor debris floating in space and if needed transform into a giant laser and evaporate it.

Jun 13, 2018

A University is offering $3500 to get sick, why?

The program invites volunteers to stay at Hotel Influenza, where they will be exposed to the flu virus. In return, they get $3,500

Jun 12, 2018

NASA's latest admission hints at presence of alien life already on Mars, insists UFO researcher

UFO researcher Tyler Glockner has revealed that aliens might be living under the surface of the red planet

Jun 12, 2018

Ancient statue dating back to 9th century BC could prove the existence of Bible Kings

Archeologists in Israel have discovered a two-inch statue that could be either depicting Ahab or Jehu of Israel or Ithobaal of Tyre.

Jun 12, 2018

Baobab trees in Africa dying at an alarming rate: Interesting facts about the ancient towering trees

A strange phenomenon in the exotic landscape of Africa has left the scientific community baffled - some of the world's oldest, largest baobab trees have been dying at an alarming rate over the past 12 years.

Jun 12, 2018

You can change the world - so long as you have these many people backing you up

Just one-fourth of the population getting together can exact social change. Also, even one person can make a massive difference and this study has statistically proved it.

Jun 11, 2018

Jurassic world: Cloning dinosaurs? Resurrecting extinct species not as easy

In the movie, scientists are able to extract DNA of the dinosaurs from mosquitoes that lived alongside the extinct creatures. Scientists say its impossible in reality because that DNA would have degraded by the time.

Jun 11, 2018

Scientists discover a weird new part of sperm: Could this be responsible for infertility?

The research, which is published in Nature Communications, shows that sperm contains a new part.

Jun 11, 2018

Massive sandstorm on Mars hits Opportunity Rover, stalls mission as dust blots out Sun

This is one of the largest storms that the rover has had to encounter and there are chances that Opportunity rover could become too cold to continue with its experiments.

Jun 11, 2018