Science & Health

Meet Binay Kumar, a software engineer combining progressive farming with modern elements

A software engineer-turned-farmer, Binay Kumar, is following progressive farming techniques in this modern era.

Apr 22, 2019

Newly found hobbit-like mystery species lived beside, mated with humans: Report

Homo luzonensis named after Philippines island of Luzon, where 13 bones have been unearthed, lived alongside other modern humans some 50,000 years ago, scientists say.

Apr 21, 2019

Meet Gagandeep Kang, the 1st Indian woman scientist in London's Royal Society

Gagandeep Kang, a biologist, is the first woman scientist from India to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London, in the academy's 359-year history.

Apr 19, 2019

Megaquake warning: Researcher says magnitude 7.5 earthquake will hit Earth on Friday

The predictions made by Hoogerbeets have turned true many times, and it has made many people believe that a powerful earthquake will jolt the planet.

Apr 18, 2019

Amateur astronomer claims to have discovered alien life on Mars, and it is a penguin

It is still a mystery how Humboldt penguin, a living being on the earth survived the harsh Martian conditions.

Apr 14, 2019

Bengaluru scientists may finally have a cure for blood cancer

The model was created by a research team led by Professor Maneesha S Inamdar at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bengaluru.

Apr 13, 2019

Beresheet, Israel's $100 million spacecraft, crashes minutes before moon landing

The $100 million spacecraft, built by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries, lost communications with the control room during the landing sequence.

Apr 12, 2019

No life on Mars? Why European spacecraft failed to sniff methane that NASA's Curiosity found in abundance?

TGO spacecraft failed to capture methane gas emanating from Mars surface at 5-km height but Curiosity at 1-km found it in abundance, puzzling scientists to question where and how it disappeared in the middle.

Apr 12, 2019

Big questions the first close-up image of a black hole does not answer

The image that European Space Agency obtained from a network of radio telescopes proved decades of predictions on how the event horizon behaves but many vital questions remain unanswered

Apr 11, 2019

From Bangalore to Bengaluru - everything that has gone wrong with the Garden City

The issues in Bengaluru will be never-ending unless the governing bodies decide to act rather than polishing their political image with their starched kurtas and fake promises.

Apr 10, 2019

Here's the first-ever photo of black hole, and it is undoubtedly stunning

As expected, the first-ever image of the black hole shows a dark blob surrounded by bright light, very similar to a ring of fire.

Apr 10, 2019

First-ever photo of black hole to be unveiled today; could unveil dark secrets of universe

Experts believe that the black hole photo which will be released today will show a dark blob surrounded by a ring of bright light.

Apr 10, 2019

NASA's image of asteroid Eros resembles pornographic picture, claims researcher

At first glance, the shape of asteroid Eros looks like the pelvis and hip of a nude woman, claims Scott C. Waring

Apr 9, 2019

What is Candida auris? Here's why India faces threat from this deadly fungal infection

Candida auris is causing concern because it's immune to the current anti-fungal treatment. C. auris can cause dangerous infections once it gets into the bloodstream of a person.

Apr 8, 2019

Alien life on Mars? Martian rock holds clue of extraterrestrial existence on Red Planet

Researchers believe that more analysis of this meteorite could revolutionise human understanding about alien life on the Red Planet.

Apr 8, 2019