Science & Health

Doomsday prediction? Quake researcher forecasts massive earthquake around Christmas time

An earthquake researcher has predicted that a mega-quake will hit earth during the Christmas period causing massive devastation

Oct 18, 2018

The last man to walk on moon rubbishes data, saying no proof that humans behind climate change

Harrison Schmitt, a former NASA astronaut, recently said that he doesn't believe that humans have caused climate change despite the fact that an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence points to it.

Oct 17, 2018

Soyuz rocket failure report points at one, leaves many questions unanswered

The Russian space agency has stated that they have an idea about what might have gone wrong during that flight

Oct 17, 2018

Swine flu in Hyderabad: Five people succumb to virus in 15 days; city on high alert

Ramesh Reddy, Director of Medical Education of Telangana, said that cases of swine flu are increasing in Hyderabad.

Oct 17, 2018

Govt aims to cut stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana by 70 percent as air pollution chokes Delhi

As pollution levels climbed to 12 times the recommended limit last year, India introduced some measures aimed at curbing crop burning.

Oct 17, 2018

Stephen Hawking's last warning to mankind: 'Superhumans' may rule the world

Professor Stephen Hawking's 'Brief Answers To The Big Questions' comes across as the postscript of his 1988 book 'A Brief History of Time'

Oct 16, 2018

Delhi rolls out emergency pollution plan as the city gears up for winter

Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) goes into effect today and will be in place till March 15, 2019, right through Delhi's winter months.

Oct 15, 2018

Being less affectionate can make your child anti-social, reveals study

The findings suggest that less parental warmth and more harshness in the home environment affect how aggressive children become and whether they lack empathy and a moral compass -- a set of characteristics known as callous-unemotional (CU) traits.

Oct 15, 2018

Another of NASA's Great Observatories — Chandra put on Safe Mode after malfunction

NASA is yet to fully describe what really happened to the telescope that they had to go through with this step.

Oct 14, 2018

Swine flu in Karnataka: H1N1 virus claims another life; death toll goes up to 6

56-year-old Shivananjegouda, the most recent victim, hailed from Arakalagadu region.

Oct 14, 2018

Human retina grown from scratch in a lab for the first time ever

Human eyes are among the most advanced and well-developed in all of the animals in the world.

Oct 14, 2018

Diabetes linked to deaths from alcohol, accidents and suicide: Study

Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes are highly prevalent global diseases, causing millions of deaths every year.

Oct 14, 2018

Open heart surgery linked to cognitive decline in older people

Researchers from the University of Rochester in the US examined whether surgeries on two types of heart valves -- the mitral or the aortic -- were associated with better or worse outcomes.

Oct 14, 2018

Delhi's air is getting worse - one point away from being classified 'very poor': Report

The AQI on Friday was at 154 and it nearly doubled in a day. This is expected to get even worse in the coming months.

Oct 14, 2018

Zika virus outbreak sets off alarm bells in India; 50 cases detected in Jaipur

The Zika virus is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which bites during the day time. It causes skin rashes, fever, conjunctivitis, malaise or a headache, muscle and joint pain, which lasts for two to seven days.

Oct 13, 2018