Science & Health

Black Death returns in Idaho; All you need to know about the disease

A 14-year-old boy has been diagnosed with Bubonic plague, which is also called the Black Death disease seeing the complications it causes to patients. Here are a few details regarding the Black Death.

Jun 20, 2018

Google's AI tool can predict a patient's death with 95% accuracy

A newly developed Artificial Intelligence tool by Google can predict a host of patient outcomes, including how long they might stay in hospitals, their odds of re-admission, and the mortality rates.

Jun 19, 2018

Marriage keeps your heart healthy and it's quite literally

Researchers have conducted a survey on more than two million people and found out that getting hitched actually helps to ward off heart-related troubles

Jun 19, 2018

Indo-China tensions: A ticking environmental time bomb in the Himalayas

The feuding nuclear powers have been busy mining and building, causing extensive environmental damage in the Himalayas. It is only a matter of time before this directly affects the lives of half the world's population.

Jun 19, 2018

Free money to everyone (UBI) will become necessity if robots snatch away all human jobs: Elon Musk

Universal basic income (UBI) is essentially a cash handout that a state or region distributes among its people; irrespective of their employment status

Jun 19, 2018

Oxford researchers just made a robot perform successful eye surgeries on patients

PRECEYES Surgical System has been specially designed to perform surgery on the retina of our eyes.

Jun 19, 2018

Solar System's largest volcanic eruption happened on Mars creating the Medusae Fossae

The volcanic eruption likely spewed enough water to cover the entire planet in a thin sheet of liquid water filled with toxic volcanic chemicals.

Jun 19, 2018

Top five UFO sightings which could prove alien existence (VIDEO)

IB Times India presents you five authentic UFO sightings which could be an irrefutable proof of alien life

Jun 19, 2018

Watch: Meteor illuminates sky during Foo Fighters show in Netherlands

The meteor exploded in the sky during the drum solo of Taylor Hawkins at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. The fireball was also seen across Europe, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and France.

Jun 19, 2018

Venus' atmosphere spins so fast that it steals 2 minutes from the planet every day

Venus is about as large as Earth but its atmosphere and proximity to the Sun makes it hot and toxic. Astronomers have now found that the planet is losing about 2 minutes every Venus-day because of its atmosphere.

Jun 19, 2018

Yoga and meditation may lead to an inflated ego, study says

Self-centered people who practice yoga and meditation are likely to be more self-absorbed after yoga sessions. People have a high sense of self-enhancement after practicing mindfulness exercises.

Jun 19, 2018

Are aliens using cloud cloaking technology to hide their spaceships? (VIDEO)

The well-defined edges of the object indicate that it is not lenticular clouds, claims conspiracy theorists

Jun 19, 2018

Trump orders new US Space Force as 6th branch of armed forces; What forced him to do so?

Details about how this new space force would look like and how they operate still remain a mystery but conspiracy theorists say alien disclosure is imminent now

Jun 19, 2018

Why is the US healthcare most expensive in the world? Here's the answer

Researchers found that it was not one single sector that cost a lump sum. Every single healthcare sector was found to have its share of high price tags.

Jun 18, 2018

Was Albert Einstein a racist? That's what his personal diary reveals about him

The sudden emergence of the travel diaries of Albert Einstein reveals the darker side of the scientist's character. His racist attitude is unveiled as the piece gets published by a renowned university.

Jun 18, 2018