Science & Health

New drug-device combo may help treat stroke patients

The combination dissolves model clots similar to those in humans.

Oct 28, 2015

New study points to potential therapy for most destructive form of breast cancer

Of all breast cancers, triple-negative breast cancer caters to the most number of disproportionate deaths.

Oct 28, 2015

UFO sightings 2015: WT1190F to crash into Indian Ocean; will world end?

An unidentified flying object (UFO) is expected to plunge into the Indian Ocean on 13 November.

Oct 28, 2015

12 more swine flu cases reported in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government has launched an awareness campaign on swine flu in a big way.

Oct 28, 2015

India tops the list of global fake journal publishers, says study

Out of 262 papers published in fake journals, 35% corresponding authors were from India.

Oct 27, 2015

This microscope helps capture entire organisms

Each cell appears as a distinct structure under its lens.

Oct 27, 2015

India pressurises pharma firms to fight codeine-based cough syrup abuse

The firms have not fully complied with directives more than a year old.

Oct 27, 2015

New research points to 3D-printed alernatives to heart transplants

The research team 3D printed collagens and fibrins inside a "support bath material".

Oct 27, 2015

Hurricane Joaquin brings pre-historic Megalodon fossils to US shores

Megalodon teeth have been piling up on the beaches of the US followinG Hurricane Joaquin.

Oct 27, 2015

Fukushima evacuation workers exposed to radiation above safe limit

38 percent of workers involved in the clean up operations affected.

Oct 26, 2015

Processed meat can lead to bowel cancer, red meat dangerous: WHO

Red meat, under which the IARC includes beef, lamb and pork, was classified as a "probable" carcinogen.

Oct 26, 2015

Dramatic drop in cases gives UNICEF hope of a zero-polio world

Globally, wild polio cases dropped from 242 cases in 2014 to 51 cases in 2015.

Oct 24, 2015

China: Villagers turn troublesome pine moths into delicacy

Tests of pine moth samples showed that they can be eaten.

Oct 24, 2015

Idaho threw parachuting beavers out of planes in the 1950s

Newly-restored archival film from around 1950 shows a beavers being parachuted in a box over Idaho as part of a re-population program.

Oct 24, 2015

One of the most powerful storms Hurricane Patricia slams into Mexico

Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexicos Pacific coast on Friday (23 October), threatening to inflict catastrophic damage as emergency teams scrambled to evacuate thousands of people from homes and popular beach resorts.

Oct 24, 2015