Science & Health

2000-year-old horse discovered in Pompeii: How was the animal different from modern ones

Following a technique known as Fiorelli process, archaeologists have been able to take impressions of the animal's body. This process was used on human remains discovered from the Pompeii city.

May 18, 2018

Wrong axial tilt can freeze Earth-like planets even within the 'Goldilocks Zone'

Planets are believed to be hospitable if they are at a particular distance from their host star and thus able to hold liquid water, scientists have now found that a planet's tilt also plays a major role in allowing life to form on its surface.

May 18, 2018

China to compete with SpaceX by developing its own cheap, reusable rockets; launch by 2020

A state-owned space company in China is working on Long March 8, a rocket which they claim will have the takeoff and landing capability similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9.

May 17, 2018

Alien life on Europa? After plate tectonics, water geysers discovery strengthens the argument

In 2017, scientists said that life of Europa is very much possible as the moon is expected to have tectonic plates just like Earth.

May 17, 2018

Hippos poop so much that they often suffocate fish in rivers

Hippos poop a lot and they happen to remain submerged when they do it. Consequently, the bacteria that break down the waste consume a large amount of oxygen in the rivers and end up killing fish en masse.

May 17, 2018

Octopus came from space in icy meteors, says new study

Scientists have given a perfect explanation to believe that the species octopus came from outer space.

May 17, 2018

Emissions on the rise: Alarming quantities of Ozone depleting chemicals detected

The Montreal Protocol made it illegal to produce and use ozone-depleting chemicals over 30 years ago. While it has been a success for the most part since then, scientists have recently discovered a sudden and massive spike in CFC-11 levels.

May 17, 2018

Fastest growing black hole ever found eats a sun every 2 days

The black hole is 12 billion light years away and is unlikely to ever get near Earth. With a mass of about 20 billion suns, the black hole would have appeared 10 times brighter than the moon if it was located at the center of the Milky Way.

May 16, 2018

Aliens exist but in parallel universes – and we might actually see them someday

New research paper claims that there are parallel universes, each growing and expanding at different rates because of dark energy. But the sheer amount of dark energy inside a universe has little to do with chances of life there.

May 16, 2018

Delhi man lands in hospital after plastic found in Burger King meal, manager booked

Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Delhi, bought a cheese veggie burger and landed at the Lady Hardinge Hospital with a throat injury. He said that there was a piece of the sauce pouch in the burger and when he told the outlet manager that he was feeling unwell after eating the burger, the manager turned him away.

May 16, 2018

Elon Musk says Falcon 9 is now 'most reliable rocket ever built'

SpaceX is targeting one launch every two weeks using the Falcon 9 which now can go up to ten launches before needing any major refurbishment.

May 16, 2018

World's fastest X-ray water heater is here, it takes just one-billionth of a second

Scientists were able to heat water using X-ray lasers so quickly that it became plasma, hotter than the core of the Earth, in just 75 femtoseconds.

May 16, 2018

Jupiter's moon Europa could harbour life, hints water plumes shooting into space

After studying data over two decades old, scientists have now confirmed that Jupiter's moon Europa has water plumes as high as 100 miles off the surface, which shows a great deal of promise for future space missions.

May 15, 2018

Massive asteroid to brush past Earth: Watch closest encounter in 300 years

According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is going to be a close encounter with an asteroid the size of New York's Statue of Liberty, as it skims past our planet on May 15.

May 15, 2018

What causes PCOS? New research suggests path is set even before a girl is born

PCOS patients face a hormonal disorder that causes enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges. They also face heavy painful period, depression and weight gain.

May 15, 2018