Science & Health

NASA: Hubble photographs rare, enigmatic star forming stellar cloud

NASA says that it appears to be a small, isolated region of star formation and the strange shapes that the gases have taken in the image could have happened because of fierce ultraviolet radiation spewed from bright and young stars in its vicinity.

22 days ago

Superhuman vision and cure for blindness could be here with this bionic eye

The new bionic eye is still far from human trial or even usage, but the technology is promising and new materials are being developed.

23 days ago

Black holes, known for eating stars, can also reignite dead stars to life, says study

Tides caused by black holes on dead stars can momentarily start it up and cause fission to take place momentarily.

25 days ago

NASA's Opportunity rover to finally receive sunlight as massive dust storm on Mars wanes

While NASA is hopeful that the rover will attempt to call home, the team is also prepared for an extended period of silence.

25 days ago

ISS suffers oxygen leak after hit by an asteroid; Astronauts use duct tape to seal it for now

Overnight and in the morning there was an abnormal situation - a pressure drop, an oxygen leak at the ISS, though crew are safe and unharmed by the breach to the exterior shell.

25 days ago

Crops lost to ravenous insects will be more damaging than standalone effects of climate change

On average, the impacts from insects add up to about a 2.5 percent reduction in crop yield for every degree Celsius increase in temperature.

25 days ago

NASA's New Horizons finds next target 100-million miles away, to flyby it soon

Ultima appears only as a bump on the side of a background star that's roughly 17 times brighter but Ultima will be getting brighter and easier to see as the spacecraft gets closer

25 days ago

First time in 50 years, astronaut trainee quits NASA midway, reason unknown

NASA had chosen this astronaut-in-training out of the 18,300 applicants and he became one of the students at the space agency's class of 2017

25 days ago

Even low exposure to toxic chemicals increases health risks, reveals study

Exposure to chemicals like lead, copper, arsenic, and cadmium cause very serious health risks, especially to the heart.

25 days ago

Greenhouse gas emissions could be considerably lower by 2030, reveals study

The report says that by 2030, global greenhouse gas emissions could be 1.5 to 2.2 GtCO2e/year lower if individual commitments from nearly 6,000 cities, states and regions and over 2,000 companies are fully implemented.

25 days ago

Australia: As dry weather persists, east coast drought set to intensify

Australia's east coast will experience dry weather for at least the next three months, the country's meteorological bureau said on Thursday, intensifying a drought that has wilted crops and left farmers struggling to stay in business.

25 days ago

Higgs Boson is finally decaying, upholding the predictions of physicists

The Higgs Boson is being observed as it decays into base quarks, bringing to light what physicists thought of it in 2012.

26 days ago

Ahead of oil drill move, coral reef measuring 85 miles discovered off South Carolina

NOAA, USGS scientists on board research vessel Atlantis downed submersible Alvin of Navy that confirmed the existence of the coral reef, estimated to be at least 85 miles long.

26 days ago

Wasps terrorised flies millions of years ago by laying eggs in live pupae

Scientists have, for the first time ever, have found evidence of this behaviour from millions of years ago, offering a view into the grizzly practice and how it has evolved over time.

26 days ago

ESO releases stunning images of Milky Way nebula in infrared 7,500 light years from Earth

Carina Nebula is about 7,500 light years away in the Carina constellation. Here, stars are born and die almost constantly and as a result, Carina Nebula is an interesting, dynamic and ever-evolving region in the night sky.

26 days ago