Science & Health

Eco friendly Andhra: South Central Railways installs bottle crushers at stations

South Central Railways installed machines for crushing and recycling plastic bottles at Kachiguda, Secunderabad, Nizamabad and Vijayawada stations with a capacity for 5,000 bottles per day.

Jun 29, 2018

Risk of death by old age reduces as people get older, says new study

Ageing is a topic that has seen much debate through most of human history. A new study has found that human longevity is actually increasing over time.

Jun 29, 2018

Buzz Aldrin embroiled in public feud with kids over 'misuse of finances'

The 88-year-old former astronaut is suing his children and longtime manager over misuse of his finances and slander. The two children, Andrew and Janice say they're merely trying to protect his businesses.

Jun 28, 2018

Humans only visit 25 places regularly, we are creatures of habit

The first of its kind study says that we really are creatures of habit - even though our 25 places often change over time.

Jun 28, 2018

Milky Way galaxy is filled with carbon-rich, toxic 'space grease'

There are nearly 100 greasy carbon atoms for every million hydrogen atoms out there. That makes up for between a quarter and a half of all available carbon. In the Milky Way Galaxy alone, this makes up about 10 billion trillion, trillion tonnes of grease.

Jun 28, 2018

China releases stunningly clear images taken on Moon surface by Chang'e-3 rover

Chang'e-3's objective was to land on the dark side of the Moon and explore that region using a rover, something that has not happened since the Apollo missions.

Jun 28, 2018

Japan gearing up to colonize asteroid? Hayabusa-2 just 20-km away from landing on Ryugu asteroid

Conspiracy theorists claim that the Japanese exploration to the Ryugu space body is the first step toward asteroid colonization

Jun 28, 2018

Ganga River water level goes alarmingly low in Varanasi

Water crisis triggered in parts of Varanasi as the level of water in the Ganga drops dangerously low.

Jun 28, 2018

Boeing is working on a hypersonic jet more than twice as fast as the Concorde

The aircraft, if it gets built in the next 20 to 30 years, will carry people at speeds of over Mach 5, says Boeing.

Jun 28, 2018

Sonar anomaly discovered off North Carolina coast sparks UFO debate over NOAA study

A sonar anomaly discovered off North Carolina has sparked UFO debate among conspiracy theorists and alien enthusiasts

Jun 28, 2018

NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope launch once again

The James Webb Space Telescope is going to be the most complex and advanced imaging hardware that NASA has ever attempted to send to space

Jun 28, 2018

Scientists upbeat as they find proof to alien existence in Saturn's moon Enceladus

Complex molecules that consist of hundreds of atoms are unusual to come across beyond Earth but have seen on Saturn's icy moon

Jun 28, 2018

Oumuamua: Earth's first alien visitor from another star gains 'unexpected boost' in speed

The route of this extraterrestrial figure Oumuamua has also been shifted, when it traveled through the inner solar system last year

Jun 28, 2018

You may not find Florida on the map soon: Here's the reason

Florida is expected to disappear in the coming years because of rising sea levels.

Jun 28, 2018

If listening to music sends shivers down your spine, you might have a unique brain!

A lump in your throat, or perhaps a tingling sensation on the back of your neck while listening to music means you have a unique brain. Study finds music could be crucial in managing emotions.

Jun 28, 2018