Science & Health

Indonesian volcano spews toxic gas: Hundreds evacuated, 30 hospitalized

The sulphuric gases from Mount Ijen's crater caused vomiting and breathing troubles among the residents of the nearby Kalianyar village.

Mar 22, 2018

MIT creates SoFi: Robo-fish can dive 50ft deep, swim unnoticed

SoFi can handle oncoming currents and also take high-resolution photos using a fisheye lens while swimming, thus proving beneficial for marine researchers.

Mar 22, 2018

Leading AIDS researcher selected as CDC Director

Leading AIDS researcher Dr. Robert Ray Redfield Jr, was picked to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government and amp;#39;s top public health agency.

Mar 22, 2018

Plastic in world's oceans predicted to triple by 2025

Over 70 percent of all litter that ends up in oceans is plastic, which does not decompose naturally and instead breaks down into ever smaller pieces.

Mar 22, 2018

Newly born black hole dedicated to Stephen Hawking by Russian astronomers

Researchers in Moscow detected a gamma ray burst indicative of the death of a star two days after the passing away of Stephen Hawking.

Mar 22, 2018

Rare underwater video captures minke whale: Lesser known facts about the creature

This rare video was shot by Regina Eisert during a recent Antarctic expedition where she was trying out an underwater-camera prototype.

Mar 22, 2018

Underwater 'fountain' of magma discovered beneath Yellowstone heightens fears of massive eruption

In theory, magma plumes are geological features that exist in the boundary between Earth's core and the mantle and can rise through the mantle into the crust.

Mar 22, 2018

McDonald's targets beef production in ambitious effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The US-based fast food restaurant chain plans to cut down its greenhouse gas emissions by 36 percent by the year 2030.

Mar 22, 2018

Glacial melting crosses point of no return - it cannot be stopped anymore

'Greenhouse gas emissions have already triggered changes that can no longer be stopped,' say climate scientists.

Mar 22, 2018

Who is Katsuko Saruhashi? Google doodle pays tribute to pioneer Japanese scientist

Katsuko Saruhashi, a feminist icon and renowned geochemist, who worked on measuring radioactive fallout in the oceans, gets commemorated in today's Google Doodle.

Mar 22, 2018

What is multiple symmetric lipomatosis? Rare disease makes man look like Hulk

The man developed the rare condition known as multiple symmetric lipomatosis after drinking strong liquor every day for three decades.

Mar 21, 2018

Woman dies from apitherapy acupuncture that uses bee stings instead of needles

The unnamed woman was taken to a hospital and given adrenaline and antihistamines to stall the reaction she had from the stings, but she died several weeks later.

Mar 21, 2018

World water crisis in numbers

2.1 billion people lack access to clean and safe water worldwide, and with the global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, water scarcity will continue to be a major issue for generations to come.

Mar 21, 2018

Black hole spews radiation while devouring star, reveals its feeding habits

For the first time ever, there is a definitive proof on how radiation streams that come out of black holes are formed and how strong they can get.

Mar 21, 2018

Why is asteroid Bennu 'potentially hazardous'? Need for NASA HAMMER explained

In theory, asteroid Bennu could smack right into Earth around September 21 in the year 2135, but it is a remote possibility.

Mar 21, 2018