Science & Health

Sperm whale found dead after swallowing plastic bags

During the autopsy of the Sperm whale, the investigators found plastic bags, netting and a jerry can.

Apr 7, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Restricting playfulness may increase negativity in small boys

Moreover, the classmates also changed their view of these "class clowns" from positive to increasingly negative.

Apr 6, 2018

By IANS

Smoke rises from a burning cigarette as a woman smokes on the street in Bordeaux, France, September 19, 2017

Teenage nicotine exposure may up alcohol abuse risk later

The study showed that exposure to nicotine at a young age changes the neuronal circuitry in the brain's reward pathways.

Apr 6, 2018

By IANS

Harvard physicists predict the Universe will end with another big bang

A team of physicists at the Harvard University has revealed that a second big bang will result in the end of our universe

Apr 6, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

5.3-magnitude earthquake rocks US

The earthquake, described as one of the most powerful in years, has swayed buildings across the city of Los Angeles and areas off the Southern California.

Apr 6, 2018

By IANS

NASA selects Lockheed Martin to build quieter supersonic aircraft

Lockheed Martin has been selected to build a new piloted X-plane called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD).

Apr 5, 2018

By IANS

Nasa

Galaxy hunting technology turns useful to nab poachers in forests

Scientists are now making use of advanced star hunting technology to protect animals which are on the verge of extinction due to poaching

Apr 4, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

NASA to build supersonic manned plane without sonic boom

It announced plans on Tuesday to grant a $247.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin, an American aerospace and defence group to design and build a new plane.

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

Nasa

FAO chief champions agroecology in call for healthier, sustainable food systems

The first Agroecology Symposium was held at FAO in 2014 and since then regional meetings have been held in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Central Asia and Asia and the Pacific.

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

Ancient Jurassic Park discovered in Scotland may shed light on lost era

A new research has discovered giant dinosaur footprints dating back to the middle Jurassic period at an island in Scotland

Apr 3, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Mission Unaccomplished? ISRO still trying to revive link with GSAT-6A

ISRO admitted that it lost the crucial link with GSAT-6A, two days after it was launched on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

Scientists discover most distant star ever seen using Hubble telescope

A joint team of astronomers at the University of Minnesota and University of California have spotted the most distant star ever observed

Apr 3, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

SpaceX resupply mission with key research on way to ISS

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Norishige Kanai and NASA's Scott Tingle will use the space station's robotic arm to capture Dragon after its scheduled arrival at the station on Wednesday.

Apr 3, 2018

By IANS

Nasa

GSAT-6A satellite could become space debris if link not established

The power system could have failed due to some short-circuiting or arcing resulting in what is known in the space terminology 'loss of lock' or loss of contact with the ground station.

Apr 2, 2018

By Venkatachari Jagannathan