Science & Health

Cold morning in Delhi, 18 trains cancelled

It was a sunny and cold morning in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average.

Dec 27, 2017

By IANS

Shocking: Doctors conduct cataract operation using torchlight in India

Indian ophthalmologist went ahead to perform cataract operation during a power outrage in India's Uttar Pradesh region and medical authorities are now being questioned for the same.

Dec 27, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Decoded: Where voice recognition occurs in our brain?

The research, from Max Planck Institute in Germany, revealed that the posterior superior temporal gyrus (STG) in our brain is responsible for voice recognition.

Dec 27, 2017

By IANS

food scents remain imprinted in the memory

How some scents get imprinted in your memory

Ever wondered how you retain memories of your favourite dish cooked by your mother or your partner's scent?

Dec 27, 2017

By IANS

Calcium and Vitamin D tablets will not protect your bones, claims new study

The study conducted by Jia-Guo Zhao primarily concentrated on older adults who live in the general community.

Dec 27, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Newly found species of spider named after Bob Marley, related to 150-year-old single specimen [PHOTOS]

A team of researchers from the Queensland Museum and the University of Hamburg in a recent study described a newly found population of water adapted spiders and has named it after singer Bob Marley.

Dec 27, 2017

By Sanchalita Mullick

EPA Clean Air Act responsible for saving more lives than originally predicted, says study

MIT researchers from the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Air Act had played an important role in reducing the exposure of people to harmful pollutants, saving more people than reported.

Dec 27, 2017

By Bikash Rai

UFO in Russian night skies triggers alien invasion fears

An apparent spotting of a glowing UFO in Russian skies on Tuesday night made many think that an alien invasion is imminent.

Dec 27, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Will China become Super Power or Space Power in 2018?

Amid reports of Baba Vanga's prediction that China will emerge as Super Power in 2018, Beijing's series of space missions next year reveal their path to supremacy in this sphere.

Dec 27, 2017

By Rahul K R

Why do people fabricate alien abduction stories and UFO sightings?

A well-known UFO researcher with 40 years of experience believes that one of the reasons why people lie about seeing aliens is for the fame and money.

Dec 27, 2017

By Poulami Nag

Earth is hollow; Nazis and Vikings live beneath its surface, says new theory

A group of conspiracy theorists, led by Rodney Cluff, has stated that the earth's shape is like a doughnut and in its core resides a paradise

Dec 26, 2017

By Poulami Nag

'Bow Waves' detected after solar eclipse of August 2017, scientists still clueless

Researchers observed and analyzed the mysterious impacts of the August eclipse on Earth's atmosphere and discovered that it had left atmospheric "bow waves" in the ionosphere

Dec 26, 2017

By Poulami Nag

Couple spot glowing orb in sky on Christmas night, was it an alien ship?

A couple living in Sunshine Coast, Australia has spotted a bright ball of light in the skies, possibly a UFO on the Christmas night

Dec 26, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Sun bears, tapirs and deer killed, butchered for meat in Malaysia, Singapore

A sun bear was killed in Malaysia, when a man crashed his motorcycle into it while it was trying to cross the road.

Dec 26, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

Worlds fattest man has surgery to halve his weight

Stop feeling bad about your body to have happier New Year

If you are overweight and planning to lose a few kilos in the New Year, first shed harmful attitudes about your body as feeling bad about yourself does not actually motivate a person to pursue healthy behaviour, suggests new research.

Dec 26, 2017

By IANS

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