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Doomsday warning? Massive pyramid-shaped asteroid to fly past Earth today in hours

Scientists have said that a 427-foot pyramid-shaped asteroid is all set to fly by Earth on Sunday at a speed of 6.1 miles per second

2 days ago

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Alien discovery near? China's extraterrestrial hunting telescope nearing completion

A chief NASA scientist had previously predicted that humans will discover aliens on Mars within 2021

2 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Alien

Nobel laureate suggests humans to save earth first as Mars colonization is unrealistic

Nobel laureate suggests humans to save earth before taking up Mars colonization

2 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

'Junk DNA' affects risk of inherited cancer, says study

New study has found that a person's risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, previously dismissed as "junk DNA"

3 days ago

By IANS

World's first pig-monkey hybrids created by scientists

Researchers produce pig-monkey hybrid in a Chinese laboratory, says a media report

3 days ago

By IANS

Study using roundworms provides hope for treatment of Huntington's disease

The researchers found that miR-1 played an important role in preventing toxic protein aggregates by regulating a protein known as TBC-7

3 days ago

By IBTimes SG Desk

Reversing ageing process in humans is possible; top geneticist reveals when to expect this miracle

A geneticist from Harvard Medical School clarified that humans can experience the reversing ageing process but it may take some time

3 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Study reveals ageing happens in 3 different shifts; could help scientists tackle Alzheimer's

The new development could help scientists to effectively tackle age-related illness like Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disorders

3 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Does brushing teeth affect your heart health? New study finds the answer

Experts believe that people who care for their oral health will equally give sufficient care to other body parts including the heart

3 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

A woman holds a rainbow flag at the Pink Dot rally, Singapore's annual gay pride rally, at a park in Singapore July 1, 2017

Hiring LGBT and disabled astronomers could raise chances of stunning space discoveries, research finds

Nasa, the United States space agency, had revealed that the first human to walk on Mars will most likely be a woman

3 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Exoplanet breakthrough: Scientists discover first-ever alien planet orbiting dead star

Upon death, most of the stars, including the sun in the solar system will turn into a white dwarf

4 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

ESA lists new hazardous asteroid that can cause over 20 potential Earth impacts

The ESA has identified a new 400-meter asteroid that has a chance of causing a major impact event on Earth.

4 days ago

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa Asteroid

2000-year-old Iron Age shield discovered inside a 'warrior grave' in Yorkshire

This Iron Age warrior shield has been hailed as the most important discovery of this millennium

4 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Archaeology

Doomsday asteroid Bennu is active, NASA says observable events happening on its surface

This is for the first time that NASA scientists are closely observing particles emitting from an asteroid

4 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Singapore: Couple opens home to pregnant women amidst Zika threat

Pregnancies becoming shorter due to global warming and climate change, says study

Around 42,000 births will be affected every year—nearly one in every hundred births, by the year 2100 the study estimates

4 days ago

By Jeevan Biswas

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