Science & Health

3 astronauts to blast off for space station on March 21

The Soyuz spacecraft that will carry the three individuals are scheduled to arrive at the space station on March 23.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Keep stomach calm with ginger, fennel seeds

Nutritionist and dietitian Nmami Agarwal; and Mehar Rajput, nutritionist and dietician at Fitpass, recommend fennel seeds, ginger, yogurt and papaya

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

A fisherman arranges his fishing net along a road as it drizzles on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Kochi

Alappuzha's dirty secret: Lauded by UN, NGOs -- but 'Venice of East' still stinks

The greenish-black water of the canal was hidden beneath the layer of plastic bottles and plastic bags filled with waste -- a small green plant with three leaves had grown over it.

Mar 18, 2018

By Nikhil M. Babu

Higher level of FT4 exhibit more risk of heart disease in older adults

Stay in shape to cut heart disease risk

The findings showed that the risk also increases steadily the more fat a person carries around their waist.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Urological cancer linked to increased risk of suicide

Researchers identified 162 suicides and 1,222 suicide attempts. In the general population, the suicide rate is 10 per 100,000 people.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

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Aliens could kill humans reaching Mars with dreaded pathogens: Scientist

Barry Di Gregorio, an astrobiologist and an honorary research fellow at the University of Buckingham has warned that pathogens on Mars could kill astronauts reaching the red planet

Mar 18, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

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Is Ram Sethu bridge between India-Sri Lanka man made or natural? Key facts at a glance

Ram Setu Bridge has remained controversial whether it is a man-made or natural.

Mar 18, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Human evolution timeline needs tweaking as newly found colored stones in East Africa speak different story

These handaxes may not look similar to the ones which people might have seen in Marvel movie 'Black Panther' but researchers discovered that these tools were more specialized and used for all purposes.

Mar 17, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Archaeology

New AI system can diagnose prostate cancer just good as pathologists

These pathology images were subdivided into 40,000 smaller samples; 30,000 of these samples were used to 'train' the software, the remaining 10,000 were used to test accuracy.

Mar 17, 2018

By IANS

Artificial intelligence

Omega-3 levels may better predict mortality risk than cholesterol

The serum cholesterol level is the total amount of cholesterol present in the blood.

Mar 17, 2018

By IANS

Climate Change: India amends 30-year-old forest policy to focus on balanced environment

The new policy addresses the low quality of natural forests, climate change, human-wildlife conflict, water crisis and air and water pollution.

Mar 16, 2018

By IANS

Beware! Woman sitting with phone for 20 hours suffers stroke; undergoes emergency operation

The woman who did not have such medical history became the victim of the medical condition for using her phone for 20 hours train journey while sitting in the same position.

Mar 16, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Humans bred with mysterious Denisovan, sister group to Neanderthals, more than once: Study

Humans bred with mysterious species more than once, finds new study based on two pulses of Denisovan populations who might have contributed to ancestry of modern humans in East Asia

Mar 16, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Pythons are responsible parents who care their offsprings, study reveals

A new research has found that python mothers used to care their little ones for two weeks after their birth

Mar 16, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Attention astronauts, space radiation is more dangerous and intense than previously thought

A new research has revealed that intensity of cosmic radiations have increased over years, and it may create harmful effects on the health of astronauts

Mar 16, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

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3 astronauts to blast off for space station on March 21

Keep stomach calm with ginger, fennel seeds

Alappuzha's dirty secret: Lauded by UN, NGOs -- but 'Venice of East' still stinks

Stay in shape to cut heart disease risk

Urological cancer linked to increased risk of suicide

Aliens could kill humans reaching Mars with dreaded pathogens: Scientist

Is Ram Sethu bridge between India-Sri Lanka man made or natural? Key facts at a glance

Human evolution timeline needs tweaking as newly found colored stones in East Africa speak different story

New AI system can diagnose prostate cancer just good as pathologists

Omega-3 levels may better predict mortality risk than cholesterol

Climate Change: India amends 30-year-old forest policy to focus on balanced environment

Beware! Woman sitting with phone for 20 hours suffers stroke; undergoes emergency operation

Humans bred with mysterious Denisovan, sister group to Neanderthals, more than once: Study

Pythons are responsible parents who care their offsprings, study reveals

Attention astronauts, space radiation is more dangerous and intense than previously thought

Frozen Secret: Thousands of 'Alien-Like' Icefish Nests Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet

Frozen Secret: Thousands of 'Alien-Like' Icefish Nests Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet

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