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This report shows that deadly air pollution is not a problem restricted to Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) (Photo: AFP)

Severe pollution hits Indian capital, causing health worries

According to the government's air quality index hovered between 350 - 450, indicating that the health impact of...

8 Nov 2017 11:01 AM IST

In school we were always told to choose between science and arts. Be it in the classroom, or even after school activities.

Using maths to create some theatrical magic

That's perhaps why I find it marvellous that two plays about Maths are being staged in the next few days in Bombay.

8 Nov 2017 12:41 AM IST

InSight will be the first mission to look deep beneath the Martian surface, studying the planets interior by listening for marsquakes.

NASA to carry over 1.6 million names to the Red Planet

Mars enthusiasts signed up to have their names etched on a microchip that will be carried on NASA's upcoming InSight...

7 Nov 2017 3:15 PM IST

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Ancient Egyptians used to have gymnasiums, 2300 year old remnants...

Egypt's antiquities ministry says archaeologists have discovered remnants of an ancient gymnasium dating back about...

7 Nov 2017 10:15 AM IST

Coral can recover if the water cools. But they die if high temperatures persist. (Photo credit: AP)

Scientists: Half of Hawaii's coral reefs bleached in 2014-15

Study says when ocean temperatures rise, coral expel the algae.This causes their skeletons to lose their colour and...

4 Nov 2017 11:16 AM IST

The population of the Baikal earless seals, also known as nerpa, is estimated to be around 130,000. (Photo credit: AP)

Russia investigates whether 141 dead seals starved to death

According to the Irkutsk region's government, the dead seals most of them pregnant females started appearing along...

4 Nov 2017 10:45 AM IST

A study says there are no more than 800 of the primates, which researchers named Pongo tapanuliensis, making it the most endangered great ape species. (Photo credit: AP)

Frizzy-haired, smaller-headed orangutan may be new great ape

Scientist discovered new species of great ape, orangutan, but it might not be around for too long.

3 Nov 2017 11:28 AM IST

The scientists made the discovery using cosmic-ray imaging, recording the behavior of subatomic particles called muons that penetrate the rock similar to X-rays, only much deeper.

Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid

An international team of scientists has discovered a mysterious large hidden cavity within Egypt's Great Pyramid of...

3 Nov 2017 11:04 AM IST

According to the scientists, a little extra baking soda will help pancakes brown too. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how you make the perfect pancake, says science

Staple favourite for weekend breakfasts, scientists say two key ingredients that turns pancakes better are lemon juice...

27 Sept 2017 12:19 PM IST

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Scientists say parachutes could be made from spider

4 Sept 2017 7:46 PM IST

A 38-year-old brain dead mans organs have saved four lives. (Photo: Pixabay)

New medical camera sees through the body

The device, developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt in the UK, detects the sources of...

4 Sept 2017 5:42 PM IST

In todays information age, quality of work matters more than quantity. (Photo: Pixabay)

6 science-backed ways to double your productivity at work

Productivity is not about doing more. It's about getting things done without sacrificing everything we care about along...

26 Oct 2018 11:30 AM IST