Scientists identify 200 mn years old reptile species
Scientists have managed to identify an extinct reptile species related to crocodile that lived approximately 200 million years ago.
Sep 10, 2016, 07:41 AM IST
Singapore witnesses rise in Zika infection cases
Twelve fresh cases of the Zika virus infection have brought the total number of infections in Singapore to 304, confirmed a report.
Sep 10, 2016, 07:32 AM IST
SpaceX seeks public's help for rocket explosion probe
SpaceX on Friday said it needs help from the public in its investigation of last week`s launch pad rocket explosion that it labelled "the most difficult and complex failure" in the company`s 14-year history.
Sep 10, 2016, 06:43 AM IST
Playing tennis, video games may improve memory: Study
Attention-grabbing experiences release memory-enhancing chemicals in brain, helping to store memories that occur just before or soon after the experience, the study mentioned.
More than 400 samples test positive for Chikungunya: AIIMS
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) claimed that it has tested more than 400 new samples for chikungunya in the last 15 days, raising the cases in the hospital to 900.
Sep 09, 2016, 07:20 AM IST
MRI during first trimester of pregnancy does not affect foetus
A new study says that Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during early stages of woman's pregnancy does not increase the risk of baby's stillbirth, or death soon after the birth, or the baby being born with defects,
Sep 08, 2016, 07:37 AM IST
Spanish paleontological team find over 700 fish-eating dinosaur footprints in Portugal
The dinosaurs were believed to be part of the Megalosauridae group, from the Middle Jurassic Period, and were thought to take advantage of low tides to hunt fish trapped in tidal pools, EFE news reported.
Sep 07, 2016, 07:17 AM IST
Countdown for Indian weather satellite launch begins
The 29-hour countdown for the launch of India's weather satellite INSAT-3DR using geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle GSLV-MkII will start at 11.10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
Sep 07, 2016, 06:52 AM IST
Delhi witnesses first malaria death in 5 years
Delhi has witnessed its first malaria death in the last five years with a 30-year-old man becoming the victim of the vector-borne disease.
Sep 07, 2016, 06:40 AM IST
Trump is ''totally unqualified'' to be President, says Hillary Clinton
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday in Tampa that the campaign of her Republican rival, Donald Trump, is "one long insult to all those who have worn the uniform".
Sep 07, 2016, 06:23 AM IST
2 Turkish soldiers killed in IS attack in northern Syria
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and five others were injured on Tuesday when their tanks came under Islamic State (IS) attack in Syria, the Turkish military said.
Sep 07, 2016, 03:08 AM IST
Researchers come up with multi-modal wearable device
The researchers, Debraj De and Sajal K. Das, along with their teammates created a wearable device for the wrist that can track a person's movements, ambient environment, bio-signals and much more.
Sep 04, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
Singaporean authorities work towards isolating Zika suspects
Authorities from Singapore's Ministry of Health are reviewing policy to isolate potential Zika-infected patients, confirmed a report.
Sep 04, 2016, 13:59 PM IST
'Jupiter's north pole unlike anything in solar system'
The images were taken during the solar powered spacecraft's first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on.
Sep 04, 2016, 13:45 PM IST
Why hereditary diseases are so hard to get rid of?
The same process responsible for helping us fend off pathogens, may help the occurrence of mutations in our genome that predispose us to hereditary diseases, the researchers found.
Sep 04, 2016, 10:52 AM IST
Post rocket explosion, SpaceX, Facebook picking up the pieces
The AMOS-6, which was the result of a collaboration between Facebook and French satellite-maker Eutelsat, was to provide free broadband to at least 14 countries on the African continent and Middle East.
Sep 04, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Zika outbreak: Malaysian authorities detect first locally transmitted case
Authorities in Malaysia have detected the nations first locally-transmitted Zika case in a 61-old-man in Sabah on the Kalimantan island.
Sep 03, 2016, 18:39 PM IST
Scientists name new fish species after Barack Obama for his commitment to protecting nature
Scientists are set to name a new fish after US President Barack Obama honouring his decision to create a new protected area off the Hawaiian coast.
NASA observatory captures rare 'ring of fire' eclipse
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has captured the stunning moments of a rare "ring of fire" double eclipse when both Earth and the moon crossed in front of the sun this week.
Sep 03, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Low birth-weight kids less active in adulthood
Children born with a low birth weight are less likely to be good at sports at school, or to engage in exercise later in life, a study has found.
Sep 03, 2016, 13:50 PM IST
