Saturday, April 30, 2016

How the Moon got mysterious 'tattoos' decoded

How the Moon got mysterious 'tattoos' decoded: NASA scientists have found new insights into how the Moon got its mysterious “tattoos” — swirling patterns of light and dark found at over a hundred locations across the lunar surface.“These patterns

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Amid drought, providing water to animals proves quite a task

Amid drought, providing water to animals proves quite a task: But human beings aren’t the only ones struggling to cope with the most difficult situation.“Our priority during this summer is fire and water management,” observes Markapur Divisional Forest Officer D

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Jacob Koshy on five cutting-edge technologies that could change the landscape of healing

Jacob Koshy on five cutting-edge technologies that could change the landscape of healing: Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation issued its first global report on diabetes and warned that the number of adults living with the illness had almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 millio

Friday, April 22, 2016

Bengaluru protest over PF withdrawal norms: The underbelly of India’s silicon valley

Bengaluru protest over PF withdrawal norms: The underbelly of India’s silicon valley: They don’t work in cubicles and are not constantly on social media sites protesting against bad roads, traffic, power cuts or water shortage. They don’t grandstand on political ideologies and discuss

24 dead in Mexico petrochemical plant blast, 8 still missing

24 dead in Mexico petrochemical plant blast, 8 still missing: The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a petrochemical plant on Mexico’s southern Gulf coast is now 24, state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos reported. Pemex raised the toll late Thu

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Is Earth on ‘quake mode’ again?

Is Earth on ‘quake mode’ again?: Certain “high risk zones” around the world do require a close watch, geophysicists now believe after a spate of high-intensity earthquakes rattled different parts of the world and reignited the quest

Earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador: What you need to know

Earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador: What you need to know: Three earthquakes hit Japan and Ecuador in a span of four days. The first quake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale, struck an area in the north of Kumamoto City in South Japan at 9.26 pm JST on A

Live: Ecuador tsunami fears ease; death toll at 77

Live: Ecuador tsunami fears ease; death toll at 77: Ecuador's strongest earthquake in decades, a 7.8 magnitude tremor, struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday, killing at least 77 persons and causing damage near the epicenter as well as in the larges

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Twin quakes kill 29 in south Japan, many trapped

Twin quakes kill 29 in south Japan, many trapped: ‘Death tolls mounting by the hour’ Kumamoto Prefectural official Tomoyuki Tanaka said the death tolls were climbing by the hour, with the latest standing at 19 from Saturday’s magnitude-7.3 quake that

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Japan quake kills 9, spares nuclear plants

Japan quake kills 9, spares nuclear plants: “Our house destroyed but we are safe”“We managed to huddle into a space, that’s why we were saved,” one man told NHK national television. “Our house was destroyed, but we’re all safe, so that’s what c

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Earthquake hits Myanmar, tremor felt in Manipur

Earthquake hits Myanmar, tremor felt in Manipur: An earthquake measuring 7.2 at Richter that they are out of danger now.
The epicentre of the earthquake was located within Myanmar which is about 225 km away from Imphal, according to the departme

Quake rocks Myanmar, tremors felt in India

Quake rocks Myanmar, tremors felt in India: A strong earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
While the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has said the 6.9-magnitude quake struck at a depth of

Monday, April 11, 2016

Anti-oxidant in tomatoes helps cut risk of stroke: study

Anti-oxidant in tomatoes helps cut risk of stroke: study: “This study adds to the evidence that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of stroke,” said study author Jouni Karppi from the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio.“

Scientists investigating sperm-boosting nutrient! SPERM-BOOSTING NUTIENT: TOMATOES!

Scientists investigating sperm-boosting nutrient: The research is led by Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology, and Elizabeth Williams, Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition, at the university’s Department of Oncology and Human Metabolism. It is estimate

Bhubaneswar sizzles at 45 degrees C, creates heat record

Bhubaneswar sizzles at 45 degrees C, creates heat record: The capital city of Bhubaneswar created a weather history as it shattered city’s 30-year-old record by experiencing 45.7 degree Celsius on Monday – the highest ever temperature measured for the month

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Strong earthquake hits Pakistan; tremors felt in north India including Delhi

Strong earthquake hits Pakistan; tremors felt in north India including Delhi: A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck parts of Pakistan and the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border in the Hindukush region on Sunday afternoon. The quake struck at 3.58 p.m. and went on for severa

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Heat wave: Above normal temperature recorded across India

Heat wave: Above normal temperature recorded across India: With the temperature in the last three days being significantly higher than normal in most parts of the country, the MeT department’s prediction of extreme, and extended, heat wave-like conditions th