Quake of 6.4 magnitude strikes deep off Tonga!

Quake of 6.4 magnitude strikes deep off Tonga: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 in magnitude struck 572 kilometres (355 miles) beneath the earth’s surface on Friday about 340 kilometres west of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the Uni

NASA says solar storms may have been key to life on Earth!

NASA says solar storms may have been key to life on Earth: Powerful solar explosions on the adolescent Sun may have provided the crucial energy needed to warm Earth and create complex molecules necessary for life, despite the star’s faintness four billion ye

NASA says solar storms may have been key to life on Earth!

NASA says solar storms may have been key to life on Earth: Powerful solar explosions on the adolescent Sun may have provided the crucial energy needed to warm Earth and create complex molecules necessary for life, despite the star’s faintness four billion ye

Mild tremor hits central Nepal

Mild tremor hits central Nepal: A mild tremor, an aftershock of last year’s deadly earthquake, was felt in Kathmandu and surrounding areas in Nepal after midnight.
It was of local magnitude 4.2 with its epicentre in a location be

Volcano erupts in western Indonesia, killing 6 people

Volcano erupts in western Indonesia, killing 6 people: All the victims of Saturday’s eruption were working on their farms in the village of Gamber, about 4 km away from the slope, or within the danger area. Video images showed dead farm animals covered in

5.3-magnitude quakes hit Tibet! WTRF:EARTH QUAKES EVERYWHERE...EQs COMING OFTEN NOW..WHY?

5.3-magnitude quakes hit Tibet

Scorching heat melts roads in Gujarat

Hot spell continues in North India! WTRF:CLIMATE CHANGE IS KILLING PEOPLE & NATIONS!

Hot spell continues in North India: Despite the marginal drop of 0.5 to 1 degree Celsius in temperature in several towns, heat wave continued to ravage Rajasthan on Saturday. The extreme temperature has claimed 13 lives so far, whil

‘Better batteries will drive electric car spread’! WTRF: EL/SOLAR/WIND/H2 CARS SOON THROUGHOUT THE WORLD POSSIBLE?

‘Better batteries will drive electric car spread’: Development of better batteries that are energy dense and capable of taking electric cars farther for the same volume of material they contain is the quest at Tesla, said J.B. Straubel, Co-Founder an

Vattamesai | Shiva Pasupathy/FMR ATTORNET GENERAL: POLITICS & FUTURE OF TAMILS IN SRILANKA!

Helium microscope helps to study samples without damaging them

Helium microscope helps to study samples without damaging them: The first scanning helium microscope has been built by Australian researchers who feel it could “open doors” for many new discoveries by allowing scientists to scrutinise materials without disturbing

Scientists crack pathway that makes brain tumour aggressive

Scientists crack pathway that makes brain tumour aggressive: In just a few decades, medicine has made great strides in battling cancer. But the road to understanding the disease — that ‘emperor of maladies’— has still not been mapped. Take, for instance, gliobl

Tremors felt in Srikakulam district IN ANDHRA PRADESH,INDIA ON 14-05-2016!

Tremors felt in Srikakulam district: People in Kaviti and Sompeta mandals ran for safety on Saturday night as tremors were felt in the areas. People in the areas like Mukharampuram, Srirampuram, Jalle Puttuga, Jagati, Kesarapada experie

Shallow quake hits Tibet, state media say casualties likely

Shallow quake hits Tibet, state media say casualties likely: The quake struck at 9-15 a.m. (0115 GMT), 70 kilometres (44 miles) northwest of Gyamotang village at a depth of just 10 kilometres (6 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck

Mercury’s moment with the Sun

Mercury’s moment with the Sun: At 4.40 p.m. on May 9, Delhi will be able to see until sunset, an astronomical phenomenon that takes place approximately 13 times in a century. Mercury will come exactly in between the Sun and the

Last Drop: Drinking water, sipping poison!

Last Drop: Drinking water, sipping poison: India’s water quality problem is reaching crisis proportions, and today at least 1.95 crore habitations are affected by poor water quality. Over 3.6 crore people are exposed to health hazards owing t

Alberta declares emergency as fires threaten Canada oil town!

Alberta declares emergency as fires threaten Canada oil town: Alberta declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as crews frantically held back wind-whipped wildfires that have already torched 1,600 homes and other buildings in Canada’s main oil sands city of F