Science & Health

Venus Transit 2012: Spectacular Images of the Century's Last Celestial Event From Around The World [PHOTOS]

Sky-gazing enthusiasts around the world witnessed the once-in-a-century celestial phenomenon of Venus sliding across the sun on June 5 and 6. Take a look at the spectacular images of the Venus transit captured from around the world

Jun 6, 2012

Yuvraj Singh ' Recovering Well', Likely To Play Cricket Soon

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh is likely to return to the field soon, following his successful recovery from a malignant rare germ cell cancer. The all-rounder is recovering well and also attended fitness drills at the national cricket academy

Jun 5, 2012

Pakistan Test Fires Hatf VII Missile; Can Hit Targets Deep Within India

Just five days after test firing its indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile, Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad), Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-VII cruise missile that can hit deep within India.

Jun 5, 2012

Scientists Sequence Tomato Genetic Code To help Breed New Varieties

Scientists have cracked the genome of a domesticated tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, and its wild relative which could help the breeders to identify genes necessary to breed tastier and healthier varieties

Jun 2, 2012

Tourist Captures Rare Moment of Tipping Iceberg [VIDEO]

A tourist on a boat journey has captured some rare and incredible footage of an iceberg tipping over, bringing a huge mass of ice above the surface of the water. The tipping of iceberg is not unusual, but it is rarely captured in a video. Icebergs tip when they become unbalanced after melting.

Jun 1, 2012

Mission Complete: SpaceX Dragon Capsule Returns Home Safely [PHOTO]

SpaceX capsule, the first privately owned spaceship to reach the International Spaces Station (ISS), returned to the Earth successfully after supplying cargo to the ISS

Jun 1, 2012

Newly Discovered Asteroid Passes Earth at Safe Distance of 14,000 Miles

A newly-found asteroid passed by earth at a relatively safe distance of 14, 000 miles above the planet's surface, but did not cause any damage to the planet and communication satellites in orbit

May 29, 2012

Rare Transit Of Venus Across Sun On June 5; Visibility Timings in India

Sky gazers are in for a real spectacular view when planet Venus will pass across the face of the Sun on June 5 in a rare event that will be the last in our lifetime

May 25, 2012

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket Carrying Dragon Capsule To ISS Successfully (PHOTO)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday successfully launched Nasa's Dragon space capsule into the orbit at 3:44 a.m. EDT (13.04 IST) today (May 22) from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US

May 22, 2012

Rare View Of Annular Solar Eclipse: Millions Witness The Spectacular 'Ring Of Fire' In Asia and The U.S (PHOTOS)

Millions of viewers in Asia and North America witnessed a rare astronomical phenomenon of annular solar eclipse on Sunday and early Monday.

May 21, 2012

Solar Eclipse 2012: Northeast States to Witness 'Ring of Fire'

The eclipse will begin at 2.26 am and will end at 8.19 am (IST). Only the northeastern states will witness the first solar eclipse, that too when the eclipse ends between 4.45 and 4.55 am. It will not be visible in any other parts of the country

May 20, 2012

Scientists Identify Fossil Of Car-Sized Turtle Which Ate Crocs

Paleontologists have identified the fossil remains of a 60-million-year-old South American giant turtle discovered in Colombian coal mine in 2005, according to a study published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.

May 20, 2012

Nasa's MRO Discovers Change In Sand Dunes On Mars

Nasa scientists have discovered that the movement of sand dunes on Mars appears in a large scale similar to the dune fields on Earth, according to a study.

May 10, 2012

Supermoon: When Will It Reach Its Peak In India?

The term famously known around the world as the "supermoon" for the event when the moon is closest in its orbit to the earth is not widely accepted or used within the astronomy or scientific community. The most preferred term is perigee-syzygy.

May 6, 2012

UN Chief Ban Meets Indian PM, Lauds Progress On Health

Chief of the United Nation Ban Ki-moon, who is on a four-day visit to India, met the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and lauded the country's progress in health sector.

Apr 28, 2012