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Toxic smoke chokes Indonesia, nearly 200 arrested for causing forest fires

Forest fires in Indonesia has spread toxic smoke all over the country and nearby territories.

Sep 18, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

'Existential isolation' may lead to obsession with death: Study

Isolated individuals don't feel that their worldviews are shared by others.

Sep 18, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

American, Russian satellites may collide, US Air Force warns

If these satellites collide, it may create a lot of space debris.

Sep 18, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Russian Ebola and Smallpox facility rocked by explosion, risks being assessed

The explosion resulted in one worker getting third-degree burns.

Sep 17, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Russia Ebola

Atlantic Ocean's circulation system may be revitalised by Indian Ocean

A Yale University study has revealed that the current slowdown of the Atlantic Ocean might be reversed because of the global warming effect on the Indian Ocean.

Sep 17, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Multicolour image of interstellar comet photographed

Gemini Observatory has captured the first-ever multicolour image of an interstellar comet.

Sep 16, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Dolphins have developed human-like antibiotic resistance

The mammals have mirrored humans, according to the study.

Sep 16, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

An elevator to the moon is possible: Scientists

It might seem like an impossibility today, but reaching the moon using an elevator may soon be possible.

Sep 13, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Friday the 13th and Full Moon are happening on the same day: How to watch it and what does it mean?

The rare coincidence of Friday the 13th and Harvest Moon.

Sep 13, 2019

By Jaskiran Kaur

Earth may become cleaner using study of flames in microgravity

It will help controlling fire on the earth and to protect astronauts in space.

Sep 13, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Climate change impact on marine food webs

Climate change will kill your brain by reducing fatty acid: Study

Climate change can lead to a drastic reduction in fatty acids essential for brain health.

Sep 13, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Climate Change

Dorian Death Toll: 2,500 unaccounted for in the Bahamas

2,500 people remain missing from the Bahamas since Hurricane Dorian nearly levelled the islands.

Sep 12, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

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SpaceX orbital starship design listed with FCC

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has repeatedly indicated that he is working on a reusable rocket that will work in space, the way airplanes work on earth.

Sep 11, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

80 million year old dinosaur Mansourasaurus

Dinosour extinction first day recorded by rocks found at asteroid site

Dinosaur extinction is now widely believed to have been caused by a large asteroid impact.

Sep 10, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Premiering soon: Black hole movies

A team of scientists previously received the "Oscar of Science" for capturing an image of a black hole.

Sep 6, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

India to launch 104 satellites on 15February

India's Chandrayaan-2 is landing on the moon, projecting grand ambitions

The space vehicle is expected to perform a "soft landing" maneuver on the south pole of the moon.

Sep 6, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

NASA

Hurricane Dorian intensity increases as it continues to wreak havoc

Hurricane Dorian continues the north bound journey along the US east coast, death toll rises in the Bahamas.

Sep 5, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

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Water may exist over the universe in superionic ice form

Water might make the bulk of icy planets, according to a new research.

Sep 5, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Falling Atoms to show how earth changes over time: Study

Scientists will study falling atoms using a new instrument that can discern small changes such as a 1.5 cm change in sea level.

Sep 4, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

NASA

NASA, ESA plan to deflect asteroids to save the world

Both space agencies believe that they can deflect an asteroid by crashing a spacecraft into it.

Sep 4, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

NASA

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