Mentally ill people more likely to be smokers: ReportPeople with mental illness are 70% more likely to smoke cigarettes than people without mental illness, two federal health agencies reported.
Mach 1.25: Felix's freefall was faster than we thoughtSupersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner fell faster during his historic skydive last October than originally believed — 1.25 times the speed of sound, it has emerged.
Monopoly gets new token: Iron out, cat is inScottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans from more than 120 countries voted to add a cat token to the property trading board game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc.
India late entrant to Asian clubCollision between India and Asia, which led the nation to become part of the continent, took place 40 million years ago instead of the previous estimate of 50 million years, MIT researchers have said in a study.
Pollution has shrunk Indian newborns
Scientists may have found the major reason why 1 in every 4 babies born in India (of the 2.6crore births in India annually ) are of low weight (below 2.5kg).
Death risk from obesity increases with age
The "obesity paradox" that says, at age 65 and older, having an elevated BMI won't shorten your lifespan, and may even extend it has been proved wrong in a new study.
A sleeping Nasa spacecraft catches a monster comet 800 million km awayA Nasa spacecraft that had been "put to sleep" has photographed a comet with a 64,000 kilometer long tail hurtling towards the Sun.
A sleeping Nasa spacecraft catches a monster comet 800 million kms awayA Nasa spacecraft that had been "put to sleep" has photographed a comet with a 64,000 kilometer long tail hurtling towards the Sun.
A sleeping NASA spacecraft catches a monster comet 800 million kms awayA NASA spacecraft that had been "put to sleep" has photographed a comet with a 64,000 kilometer long tail hurtling towards the Sun.
Air pollution linked to low birth weight: Study
For pregnant women, breathing in air pollution from vehicles, heating and coal power plants increases the risk of having a low birth weight baby, an international study said on Wednesday.
Bossy moms curb kids' creativityBossy mothers may limit their children's creativity, possibly making the kids enjoy being with them less, according to a new study.
Now, painless vaccination minus needlesIn what would be a real boon for India, scientists have found a way to vaccinate without using an injection.
Watching TV for 20 hrs a week halves sperm count
Watching too much television can seriously impact your family tree.
Evidence of water dissolving Mars surface found
The first evidence of water dissolving the surface of Mars has been discovered by scientists after studying a small piece of a Martian meteorite that crashed into earth in 1911.
Study suggests Neanderthals died out earlier
Theories about when the last Neanderthals walked the Earth may have to be revised, according to a study that suggests they became extinct in their last refuge in Spain much earlier than previously thought.
Nasa science balloon breaks longest flight recordAfter more than 55 days flying over Antarctica, Nasa's huge Super-TIGER scientific balloon has broken the record for the longest flight of its kind, bringing back a wealth of data, the US space agency said Monday.
Fast-dissolving water squeezed life out of Mars
Water dissolved into the surface of Mars too fast to sustain a life-supporting biosphere . First evidence announced on Monday by scientists from the University of Glasgow has shown that water once dissolved the surface of Mars.
Now, vegans putting their pet dogs on veggie dietMany Torontonians are going vegan, and that includes the four-legged ones. Vegan diets for dogs are becoming increasingly prevalent in Toronto as owners who follow the vegan lifestyle are implementing it on their pets.
Age no bar: Britons over 50 enjoying wild holidays moreA third of the 1,000 Britons over the age of 50 who were polled said they take more risks now than in their youth.
New TB vaccine fails litmus testThe most promising hope of finding a new tuberculosis vaccine — the first in the last 100 years, has been dashed.
Curiosity rover hammers into its first Martian rock
NASA's Curiosity rover has used its drill system for the first time to hammer into a flat slab of Martian rock to gather samples which will determine if the red planet once hosted life.
Skull found in Britain could be King Richard III'sMore than five centuries after the mediaeval king was killed in battle, academics were due Monday to reveal the identity of a skeleton unearthed in September at a car park in the central English city of Leicester.
'Young science of pain management has a huge gap to fill'A three-day national conference on pain management organized by Nagpur branch of Indian Society for Study of Pain (ISSP) was inaugurated on Friday.
Grass root screening of breast cancer to commence soon in ChhattisgarhAs India commemorates the World Cancer Day today, with a focus on dispelling damaging myths and misconceptions about the disease, "Cancer - Did you know?", the coming fiscal year could prove to be a milestone in early detection and treatment of breast and cervix cancer among women in Chhattisgarh.
Researchers isolate gene that reverses aging
Researchers have reversed aging in old mice by injecting them with a longevity gene and rejuvenating their stem cells' regenerative potential.
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