People staying at the world famous Blue Lagoon spa in Iceland have been evacuated following the sudden and unexpected eruption of a volcano for the seventh time in a year

Sources in the BBMP said that there were issues with the particular land parcel. The civic body had suggested that the government of Karnataka acquire the land in a barter system with NICE, giving another piece of government land in exchange for the particular piece of land. However, this has run into obstacles. 

Red Bull has found itself with a drag headache at the Las Vegas Grand Prix thanks to its rear wing choice

Discover the forgotten history of the Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard in Coimbatore during World War II.

Siruvani water reaches Coimbatore after 40 years of struggle, transforming the city's history on April 29, 1929.

Scientists may have finally hit upon the possible mysterious sources that have pumped heat and kept alive the fiery hot gas that has recently been detected surrounding the Milky Way but has so far remained ...

The newly imaged star, WH G64, is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the smaller galaxies which orbit the Milky Way.

Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication confirms boy and girl affected in DI Khan, says genetic sequencing under way.

Kerala High Court orders moisture content check in Sabarimala prasadams, directs pilgrims to cancel darshan booking if not attending.

TTD EO J. Syamala Rao initiates garbage clearance in Tirumala, focusing on waste management and improving public amenities.

Lwiro hospital was overrun when the BBC visited two months ago, now nurses say infections are easing.

A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one traveling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been seen in unprecedented detail by one of Earth's most powerful telescopes.

Analysis of sediment samples from the Periyar riverbed reveals heavy metal contamination, prompting action by Kerala High Court.

Calcutta High Court orders interim stay on demolition of illegal constructions in Mandarmani, West Bengal beach town.

Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds.

An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a skull ...

The zoomed-in view was made possible by the European Southern Observatory's powerful Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI), located in Chile's Atacama Desert. Researchers noted that this was...

Scientists have discovered that tRNAs can determine how long mRNAs exist in a cell, causing some messages to be stabilized and translated into more protein, while directing others to be degraded and limiting ...

How much does cutting down on carbon emissions by doing things like using public transport, walking or cycling to get to places, really save?

Farmers in Tiruppur protest for fair compensation after livestock deaths caused by stray dogs, demanding immediate action.

The search for a woman missing in Galway Bay has been stood down, following the recovery of a body this afternoon.

Astronomers capture the first detailed image of WOH G64, a star 2,000 times bigger than the Sun, as it nears its supernova stage, 160,000 light-years away.

In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative approach for studying near-Earth asteroids based largely on a November 2022 fireball ...

The entire solar disk in unprecedented detail—this is shown by images of the visible surface of the sun, which researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have now created from ...

Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have its own place on the DNA. Different enhancers are ...

Protons and neutrons–known collectively as nucleons–are both the building blocks of matter, but one of these particles has received a bit more attention in certain types of nuclear physics experiments.

JICA presents comprehensive flood control master plan for Chennai, including recommendations for urbanized river basins and funding assistance.

Madras High Court seeks postmortem report for baby monkey Muthalali, cared for by veterinarian, dies in custody.

Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit really take root, according to a study led by a researcher at Penn ...

‘STPs not an ideal solution for organic pollution in city lakes’

Squamish's Luke Gatien says last Sunday, he explored the forest around the FortisBC site near the Northyards, where the Eagle Mountain-Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project is under construction; what he observed concerned him.

Insecticides have been used for centuries to counteract widespread pest damage to valuable food crops. Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, flies and other insects develop genetic mutations that render ...

An archaeologist from the University of New Hampshire and her team have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree ...

The delivery of nanomedicines using gas bubbles has shown itself to be a unique way of transporting cytotoxins to the lungs of cancer patients.

In a groundbreaking new study, conducted within the framework of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence "Microbiomes drive Planetary Health", scientists from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with the University of Southampton, Aalborg University and Boston University, have revealed that the widely prescribed Parkinson's disease drug entacapone significantly disrupts the human gut microbiome by inducing iron deficiency.

A toxic row has engulfed the NHS, say ministers. So why have doctors turned on physician associates?

These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales.

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze.

An 'impossible' Rubik's cube brainteaser can only be solved in 30 seconds by the most eagle-eyed puzzlers as almost all of the pictures look identical - but there's a sneaky odd one out

Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), who are also part of the Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED) and the Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), have developed a cellular fractionation protocol.

Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, was thought to have its own place on the DNA.

It dates back to a time when the docks were in doubt, with a plan that would have meant ships and boats would not be able to pass in and out anymore

LONDON: A leading physicist of Jamaican heritage is promoting a funding scheme designed to increase the number of black science professors in the United Kingdom (UK). Dr Mark Richards, a physics researcher and senior teaching fellow at Imperial...

For nearly four decades now, the top court has actively discussed the air pollution crisis plaguing the country’s capital — leading to the passage of some consequential reforms. Yet, significant challenges persist

The CDC said twin infants in California died, but only one of the two deaths has been linked to the outbreak. Yu Shang Food has recalled products that may be contaminated.