We had a dilemma in my house (or rather in my mind) when I first built it: to allow or not to allow spiders.
Hemochromatosis, a disease caused by excess buildup of iron in the body, is becoming a major cause of liver damage in India, doctors revealed on Tuesday.
Wellington: After several unsuccessful attempts, Nasa finally launched its football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand, on Tuesday.
Incidents of childhood cancer have increased across the globe by 13 percent over 20 years, reaching an annual rate of 140 per million children aged 0-14 years worldwide, says a study by the World Health Organisation's cancer research arm.
In the first-ever live 4K video stream from space, NASA astronaut and Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson will take viewers more than 400 km off the Earth to the International Space Station on 26 April.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld stringent penal provision for illegal use and abuse of Ketamine, notorious for its use as a date-rape drug.
Mars has electrically charged metal atoms high in its atmosphere, according to new data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft which can unveil previously invisible activity in the mysterious electrically charged ionosphere of the red planet.
It is easy to try to carry on a conversation with Siri, the virtual assistant on your iPhone, or Amazon's Alexa device from your living room.
Gearing up for a marathon race? Beware, the physical stress caused by running may cause kidney injury, researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, have warned.
Bestselling cookbooks give little useful advice about reducing the risk of foodborne illness.
A 3,800-year-old tomb holding the mummy of powerful governor's family has been discovered along the Nile River in Egypt.
Mumbai remains India’s largest wine consumption market, it is largely a domestic wine-driven market with low frequency of wine purchases and relatively lower spending on wine, compared to other centres.
At Firstpost, we work in a newsroom that encourages discussions, debates and sometimes even rants on pertinent issues like gender and sexism. A few journalists from our newsroom share the sexism that they have dealt with from the beginning of their career. The International Women’s Day cannot to be restricted to being a token 'day', it's purpose should be to take the narrative forward.
Ravi Singh and wife from Los Angeles recently had millions appreciating, for a concept as simple as 'Share a Meal' and won hearts for their cause that feeds thousands of people on the streets every single day.
NASA said its MAVEN spacecraft performed a previously unscheduled manoeuvre this week to avoid a collision next week with Mars' moon Phobos.
The fact that there are so many cases that indicate similar circumstances in mental health institutions resulting in the violation of human rights, is a sound reason for the Centre to stop passing the buck, and begin formulating feasible guidelines for implementation.
What is ownership? Do we own everything in the world? Is every plant, every creature a belonging of some human. Does it have no right to live?
New York: Unlike other forms of caregiving, mothers singing to their babies is a universal behaviour, and new research shows that the act could be mutually beneficial for both the mother and the child.
Sydney: Scientists have discovered the remnants of a massive undersea landslide on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, which occurred more than 300,000 years ago, a media report said on Wednesday.
New York: A new self-contained robot that mimics the key flight mechanisms of bats has been developed by scientists. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caltech have developed Bat Bot (B2) with soft, articulated wings that can mimic the biological bats.
Nasa scientists in an unprecedented study have found that space travel may alter gene expression. The study involved astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year in space and his identical twin Mark who stayed on Earth.
The current safety regulations for driverless cars do not plan for tasks that previously could only be performed by humans, and are therefore ill-equipped to ensure that autonomous vehicles will perform safely and reliably, experts say.
Tokyo: Advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, Japanese researchers have in a breakthrough study, developed a new drug that could help treat the most common form of dementia.
If your gag reflex was activated on hearing the term 'Masala Dosa burger', then we don't blame you.
A massive ice block nearly 100 times the area of Manhattan (5910 km²) is poised to break off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf, scientists reported on Saturday.
Excessive alcohol use during adolescence may disrupt the development of brain and increase the risk of substance use disorder later in life, a new study has warned.
Talk about breaking the rules and embracing yourself, Simone Mariposa has embraced her plus size and has done it the right way!