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This satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Irma at 1145 UTC on September 6, 2017 (Photo: AP)

17th big Atlantic storm takes shape in busy season

With devastating storms like Harvey, Irma and Maria, this has been the busiest Atlantic hurricane season since 2005.

8 Nov 2017 1:41 PM IST

This report shows that deadly air pollution is not a problem restricted to Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) (Photo: AFP)

Severe pollution hits Indian capital, causing health worries

According to the government's air quality index hovered between 350 - 450, indicating that the health impact of...

8 Nov 2017 11:01 AM IST

InSight will be the first mission to look deep beneath the Martian surface, studying the planets interior by listening for marsquakes.

NASA to carry over 1.6 million names to the Red Planet

Mars enthusiasts signed up to have their names etched on a microchip that will be carried on NASA's upcoming InSight...

7 Nov 2017 3:15 PM IST

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Ancient Egyptians used to have gymnasiums, 2300 year old remnants...

Egypt's antiquities ministry says archaeologists have discovered remnants of an ancient gymnasium dating back about...

7 Nov 2017 10:15 AM IST

Riot police scuffled with some of the demonstrators but there were no major incidents reported. Photo: AP

Anti-coal protests shake Germany before the climate meet

Protesters have been urging Chancellor Merkel to move faster to wean the country off coal.

6 Nov 2017 10:03 AM IST

. In late October, researchers captured a vaquita calf but quickly freed it because it was showing signs of stress and was too young to survive without its mother. (Photo credit: AP)

Mexico says endangered vaquita porpoise died in captivity

The small marine mammals native to Mexico's Gulf of California have never been held in captivity, much less bred there.

6 Nov 2017 9:41 AM IST

The exhaust pipes of a VW Diesel car are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany. The UN Climate Change Conference 2017 will take place under Presidency of the Government of Fiji in Bonn, Germany and starts on November 6, 2017. (Photo credit: AP)

Climate change: 5 things to know about Bonn climate summit

Climate change is back on the agenda with a global climate conference kicking off Monday in the German city of Bonn.

6 Nov 2017 9:09 AM IST

Nasa has pinpointed C/2016 U1 NEOWISE as a comet, which is set to fly close to Earth this week.

Return of the comet: 96P spotted by ESA, NASA satellites

The comet entered the lower right corner of SOHO's view on October 25, and skirted up and around the right edge before...

5 Nov 2017 11:52 AM IST

Coral can recover if the water cools. But they die if high temperatures persist. (Photo credit: AP)

Scientists: Half of Hawaii's coral reefs bleached in 2014-15

Study says when ocean temperatures rise, coral expel the algae.This causes their skeletons to lose their colour and...

4 Nov 2017 11:16 AM IST

The population of the Baikal earless seals, also known as nerpa, is estimated to be around 130,000. (Photo credit: AP)

Russia investigates whether 141 dead seals starved to death

According to the Irkutsk region's government, the dead seals most of them pregnant females started appearing along...

4 Nov 2017 10:45 AM IST

A study says there are no more than 800 of the primates, which researchers named Pongo tapanuliensis, making it the most endangered great ape species. (Photo credit: AP)

Frizzy-haired, smaller-headed orangutan may be new great ape

Scientist discovered new species of great ape, orangutan, but it might not be around for too long.

3 Nov 2017 11:28 AM IST

The scientists made the discovery using cosmic-ray imaging, recording the behavior of subatomic particles called muons that penetrate the rock similar to X-rays, only much deeper.

Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid

An international team of scientists has discovered a mysterious large hidden cavity within Egypt's Great Pyramid of...

3 Nov 2017 11:04 AM IST