Seismologist solves South Carolina's decades-old ‘Summerville ghost’ mystery with a shocking scientific twistDr. Susan Hough from USGS suggests that the hauntings in Summerville, South Carolina may have scientific explanations. She believes the glo...
12 Feb, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Cave of Death in Costa Rica! No one returns alive. Here are all detailsThis cave in Costa Rica isn’t safe to enter. The presence of extreme levels of Carbon dioxide results in asphyxiation of any living being t...
13 May, 2024, 07.07 PM IST
Tutankhamun curse or radiation from tomb? Mystery deaths of 1922: A new insightNew research indicates that tomb of Egyptian king Tutankhamun had radiation effects causing death of excavators in 1922. Earlier, it was at...
28 Apr, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
If bananas are 'mildly radioactive', so are human bodies also radioactive despite us not being superheroes?Bananas contain high levels of potassium, and a small amount of this is radioactive.
04 Nov, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
Exposure to air pollution hurts heart, ups risk of cardiac arrest & stroke, says studyPolluted air can also increase the chance of mortality due to cardiovascular diseases.
06 Oct, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
Lung cancer alert: Visit a doctor right away if you have a persistent coughIf you have recently struggled through the smog, look for these signs of lung cancer.
26 Dec, 2017, 06.33 PM IST
Non-smokers can get lung cancer and the reasons are around usLung cancer in non-smokers not only has a different set of possible causative agents, but also a different behaviour and treatment outcome.
19 Sep, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Don't ignore that persistent back-ache! It could be the first sign of lung cancerWatch out for air pollution, second-hand smoking and background radiation.
31 Jan, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
Did N-detector record warning signs 9 days before temblor struck?Nine days before the temblor struck Sikkim and Bengal on Sunday, Dipak Ghosh, emeritus UGC fellow had an uncanny feeling.
22 Sep, 2011, 11.12 AM IST