How to Maintain Your Patio Furniture Before Summer Sun Wears It OutProtect your patio furniture from the elements. Sunlight, rain, and harsh weather can damage wood, metal, plastic, and fabric. Regular clea...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Geologists Find Strange Stone Tunnels That Could Point to a Never-Before-Seen Lifeform on EarthScientists found tiny, organized tunnels within desert rocks. These formations are unlike natural geological processes. Chemical traces sug...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Extreme heatwave alert: Kerala records hazardous UV levels; IMD puts Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and more states on high alertHeatwave alert: Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued a high UV index alert, warning residents about the health ris...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Why Some Animals Glow Under UV LightMany animals possess hidden vibrant colors, invisible to humans, revealed under ultraviolet light through biofluorescence. This phenomenon,...
24 Feb, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Baby stars shine bright: JWST detects unexpected ultraviolet glowAstronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted high energy ultraviolet radiation around five infant stars, or protostars, in...
01 Dec, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
Isro’s XPoSat to lift off today to study X-rays' sourcesThe satellite will seek to understand the sources of x-rays and study blackholes. The satellite is set for launch on board the Polar Satell...
01 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
WHO-led study reveals working under sun causes one in three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancerThe study underscores the urgent need for protective measures, including policies, regulations, and training, to reduce the risk of sun-ind...
10 Nov, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
World Ozone Day: How is the Earth's ozone layer doing, 28 years on?Earth's ozone layer is designed in such a way that most of the harmful radiation from our solar system's central star is dissipated, but in...
16 Sep, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
Why does coronavirus spread faster in winter? Increase in Covid spread linked to UV level dipThe researchers added that it is also unclear what mechanism is driving this effect.
17 Dec, 2020, 05.31 PM IST
Travel often for work? You are prone to different skin cancer risksNon-melanoma skin cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide.
06 Jun, 2018, 06.57 PM IST
- NASA sounding rocket to probe dark regions of space
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) NASA plans to launch on Monday a sounding rocket to study the darks voids in between the stars and galaxies that ...
28 Oct, 2017, 02.32 PM IST
- TRAPPIST-1 planets may still have water, finds Hubble
London, Sep 1 (IANS) The outer Earth-sized planets orbiting the nearby dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 might still harbour substantial amounts of wat...
01 Sep, 2017, 01.17 PM IST
Earth-like Proxima b planet unlikely to host alien life: NASAThe lack of atmosphere leaves the surface exposed to harmful stellar radiation, reducing the planet's potential for habitability.
01 Aug, 2017, 01.05 PM IST
Hottest known planet in universe discoveredThe ultraviolet radiation from the star it orbits is so brutal that the planet may be evaporating away under the intense glare, producing a...
06 Jun, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
- Astronomers find hottest giant planet
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered the hottest planet ever known, with a dayside temperature of more than 4,300 degrees ...
06 Jun, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
Now, smart bikini that stops you from getting sunburnedThe Spinali bikini is equipped with a waterproof sensor to measure ultraviolet radiation exposure and sends information to the wearer's sma...
15 Jun, 2015, 02.27 PM IST
Ultraviolet radiation levels on the rise in Delhi, says MET departmentRising temperature has put Delhi at high risk of UV rays with the national capital receiving alarming levels of radiation this season, the ...
27 May, 2015, 06.38 PM IST