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India also reported 4.7 percent growth in annual infrastructure output in April, signalling a recovery after it slipped to a three-year low of 4.2 percent in 2017/18. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2L9ZV8R

The bid was especially crucial for the central government's goal to retain the fiscal deficit. The sale would have helped ease a load of about $5.1 billion of its debt. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2H4XPVv

Earlier, the UK government had used this Air Force base to probe alleged UFO sightings reported in the UK from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2Lax3gU

Quatre pattes, un corps recouvert d'écailles et un long museau: des chercheurs annoncent mercredi avoir identifié un ancêtre des lézards et des serpents, vieux de 240 millions d'années. AFP from Canoe.ca - Techno - Sciences https://ift.tt/2J1PALI

La vie a fait rapidement sa réapparition à l'endroit où est tombé l'astéroïde qui a provoqué la disparition des dinosaures il y a environ 65,5 millions d'années, ont découvert avec surprise des chercheurs. AFP from Canoe.ca - Techno - Sciences https://ift.tt/2LLfDIM

This animal, much similar to the platypus was covered in fur, but laid eggs. Discovery of the skull could potentially rewrite geological history and cause a massive shift in an integral timeline used to study evolutionary biology. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IZJlb3

The China Space Station (CSS) is open to any country, especially developing nations which cannot afford to run its own space program, says China. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2kBx3ek

Peggy Whitson revealed the horrific side of the space toilet. Whitson is the only female NASA astronaut who has spent 665 days in the International Space Station. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2xrUekR

Getting pregnant on Mars presents challenges that are environmental, physical, and ethical unless humans are willing to create a whole new species that can survive there. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2kyRUPB

Earlier this month. the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) had offered a hike of 2 percent over the total wage bill of the banks. This was right away rejected by the bank unions, thus prompting a nation-wide strike on May 30 and May 31. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2L63mxd

The strike called by an umbrella body of nine bank unions is to protest against the poor two percent wage hike offered by the Indian Banks' Association. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2JfJeLU

An experiment showed that the brain's activity can be modified by different forms of instruction, which are successfully measured using fMRI or functional magnetic resonance imaging. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2L5weWH

Le grand patron d'Amazon et de la firme aérospatiale Blue Origin a de grandes ambitions pour la Lune où il veut ni plus ni moins s'en servir comme base spatiale, et ce avec ou sans partenaires. Agence QMI from Canoe.ca - Techno - Sciences https://ift.tt/2IRqnrb

Sudha Balakrishnan, the new chief financial officer of RBI, is a chartered account and was a vice-president at the National Securities Depository Limited until recently. She is the 12th executive director of RBI and has come on board for a term of three years. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2ITKXan

The US government conducts a survey every two years to try and understand how much the general public knows about science and technology. Here are the most recent results of the survey. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2kuiBF2

A video showing an alleged spirit on the ground that suddenly shoots up to the sky in the most mysterious manner is generating a heated debate on spirits to aliens. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2J8G7FM

Twelve people have walked on the Moon till now, here is a quick list to remember them by. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2sirvcc

The dead drilling motor on Mars rover Curiosity was successfully repaired remotely by NASA scientists at JPL and the rover is back in sample collection at Gale Crater from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KRXNlW

Experts believe that the dandruff evolved during the Middle Jurassic period when feathered dinosaurs came into existence. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2JbwPJa

Space X CEO Elon Musk has been a critic of Artificial Intelligence and has asked for strict control of the technology to curb its threat. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, however, says that AI is more good than bad. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2sbmQcQ

In three different studies conducted in the United States and Denmark, obese people in hospitals are found to be more likely to survive infections ranging from pneumonia to sepsis, say researchers. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KUePAa

Black holes are not the scary space vacuum cleaners that suck up all matter around them - they are dying stars that have immeasurable amounts of gravity and will all eventually die out. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2LtajJV

The impact created a heat wave so intense that it melted rocks and set off wildfires that stretched across continents, with the increased temperatures on Earth lasting for thousands of years. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2s4p79Y

Dublin is slowly emerging as a UFO hotspot. In the past two decades, there have been 19 recorded UFO sightings in the Irish capital. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2J5DOTN

Dwarf planet Pluto might actually be a giant comet made of billions of comets and other rocks from the Kuiper belt as scientists find the composition of Pluto similar to that of comets. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2s3Xtd8

IMD World Competitiveness Center's global competitive rankings are based on various parameters in diverse areas. India, which slipped to 45th rank in 2017, has now climbed to 44th rank. A total of 63 countries were assessed. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2s8L9Y6

The monster had an overwhelming size and long fur of the creature, which is something unusual for a canine from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IJLaZM

The entire planet was just a hot ocean till the mantle cooled and allowed the land to come up from within, changing the climate and geography of the planet, also, making way from complex plant life to emerge on land. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2J3yhx2

The hammerhead flatworms pose a serious threat to wildlife as they are known to have a negative impact on many helpful soil critters. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2kln4d1

Getting enough sleep is a life or death situation, so if you are not getting enough sleep in the week, stay in during the weekends and hit the snooze button. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2Lt2d3M

The Parker Solar Probe is the first ever attempt to travel to the outer atmosphere of a star and study solar winds. The spacecraft will also carry a memory card with 1.1 million names on it to the Sun. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2GHJWMI

EmDrive is a machine that produces thrust without exhaust and is seen as one of the frontline technologies that can finally take humans interstellar. A recent study was able to build an EmDrive and also test it, but it seems like the Earth's gravity plays a big role in its working. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2J2zIf3

Scottish folklore of the Loch Ness monster that goes as far back as a thousand years, has been a fodder for conspiracy theories since 1934. Scientists are going to finally put it to rest by listing out every form of life in Scotland's most famous lake. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2GIPIO6

After presiding over the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the dead. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2LpVaZY

Cooling atoms to temperatures far below what is possible on Earth, which could be 10 billion times colder than the vacuum of space. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2x4fFYR

Eagles are known to be strong hunters and a fox that got in the way of a bald eagle's meal was photographed being tossed 10 feet in the air. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2kfiNIa

Ticket booked 96 hours (4 days) before the flight will not be eligible for the cancellation fee waiver from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2s2dO0Y

A supernova occurred about 160 light years away, 2.5 million years ago, and it might have permanently altered life on the planet at a DNA level. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2s3IsH9

The orbit of this planet, should it exist, will be about 10 to 20 thousand Earth years and it will be about 4 times the size of Earth and 10 times as dense. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2x2br3T

These drawings were apparently drawn 10,000 years ago when space travel was not even in the distant dream of human beings. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KGEAnl

The Kerala government has sanctioned an emergency fund of Rs 20 lakh to the Kozhikode Medical College soon after the Nipah outbreak to keep the situation under control. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2x02bgX

A weird asteroid lives near Jupiter and shares its orbit, but spins in the opposite direction. It has traveled several millions of kilometres to end up inside the Solar System. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2J3OmTc

ISRO's GSAT-11 is a communication satellite, said to be the "heaviest satellite ever." Weighing about 5,725 kilograms, the GSAT-11 is likely to blast off from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The cost of the mission has been pegged at around Rs 500 crore. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2s1inbI

Archaeologists studying a grave site in southern Hungary stumbled upon the remains of an infant with only its hand strangely preserved while the rest of the body was found decomposed. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2ISVG43

Opposition leaders have criticised the Indian government for failing to rein in rising fuel prices, which is a politically-sensitive issue in the country. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2LhgwZn

A dying star part of a twin star system in the middle of the Ant Nebula has been ejecting lasers into the universe and to beams are coming at Earth. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IY0PIp

TESS is a NASA mission that is designed to look for exoplanets and potentially life-bearing planets orbiting stars in the cosmos and it has just taken its first image. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2ISea4W

Hitler did not flee to Argentina in a submarine, he is not in a hidden base in Antarctica or on the dark side of the moon, researchers have said. The Nazi dictator died on April 30 1945 after shooting himself in the head at the Reich Chancellery as the Red army closed in. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KHjvZN

The Tata Steel unit will raise a bridge loan of 165 billion rupees to help fund the acquisition, while Tata Steel is investing the remainder in the unit, Bamnipal Steel. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2rQDO0c

The first-of-its-kind study used 14 years of observations from the US/German-led Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) spacecraft mission to track global trends in freshwater in 34 regions around the world. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2Ir5e73

Conservation efforts of several countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa seem to be under immense pressure due to persistent human activity that poses a severe threat to the land. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IVHLKu

A man found the distressed baby squirrels with their tails tangled, trying to climb up a tree; often such a situation leads to a painful death for the animals. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2LbLge5

Woolly Mammoths played an important role in keeping the arctic tundra's ground frozen. Now that humans have increased the planet's temperature and the permafrost has started to melt, these giants beasts might help fight global waming. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2k7XOXy

A state-owned space company in China is working on Long March 8, a rocket which they claim will have the takeoff and landing capability similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2L52Wbg

In 2017, scientists said that life of Europa is very much possible as the moon is expected to have tectonic plates just like Earth. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rQldQO

Hippos poop a lot and they happen to remain submerged when they do it. Consequently, the bacteria that break down the waste consume a large amount of oxygen in the rivers and end up killing fish en masse. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2Kv39n6

Scientists have given a perfect explanation to believe that the species octopus came from outer space. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2GqavWx

The Montreal Protocol made it illegal to produce and use ozone-depleting chemicals over 30 years ago. While it has been a success for the most part since then, scientists have recently discovered a sudden and massive spike in CFC-11 levels. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rNke4U

«Stop the attack on Gaza»: la photo de la Libanaise Manal Issa brandissant une affiche de soutien aux Palestiniens sur le tapis rouge cannois faisait parler d'elle. AFP from Canoe.ca - Voyages https://ift.tt/2Irtbaq

The black hole is 12 billion light years away and is unlikely to ever get near Earth. With a mass of about 20 billion suns, the black hole would have appeared 10 times brighter than the moon if it was located at the center of the Milky Way. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2k1VEIY

New research paper claims that there are parallel universes, each growing and expanding at different rates because of dark energy. But the sheer amount of dark energy inside a universe has little to do with chances of life there. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IpLMru

Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Delhi, bought a cheese veggie burger and landed at the Lady Hardinge Hospital with a throat injury. He said that there was a piece of the sauce pouch in the burger and when he told the outlet manager that he was feeling unwell after eating the burger, the manager turned him away. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IoMKzZ

SpaceX is targeting one launch every two weeks using the Falcon 9 which now can go up to ten launches before needing any major refurbishment. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IpZTZF

After studying data over two decades old, scientists have now confirmed that Jupiter's moon Europa has water plumes as high as 100 miles off the surface, which shows a great deal of promise for future space missions. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2jZLmJJ

According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is going to be a close encounter with an asteroid the size of New York's Statue of Liberty, as it skims past our planet on May 15. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2Imm6vS

PCOS patients face a hormonal disorder that causes enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges. They also face heavy painful period, depression and weight gain. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rKELpI

The 10-year benchmark bond yield rose 7 basis points to 7.90 percent, its highest in nearly 33 months, while the rupee fell to a near 16-month low of 67.7975 against the dollar before recovering sharply to 67.5350 on likely intervention by the central bank. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2rJpxkP

Melania Trump's spokesperson said that the kidney embolisation surgery was successful and there were no complications, but the first lady is likely to spend the rest of the week recovering at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IIH735

The fossil, which is known as Magyarosuchus fitosi, was unearthed in Gerecse Mountains in north-west Hungary in 1996 and was then stored at a Budapest museum. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2wDMifT

Scientists were astonished to find the vibrant alien world of bamboo corals by using a remote-operated submersible (ROV) over 7,500 feet down. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2L0HWCE

Viagra is a popular drug used to treat erectile dysfunction but it can also increase the risk of heart attack, ventricular arrhythmias, and increased intraocular pressure. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2GgRg1O

The female deer were conjoined twins with one body and the spine diverging at the thorax to form two separate necks and two separate heads. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rIEjIu

Que ce soit par manque d'expérience ou en raison de l'excitation à l'approche du grand départ, il y a des erreurs que tous les voyageurs commettent au moins une fois, particulièrement lors de leur premier séjour à l'étranger. Question d'éviter que cela vous arrive, prenez le temps de lire la liste d'erreurs inspirée du site Traveller. 1. Trop voulo Agence QMI from Canoe.ca - Voyages https://ift.tt/2GcHCgo

The staff in zoos in different parts of the country are taking extra care to ensure the zoo inhabitants are protected from the soaring temperatures in the arid summer heat of central and north-western India. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2wAt4Yp

ISRO has a few lofty goals set for itself in the coming years – reducing the cost of space travel, improving manufacturing technology, building reusable rockets and vehicles, and nuclear propulsion are all things that India is looking seriously at. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rEQYMV

Alien intelligence need not be similar enough to human intelligence for it to exist. Considering the fact that there are forms of intelligence right here on Earth that humans are yet to identify, SETI wants to use AI to help discover alien life. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2IiBXHI

The Chinese woman had reportedly been in the coma since November 2017 after suffering a brain dysfunction due to lack of oxygen. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2Ii2LrB

Walmart announced earlier this week that it will pay $16 billion for a roughly 77 percent stake in Flipkart in what is the US retail giant's largest-ever deal and a move to take on arch-rival Amazon.com Inc in a key growth market. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2KWQJFN

The disease is difficult to diagnose since its symptoms are often similar to other common ailments. The most distinctive sign of the disease is a butterfly-shaped facial rash on nose and both cheeks. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2wJ6CN5

Canara Bank said its net loss was Rs 48.6 billion for the three months to March 31, compared with a net profit of Rs 2.14 billion a year earlier. Allahabad Bank reported a net loss of Rs 35.1 billion and UCO Bank a Rs 21.34 billion loss. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2IadBUq

Researchers concluded that the huge gums in the ancient whales slowly turned more complex and eventually transformed into baleens. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2Ga9UIh

Ça y est, la voix de l'intelligence artificielle se confond parfaitement avec celle de la pensée humaine. Duplex que Google a mis au point peut vous parler naturellement comme le ferait n'importe quel interlocuteur. C'est si parfait que plusieurs y voient une menace. Agence QMI from Canoe.ca - Techno - Sciences https://ift.tt/2jR49a4

ISRO plays an important role in forecasting weather, here is how they use satellite images and other cloud data to pinpoint where and how winds, cyclones, and rain move through the country. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rA6ni7

Named after Bangladesh's founding father, the satellite will give the country autonomy with telecommunications and broadcasting as well as phone and internet connectivity. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2G8gbEm

Experts advise shifting to glass containers as they are safe and do not transfer any hazardous chemicals the way plastics do. The BPA we ingest gets into our bloodstream, causing a series of problems like infertility, high blood pressure and cancer. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2I7Mfhu

Dark matter, at least in theory, makes up 85 percent of everything in the universe. A new experiment deep underground will help scientists detect it, hopefully. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KOIv28

A research conducted by a team from the University of Bristol revealed that the soft soil that gives the tower its signature lean also protects it from the shocks of earthquakes from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rxPC78

A Bengal tiger and a white tiger are mating at a Delhi zoo. The last time the zoo authorities successful bred two types of tigers was in 1991. They had one white and one Bengal cub. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2I9cEri

Des astronomes annoncent mercredi la découverte d'un astéroïde de 300 kilomètres de diamètre, «un vestige du système solaire primordial», expulsé à des milliards de kilomètres de son lieu de naissance. AFP from Canoe.ca - Techno - Sciences https://ift.tt/2I6hauH

The IMF's Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook report said that India was recovering from the effects of demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax. from IBTimes.co.in : Economy https://ift.tt/2K443H5

The 28-year-old man in the United Kingdom, who is a father-of-two, had to spend four days in the hospital after he suffered an infection after biting his own fingernails. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rvSHDT

The Breakthrough Listen project will use the Parkes radio Telescope in Australia to search for alien signals over the next 60 days. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2wtt3We

The Block 5 Falcon 9 is designed to be used in 100 flights before retirement. This will be the rocket that finally takes human passengers to the ISS later this year. So far the Falcon 9 has only ever been used twice. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2ru1FT2

In the latest findings, scientists have been able to work out the details of how our sun is going to die - and it's going to be a spectacular scene. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2FVLpyp

The father of four initially suffered from headaches and throat infections in 2008 and his doctor diagnosed him with laryngitis. After going for a second opinion, he was told that he must be suffering from migraines. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2K217KV

Visitors to Bali have been warned about temporary henna tattoos which could have a serious impact on their health and can even turn fatal. The color contains a chemical called methyl acrylate, which is extremely harmful. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KIU4rS

Areas like Nanawele Estates, Leilani Estates and the coastal area of Kapoho are likely to be affected by the lava from Kilauea volcano, which is one of the world's most active volcanoes. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2jHe7e2

Paige Ferguson shared the horrific incident and pictures of her son's injury so that other parents never take head bumps lightly. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2wqJh2a

How true are reports of asteroid JPL 8 about to pass by Earth just hours before the royal wedding? If so, is it dangerous? Will it crash into Earth? from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2jzeGpW

Norovirus is highly contagious and one can contract the virus by coming into close contact with patients or by consuming food, especially oysters and other shellfishes. According to CDC, each year 19 to 21 million people are contaminated by the virus. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rqaeOA

In the days of typewriters, double spacing after punctuation marks was common, however, digital word processing has rendered this practice moot. Scientists now have found that double spacing still makes text easier to read. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2jwtgyx

NASA is so severely risk-averse that it is being overly conservative in the way it handles astronaut safety because advisers have deemed SpaceX's methods too risky for human spaceflight. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2HVn1CU

After weight loss surgeries, poor bone health may arise due to nutritional factors, mechanical unloading, and hormonal factors. Changes in body composition and bone marrow fat can also impact bone health. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KzsrRK

According to reports, black pepper is also loaded with Vitamins A, C, and K, minerals and healthy fatty acids which works as a natural metabolic booster and help you lose those extra pounds when included in the diet. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2wk4ZVV

The reactor core, made of solid uranium, is only as big as a roll of paper towels. It can produce enough electricity to run several houses for 10 years. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2riYwo3

Modern gulls are direct descendants of velociraptors and a new study could have the answer to the mystery behind how they transitioned. Also, birds today were likely more intelligent than dinosaurs of old. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2HL6QZ7

The planet is so close to its host star that the atmosphere is getting ripped off and pushed out, making it look like a comet with a long tail of gases pointing away from the star and it has helium in an excited state, making it possible to spot in the IR wavelength. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2w61wdp

Il ressemble à une mouette mais avec les dents en plus: des Ichthyornis dispar vieux d'environ 100 millions d'années permettent d'en savoir un peu plus sur l'apparition des oiseaux dans l'arbre de l'évolution des dinosaures. AFP from Canoe.ca - Techno - Sciences https://ift.tt/2JOywZJ

The dead zone is near the Gulf of Oman and is growing fast by the year. It is right now about as big as Scotland and several thousand meters thick, say researchers. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2I38V1I

It has a flavor similar to alcohol aged in wooden barrels, say researchers. They plan to commercialize it and bring it to the market in about three years. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2reOSnx

The ISS has been running several experiments to prepare humans for long-term spaceflight and three important sets of samples and data are scheduled to come down on board a SpaceX Dragon capsule. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2FzdLyv

Earth has been around for billions of years and humans have been around for less than half a million years. What if there were an ancient, industrialized, intelligent, spacefaring species that lived and died on Earth before we ended up here? How will we find them? from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2FwBxuV

Antarctic ice shelves are melting fast and a few checkpoints acting like corks at the edge of land is holding it all back. A massive study has been launched to find out how, when, and in what way ice at the edge of the sea interacts with the bedrock beneath it. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rb8iJS

If you start at the southern beaches of Pakistan and travel in a straight line between Africa and Madagascar, a perfectly straight line through the globe would take you to Russia in a journey that is over 32,000 km long. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2rdu4M8

The Earth's magnetic field is weakening and this has led scientists to speculate that the field is undergoing a complete reversal. However, previous extreme events and their patterns show that this time, the magnetic field will wobble, but recover without too much harm done. from IBTimes.co.in : Science https://ift.tt/2KnNAhI