If CO2 emissions continue at their current pace, temperatures in Persian Gulf cities like Dubai will at times become too hot for humans to go outside, suggests a study in the journal Nature Climate Change. Using climate models to take a close up, regional look at future temperatures based on local topography and weather, the paper’s authors figured out how those conditions would affect people by using a wet-bulb thermometer […]

What is Inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s biological response of attempting to protect itself. It aims to remove harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells and irritants; this is the first step of the healing process. Inflammations triggers a response from the immune system, initial inflammation is beneficial for protection, but a lot of the time inflammation can lead to further inflammation which is bad. The five signs to look […]

Venus, Jupiter and Mars will cross paths in ‘planetary trio’ spectacle Will not happen again until 2021 because of the planets’ different speeds The rare phenomenon is best viewed an hour before sunrise, around 5am It will require an exceptionally early start, but it is so rare this is the last time it will happen until 2021. Venus, Jupiter and Mars, all pursuing their ordinary orbits around the sun, will […]

India’s increasingly shrill anti-beef lobby is likely to get support from unexpected quarters this week with the World Health Organisation (WHO) putting processed red meat in the same category of cancer-causing substances as arsenic, plutonium and tobacco. While processed staples such as bacon, sausages and salami will find place among things “carcinogenic to humans” because of their confirmed link with bowel cancer, unprocessed red meat — all fresh cuts of […]

Sydney: With identification of a biomarker, researchers have found that a single blood test could reveal whether an apparently healthy person is likely to die of pneumonia or sepsis within the next 14 years. Based on an analysis of 10,000 individuals, the researchers identified a molecular byproduct of inflammation, called GlycA, which seems to predict premature death due to infections. The findings suggest that high GlycA levels in the blood […]

Women exposed to bovine leukemia virus, a routine presence in bulk milk tanks at large dairy farms, are 3.1 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women whose tissue was not subject to the virus, known as BLV, according to a new study. These odds are higher than those associated with other top breast cancer risks, including obesity and alcohol consumption, according to researchers at the University of California […]

Earth plane is a school where the physical body is the uniform and the soul, prana, consciousness is the breath which keeps it alive. We were given a driver program in our minds which was meant to assist in graduating us from this schooling, completing our syllabus, to unify with the parent consciousness. The program had inbuilt freedom of ‘Choice’. The sensory lures of this plane got us sensory beings, […]

Does the momentum of light increase or decrease when it passes through a material? This question, which formed the crux of a debate between two German physicists in the early 20 Century finally sees the answer recreated in a lab in Mohali. Ever since the scientists Hermann Minkowski and Max Abraham came up with contradicting equations that both seemed to be supported by contradicting experimental data, the ‘controversy’ has raged […]

Neem is a herb and is very good for health. It is easily available to us throughout the year and has been an integral part of the Ayurveda heritage. Its juice is equally good for various health reasons. Though many are aware that its good for health, they do not know what benefits it gives to our body. Here are some health benefits of neem leaves which we all should […]

WASHINGTON: Scurrying under the feet of dinosaurs in swampy terrain in Spain around 125 million years ago was a furry chipmunk-sized critter with tiny hedgehog-like spines, horny body armor and an unpleasant fungal hair infection. This intrepid little guy now is providing the best look ever at the mammals that thrived during the Mesozoic Era, the age of dinosaurs. Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery near the Spanish town of […]