Monstrous hydrogen gas cloud boomeranging back to the Milky Way

A team of researchers has revealed that the old adage "what goes up must come down" is ringing true for an immense cloud of hydrogen gas that is heading towards our galaxy at nearly 7 lakh miles......

PHOTO: The invisible space 'noodles'in the Milky Way

Mysterious, invisible structures shaped like noodles, lasagna sheets or hazelnuts could be floating around in our galaxy, scientists have found, a breakthrough that could radically challenge our......

The World Nature Photographs Of The Year

From stunning animal portraits to captivating glimpses of behaviour in their natural habitat, the World Nature Photography Awards contest showcases the intricate relationship between animals,......

A Celestial Spectacle!

The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs when the earth passes through the cosmic debris from the trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle in 1992. It gets more magical when it aligns with the enchanting Aurora......

Cola brands get a health scare

Indian beverage start-ups mushroom as soda sales slow down and consumers stay away from carbonated drinks A spate of new home-grown brands are carving a neat niche in the Rs 65,000-crore (Rs......

40 years have passed, the Nirma girl still endears

Image: The Nirma University. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Wikimedia Commons The Nirma girl won’t be revived in its advertisements for emotional reasons, note Sohini Das and Sayantani Kar. A......

Is the Maggi saga stifling food companies?

Over the past several months, new product launches have slowed as companies are growing increasingly anxious about regulatory oversight The list of food companies that are cutting back supply,......

Exploring Resul's journey to Oscar fame

Oscar laureate Resul Pookutty's autobiography was released at a glittering star-studded function in Mumbai on Thursday. Titled Shabdhatharapadham, (The Sound of Milky Way), the book......

Bollywood's 20 AMAZING Smiles

You know how it works. Smile and the world will smile with you. Smiles are infectious. Powerful too. They wipe out pessimism, evoke calm and turn a lousy day into a lovely one. Movie stars are......