Hundreds of young men die everyday, some in accidents, some in hospitals fighting a disease and many on borders doing their duty. With every departed soul, a family and a group of friends are left in grief, but when a sportsman dies, an entire community is heartbroken. The untimely demise of Philip Hughes left the...Read More
In the last four years, there has been a massive increase in the number of protected areas we have on this planet. A survey revealed that in the last four years, approx six million square kilometers of area has been added to Earth’s total conservation reserves. This number is nearly equivalent to the size of...Read More
It is being speculated that the Gale Crater on Mars was once a lake, filled with water from a number of tributary rivers. It is being estimated that approximately 3.5 billion years ago, Mars had a number of water bodies on its surface. Mission scientists who work for the Curiosity Rover (a project by NASA)...Read More
With a population of over a billion, you would expect that China won’t have an inch of space to move around freely. The most populous country in the world is expected to have cities which are drowned amidst huge crowds, where you can’t be alone on a street for more than 30 seconds. Enter the...Read More
Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet far behind Pluto, signifying the possibility of unexplored objects that might include larger planets like Earth in this distant realm. The planet which was discovered in the unexplored region of our universe called ‘Inner Oort Cloud’ has been named 2012 VP113. Sedna, which is another dwarf planet and...Read More
Captain James Cook can be pardoned for getting his Calendar wrong, naming Whitsunday islands as he must have been pretty impressed with the stunning beauty of the islands and forgetting what day it was. Isn’t that what we all need while going on a vacation? To forget stuff, like Monday mornings, deadlines, monthly targets… If...Read More
According to new research, ‘Super Earths’ or planets which are bigger in size than our mother Earth are unlikely to be habitable for humans and also other known life forms, the reason being that their crushing atmosphere will prove fatal to the existence of life. This new research has destroyed any possibility of the existence...Read More
It is true that some people just want to watch the world burn. These are the people who are masochistic and love to feel and inflict pain among masses. This world has seen the worst form of criminals in every topographical corner who have resorted to manslaughter, rape, drug-trafficking, sex-trafficking, illegal arms trade, etc. Some...Read More
Some people just want to break out of their cocoon life in a metropolitan city and head over to the far terrains in order to find inner peace. But there are some road-trippers who just love to cheat death and drive off on a voyage to places that will certain give an adrenaline rush to...Read More
There is a place on earth that has been supporting a population of humans for thousands of years but has never been contacted by the outside world. This is the most isolated place on earth which despite being very close to the modern civilization geographically, manages to stay aloof and has kept all attempts of...Read More