While such variations don't affect the long-term trend of global warming, these predictions of warm and cool phases can help the world prepare itself better for heat waves or cold snaps
1 min read15 Aug 2018Scientists discover a trail of fossilised 3-toed footprints that measure nearly 2 feet long shows that a huge meat-eating dinosaur stalked Africa 200 mn years ago when dinosaurs were modest-sized beasts
2 min read27 Oct 2017Scientists say the Jurassic-era ichthyosaur or 'fish lizard' fossil nearly 5.5 metre long and rare in Southern Hemisphere was discovered from Kachchh area in Gujarat
1 min read26 Oct 2017Explosion on metro train in the centre of St. Petersburg caused by an improvised bomb filled with shrapnel , says Russia's top law-enforcement body for terrorism
3 min read4 Apr 2017Researchers say they have found a way to assess a person's genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by a given age, a tool that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment
1 min read22 Mar 2017Analysing a blood sample is the first physiological test for autism spectrum disorder , say researchers
1 min read17 Mar 2017DN A study of egg shells found in India show they are are genetically similar to that of the African ostrich
1 min read10 Mar 2017The elephants slept an average of two hours a day, which is the shortest known sleep time of any land mammal, says the University of the Witwatersrand study
1 min read2 Mar 2017Baboon grunts, mating calls may hold secrets about human speech, according to a new study suggesting that the origins of human language could reach back as much as 25 million years
2 min read12 Jan 2017Scientists says coconut crab can generate force about 90 times their body weight
2 min read26 Nov 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared