Monami Thakur

A new broad-spectrum antiviral drug can cure 15 different virus strains in 11 mammalian cells including humans, a new research indicates.

Ancient ocean life that existed millions of years ago on Earth was supported by mere oases of oxygen, a new study reveals.

Researchers have reported a major reduction in mass loss in Greenland's longest-observed glacier, Mittivakkat Glacier owing to drastic climatic fluctuations.

A severe tornado struck the southwestern Ontario town of Goderich causing widespread destruction and killing one person.

Jennifer McKendrick, a photographer from Indiana County, Pa., is refusing to take pictures of a group of high school girls after finding evidence of them cyber-bullying classmates on Facebook.

Suri Cruise, the five-year-old daughter of superstars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may not yet understand the true value of money but the mini fashionista surely knows what she likes.

It is a known fact that the process of beautification is an important part of the ancient Egyptian mummification process. To prepare for their afterlife, they decked up in beautiful garments and jewels.

By listening and monitoring sound waves around 37,000 miles above the surface of the sun, it is now possible to predict the appearance of sunspots almost 2 days before hand.

In a letter sent to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, PETA has urged the sending of only vegan flights during any future SpaceX missions to Mars.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has confirmed details about the crashing of its unmanned military plane called the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) on Aug.11, 2011.

A large algal bloom extending from Montauk, New York to Cape May in New Jersey, has been detected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite imagery as having the potential to threaten the existence of marine life in the region.

Humans should reduce impact on global ecosystems and limit emissions of greenhouse gases to avoid contact with aliens, says a recent report by NASA and Pennsylvania State University.

In response to rising temperatures, many species of plants and animals are migrating to higher altitudes and latitudes, according to a new study by the Department of Biology at the University of York.

NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office has issued an alert for Cleveland area residents to look out for meteorites.

Researchers at IBM are collaborating with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the Phase 2 of the much speculated cognitive computing project called SyNAPSE.

Small concentrations of radioactive sulphur from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan were detected in California between March 22 and April 1, 2011.

A contributor for the popular jihadist forum for radical Muslims, Shumuka al-Islam, has threatened David Letterman for joking about Osama Bin Laden's death.

Researchers from the Rollins College in Florida and the University of Georgia have established for the first time that elkhorn corals, a species found in the Caribbean, have been infected and killed by a bacterium from human sewage.

Russian firm Orbital Technologies has unveiled its plans for constructing the first-ever space hotels for travelers and researchers which would orbit around 217 miles above ground.

New mother and wife of actor Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr is known for her stunning looks and elegant persona.

While Kristen Stewart's much-hyped wedding gown details for the upcoming Breaking Down film is still under wraps, retailer Alfred Angelo has unveiled a stunning collection of Disney gowns for romantics and wedding lovers.

Making heads turn once again are the sensational, ravishing "angels" from Victoria's Secret with the new Showstopper campaign promoting a range of designer bras.

Look at Facebook community pages, blogs and twitter feeds. "Horsemaning" or fake beheading is the latest Internet trend that has taken other popular trends like planking, owling and leisure diving to a whole new level.

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has announced a possible first-ever cosmic detection of flat carbon flakes called graphene in two small galaxies outside the solar system. Upon confirmation, researchers believe that it might hold vital clues on how life developed on Earth.

Astronomers using NASA's Kepler spacecraft have discovered the darkest known planet in the galaxy called TrES-2b located around 750 million light years away.

Scientists at NASA'S Solar Dynamics Observatory have captured brilliant images of the iconic surfer's wave rolling through the atmosphere of the sun.

Supermodel Kate Moss has long since been the "Queen of Fashion" and her July 1, 2011 wedding was a display of opulence and high fashion.

The UK edition of fashion magazine Grazia has admitted that it slimmed down the waist of the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, by digitally altering an image from her wedding day, when she was dressed in an Alexander McQueen gown.

Paleontologists have finally solved a 200-year mystery of a 4.7-meter-long Polycotylus latippinus plesiosaur fossil carrying a large fetus. Found in Kentucky in 1987, the fossilized remains looked like two animals, a larger plesiosaur and another much smaller "jumble of bones".