China: Film exposes state sponsored organ harvesting from live prisoners
The film by a Canadian filmmaker was made after eight years of investigations.
Yemen: Iran has trained Houthis to operate jets accuses Saudi coalition
The Saudi-coalition has accused Iran for the situation in Yemen.
India: Air quality index welcomed but lack of action on pollution continues
Lack of control on number of vehicles and industrial activity contributes to a smothering issue.
Easier and cheaper way to detect cancer cells using sound waves developed
Acoustic tweezers use sound waves and disposable chip to separate cancer cells from blood cells.
Extraterrestrial intelligent life likely to be big rather than small says study
A mathematical model based on probabilities puts alien intelligent life at over 300 kg
India: After tigers, now leopard numbers said to have dropped by 80% in 100 years
With the tiger protected to some extent, poachers have turned to the leopard.
Human milk sold online found to be adulterated and unsafe for babies
Babies can be vulnerable to infections from the contaminants found in breast milk sold online.
UK: 80,000 people risk death from drug-resistant outbreaks says Cabinet Office report
Antibiotic resistance is among top concerns of forecast by National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies,.
Yemen crisis: As intense fighting continues in Aden, peace talks flounder
Houthis want talks brokered by parties not involved in crisis, while Saudis see GCC role.
Genetics: Other players influence inherited traits besides DNA
Cell materials such as protein spools that control gene mechanisms can determine characteristic traits.
Eating disorder: Are you obsessed about eating healthy? Then you could be an 'orthorexic'
Food quailty and purity become the high-point in the lives of orthorexics.
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition clears delivery of crucial medical supplies
The response came after Red Cross appealed for immediate pause in hostilities to allow supplies.
Gene editing in human cells could soon become possible
Borrowing a bacterial gene, the researchers were able to target specific cells.
Drought-stricken California not to halt water consuming fracking
Between 280 to 400 million litres of water is used in the state for fracking.
Lunar eclipse 2015: Why this one is rare and where you can see it
This eclipse forms part of a rare series which will next be seen only in 2032.
HIV: Early treatment crucial as virus uses double entry mode
Like computer viruses the HIV too uses a hybrid approach for effective spread.
Body odour solution: Scientists develop perfume that smells better the more you sweat
The odour producing thiol compounds are targeted in both approaches.
Kenya: Gunfire and explosions rock Garissa University, hostages taken
Somalia-based al-Shabaab rebels suspected to be behind dawn attack in which two policemen and a student have been injured.
Yemen: US to bolster support for Saudi Arabia in Operation Decisive Storm against Houthi rebels
US military to provide intelligence, bombs and aerial refuelling missions for warplanes.
Russian trawler Dalniy Vostok sinks in Sea of Okhotsk killing 54 people
Trawler which sank near Kamchatka Peninsula in Pacific was carrying crew members from Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Vanuatu and Myanmar.
Fast working malaria drug developed that works against resistant strains
The solution was found to be safe showing no side effects in animal tests.
Cern particle collider to start operations soon as engineers fix short-circuit
The metal causing the problem has been successfully disintegrated.
Oldest known person Misao Okawa passes away at 117 years
Misao Okawa had attributed her longevity to good eating and sleeping habits.
Climate change: Hopes to stay within 2 degree rise fade as national plans fall short on required emissions
The US formally submits its action plans to reduce emissions by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025.
Yemen on verge of collapse warns UN as bombings wound many civilians
With hospitals overwhelmed by the injured, crippled medical supplies are adding to concerns.
Marine ecosystems take millions of years to recover from climate impact
More than 5,400 invertebrate fossils in a 30-foot long sediment core were studied to arrive at the conclusion.
Global vegetation has increased despite large-scale deforestation
The study uses a new technique based on radio wave emissions to measure green cover.
Accurate global forest cover maps published using citizen scientists and multiple data sources
The location and extent of forestland is expected to help scientists and policymakers.
World Bank alarmed over sea level rise in Sunderbans
The world's largest mangrove forest could see 3 to 8 mm rise in sea levels annually.
Journey through the Earth's centre just got four minutes shorter
The seismic model gave the varying densities of the Earth's layers to arrive at a 38-minute journey time.
