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Study: Galaxies Die By Slow 'Strangulation'

By Kamal Nayan - May 15, 2015 05:18 AM EDT

Galaxies die due to by slow 'strangulations,' according to a new study. When they stop making stars, their death is usually a slow process that chokes them of the necessary cool gases over about four billion years.

Scientists Solve The Mystery of #thedress, Call It As One Of The Most Dramatic Examples of Color Perception

By Kamal Nayan - May 15, 2015 05:06 AM EDT

Looking at #TheDress, some people saw white and gold stripes while others saw blue and black stripes. However, the original photo, posted on Tumblr, actually had pixels of blue or brown.

Video: Oldest US WWII Veteran At 109 Downs Whiskey And 12 Cigars A Day

By R. Siva Kumar - May 14, 2015 07:59 PM EDT

In a special birthday party, Richard Overton, who served in the South Pacific during the war, confessed that he did not understand why he lived for so long.

Psychiatric Drugs Kill 500K Western Adults Every Year, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - May 14, 2015 08:00 PM EDT

A Danish research director pointed out that psychiatric drugs are more harmful and 'overprescribed' to patients.

See How Ants Pole Vault With Jaws to Cheat Death

By Peter R - May 14, 2015 06:20 PM EDT

Trap-Jaw ants use their jaws to hunt prey but also used them to escape predators.

Galaxies Are Strangled for 4 Billion Years Until They Die

By Peter R - May 14, 2015 04:33 PM EDT

Using metal levels in live and dead galaxies, researchers were able to conclude how long it takes for a galaxy to run of star-making fuel hydrogen.

Money Incentives Effective in Compelling Smokers to Quit, Study

By Ashwin Subramania - May 14, 2015 08:01 AM EDT

A new study has revealed that the promise of monetary incentives has proved to be quite effective in helping people to quit smoking.

42 Percent of US Honeybee Colonies Die Off in a Single Year, Experts Shocked

By Ashwin Subramania - May 14, 2015 08:01 AM EDT

According to a recently released federal report, two out of five American honeybee colonies died in the last 1 year.

Vitamin B3 may Help Prevent Certain Skin Cancers, Study

By Ashwin Subramania - May 14, 2015 08:02 AM EDT

A new study suggests that vitamin B3 can help towards reducing a person's risk to certain common types of skin cancers

Facebook's 'Instant Articles' To Beam Stories For Readers From Media Partners

By R. Siva Kumar - May 14, 2015 08:03 AM EDT

News stories will now appear instantly on Facebook's mobile applications.

New Horizons Probe Has Sent First Full Family Photo of Pluto and Its Five Moons

By Kamal Nayan - May 14, 2015 03:35 AM EDT

NASA's New Horizons probe has sent back the first images of the Pluto and the five moons that orbit it.

Newly Discovered Carnivorous Dinosaur Was a Keen Sniffer, Researchers Say

By Kamal Nayan - May 14, 2015 03:28 AM EDT

Researchers have found a new species of carnivorous dinosaur in the New Mexico wilderness that had a powerful sense of smell, according to a new study.

NASA's New Horizons Clicks Pluto's Camera-Shy Moons 'Kerberos' and 'Styx'

By Peter R - May 13, 2015 02:57 PM EDT

Two Pluto's smallest moons, Kerberos and Styx, are not easily visible given their smaller size and faintness.

More and More Children Becoming Vulnerable to Food Allergies

By Ashwin Subramania - May 13, 2015 10:33 AM EDT

According to Dr Jim Harris, an allergist from South bend Clinic, the number of children vulnerable to food allergies has tripled over the last ten years.

Jupiter's Moon Europa Might Be Covered With Irradiated Sea Salt, Researchers Say

By Kamal Nayan - May 13, 2015 07:19 AM EDT

Europa, Jupiter's moon looks beautiful in pictures - its round surface crossed by thick red lines, which according to scientists could be sea salt. The conclusion comes after researchers from NASA checked the consistency of the darker material traversing the surface of the celestial body.

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