How can earthquakes protect us from tsunami?
MEXICO: THIS year's Queensland earthquakes may have helped prevent tsunamis from forming off the Fraser Coast due to a release...
NASA plans to launch firestat satellite that can help to detect wildfires from space
BRENT: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is teaming up with San Francisco-based company Quadra Pi R2E to develop a fleet of...
Astronomers captured pshots of extrasolar planets ‘in formation’
WASHINGTON: Astronomers have captured first-ever snapshots of extrasolar planets ‘in formation’ in a what is being celebrated as a momentous...
NASA tasks Spacex to carry astronauts to ISS
HONG KONG: NASA has ordered its first commercial crew mission from private, California-based spaceflight company SpaceX — an official authority...
Tiny skin structures make fish invisible, research
CANADA: There are many fishes in the sea but not all of them have light-manipulating abilities that enable them to...
Scienists developed ‘electronic’ rose
LONDON: For the first time, scienists have developed an 'electronic' rose by implanting circuits inside the vascular system used to...
Most Earth-like exoplanets may be uninhabitable
MEXICO: One of the most Earth-like exoplanets may be uninhabitable, meaning, it may not be capable of supporting alien life...
Researchers unearthed ancient forests in arctic Norway
CANADA: In a fossilized forest in Arctic Norway, scientists find evidence of plants' power to direct climate shifts. Researchers recently...
Researchers create large sheets of high-quality graphene 100 times cheaply than ever before
EUROPE: We all know graphene is great - it’s super strong, it’s only one atom thick, and it's flexible, light...
Astronomers discovered a dim, cool dwarf star
LONDON: Astronomers have discovered that a dim, cool dwarf star is generating a surprisingly powerful magnetic field, one that rivals...
South Africa’s ports gear for bumper cruise season with eight luxury ships
PRETORIA: South Africa’s ports are ramping up for a bumper cruise season with at least eight luxury cruise ships and...
Astronomers discovered magnetic powerhouse` star is too stormy for alien life
LONDON: Astronomers have discovered that a dim, cool dwarf star is generating a surprisingly powerful magnetic field, one that rivals...
HST shows ghostly ring of dark matter in a galaxy cluster
CANADA: Out there, beyond our galaxy and everything we can see with our naked eye, there is another world called...
Hempel’s 100m litre milestone in micro-fibre coatings
MEXICO: Leading marine coatings manufacturer, Hempel, announces that since 1998 it has reached the extraordinary milestone of having sold 100...
North Sea traders eye floating storage options this week
HONG KONG: North Sea traders have been eying floating storage options this week as discounted prompt oil and a relatively...
China’s “teapot” refiners enterin crude import market
BEIJING: A new market trend is emerging in the tanker market, as new “players” are joining the demand side. So...
Angola launches transport networks to build 3 major ports
HARROW: Four new transport networks will be created and three major ports built in Angola as soon as possible in...
Port of Long Beach considers new way to decrease free container storage time
LONDON: The Port of Long Beach is considering a creative approach to reducing the amount of time that containers sit...
NASA signs first mission with spaceflight company to transport astronauts to the ISS
HARROW: Manned commercial space flight took a giant leap forward as NASA signed its first mission orders with California-based private...
NASA’s latest Pluto pictures show day in life of dwarf planet
PARIS: NASA's latest Pluto pictures depict an entire day on the dwarf planet. The space agency released a series of...
