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Ants self-medicate to control fungal infections
NEW YORK: Men have been using plants to cure their ills since man existed. Researchers have suspected that animals preferentially...
Remote control mice can helps in brain study
WASHINGTON: Brain control is a reality in the field of optogenetics. This technique enables scientists to turn specific neurons on...
Bongs of Big Ben can be out by up to 6 seconds
NEW YORK: The bongs of Big Ben have become "temperamental" and can be out by up to six seconds, parliament's...
Japan’s unmanned cargo ship successfully reached at ISS
TOKYO: An unmanned cargo ship loaded with emergency supplies including Japanese whisky successfully docked at the International Space Station early...
Chillies can help to lose weight, new research
LONDON: It’s long been thought that chillies can help us lose weight. Now, new research found the fiery food can...
Astronauts on ISS now have their own plant growth facility
WASHINGTON: The diet of astronauts usually calls to mind freeze-dried ice cream and beef stroganoff, but these days, nutrition is...
Scientists create magnetic wormhole
EUROPE: Just like a scene straight from a science fiction flick, a team of physicists in Spain have developed a...
The great American eclipse of 2017
MEXICO: One of the most dramatic celestial events; the first total solar eclipse to sweep across the totality of the...
NASA’s Curiosity rover used ‘selfie stick’ to capture 360 degree image of itself
DUBLIVE: NASA’s Curiosity rover used its inbuilt ‘selfie stick’ to capture this 360 degree image of itself sitting in the...
Satellite images show Greenland glacier loses chunk the size of Manhattan
HONG KONG: Satellite images show that the world's fastest moving glacier lost a piece of ice measuring nearly 5 square...
Why huge numbers of bees are dying?
NEW YORK: An international group of scientists, beekeepers, farmers and technology companies is using cutting-edge technology to help find out...
Scientists discover mysterious lava eruptions on the lunar surface
HARROW: The moon was once home to spectacular 'fire fountains', similar to those seen in Hawaii today. The Apollo missions...
US probes deaths of 30 whales along southern Alaska coast
BRENT: US marine biologists have launched an investigation into the mass die-off of 30 whales found washed ashore along Alaska's...
World’s oldest message in a bottle washes up in Germany
MEXICO: When British scientist George Parker Bidder started tossing glass bottles into the North Sea in 1904 he wasn't sending...
MIT researchers developed 3D-printed glass
LONDON: The first of its kind, optically transparent 3D-printed glass has been developed by researchers at MIT. Eliminating the need...
Size of Manhattan breaks off Greenland glacier, scientists
HONG KONG: Satellite images show that the world's fastest moving glacier lost a piece of ice measuring nearly 5 square...
Everything you read on internet can be hazardous to your health, NASA warn
MEXICO: Anyone can also post anything they want on the internet. Believing everything you read there maybe hazardous to your...
Ant knows how to self-medicate to fight off fungal infection
HONG KONG: Ant-Doctor will not be the sequel to this summer's blockbuster from Marvel Studios, but you can catch the...
Tiny diamonds could be used to deliver drugs
CANADA: What good is a diamond so small that you need one of the most powerful microscopes in the world...
NASA assures world will not end in September
CANADA: NASA would have already spotted the asteroid if one was indeed bearing down on the Earth for a strike...
