Science &amp; Technology

WASHINGTON: Early humans - not climate change - were the dominant cause of the extinction of a variety of species...

Universe is ending, astronomers alert

CANADA: A Study released on Monday at the International Astronomical Union conference in Hawaii shows that the Universe is producing...

Butterflies may disappear in UK by 2050 due to climate change

NEW YORK: A new study revealed that six species of drought sensitive butterflies in the UK will be locally extinct...

Researchers calculate number of productive biological, around the globe

BRENT: It is only August and humanity has already used a year’s worth of natural resources. According to the Global...

Huawei’s full year-2015 sales forecasted at $20 billion

LAHORE: The tremendous growth of Huawei in the first half of the year 2015, has brought the company to another...

Zebra’s stripes don’t protect them from predators, research

NEW YORK: A zebra's stripes are unlikely to protect it from pursuing predators, contrary to the view of most experts,...

Ancient Egyptian mummies embalmed with unusual recipes

WASHINGTON: Researchers studying two ancient Egyptian mummies, dating back to some 3,500 years, have found that they were embalmed with...

Scientific study suggests that melting Antarctic glaciers create feeding ‘hot spots’

LONDON: A new scientific study suggests that the waters around the forbidding ice continent of Antarctica might, in the future,...

ISS astronaut Scott Kelly watched gravity in space

LONDON: Kelly, an American from New Jersey, and Russian Mikhail Kornienko are in the International Space Station with Russian Gennady...

Astronomers discover giant protogalaxy that is 4 times larger than our Milky Way

FRANCE: Astronomers have discovered a giant protogalaxy 10 billion light years away, and found that it is about four times...

Computer scientists discover how to find bias in algorithms

MEXICO: Software may appear to operate without bias because it strictly uses computer code to reach conclusions. That's why many...

Air pollution in china causes 1.6 million people’s death

BEIJING: Outdoor air pollution contributes to the deaths of an estimated 1.6 million people in China every year, or about...

Researcher discovered evidence of ancient lake on Red planet

NEW YORK: Researchers have discovered evidence of an ancient lake on Mars that likely represents some of the last potentially...

Ants can smell a friend from a foe, study

WASHINGTON: Ants use their powerful sense of smell to distinguish intruders from safe fellow-ants in their colonies, scientists, including those...

NASA offers $1,500 prize for smartwatch app for astronauts

WASHINGTON: NASA already has a pool of the brightest minds in the industry but it is still in search of...

Our brain hates tough grammar, scientists

LONDON: Ever wondered why you are not good at adapting Sanskrit but find Hindi learning a comparatively easy task? Blame...

Cape parrot its own distinct species, not subspecies of Poicephalus robustus, study

LONDON: Through a genetic study, researchers have claimed that the Cape Parrot is its own distinct species, not a subspecies...

Scientists discovered new way to grow graphene

LONDON: A team of scientists has discovered a new way to grow graphene, enabling the material to be used in...

Thanks to perfect weather, millions of people view Perseid meteor shower

LONDON: Millions of people in various parts of the globe recently witnessed this year’s Perseid meteor shower, thanks to perfect...

New research shows that Koko the gorilla may be able to learn to speak