Science &amp; Technology

HONG KONG: Mars has been viewed as an almost entirely basaltic planet, with igneous rocks that are dark and dense....

Scientists warn about the major threat to human health

PARIS: The unprecedented degradation of the earth's natural resources, coupled with climate change, could reverse major gains in human health...

ISRO plans to explore Venus after Mars and moon

LONDON: After reaching on Moon and Mars, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is not sitting back idle, in fact the...

After 50-year hunt, science finds pentaquarks

MEXICO: Data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) outside Geneva appears to have proved the existence of particles made of...

Populations of seabirds decline 70%, scientists

PARIS: Scientists say there has been a 70 percent drop in the populations of seabirds they have monitored around the...

Sea warming results in Arctic Ocean fishing ban

WASHINGTON: The United States and four other nations that border the Arctic Ocean pledged on Thursday to prohibit commercial fishing...

Ice mountains on Pluto

CANADA: Mankind’s first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint on Wednesday: the pictures showed ice mountains on Pluto about...

20 birds, 30 plant species are at risk of extinction in Australia

LONDON: The Australian government has pledged to kill two million feral cats and create new safe havens for native animals...

Smartphone sensor data can be used to diagnose depression

WASHINGTON: Depression is the disease of the century, with an increasing number of people suffering from it. The bad news...

Astronomers identified 1st solar system that may mirror our own

MEXICO: With help from European Southern Observatory’s 3.6 m Telescope in Chile, a team of astronomers identified what may look...

Scientists discovered a super-nutritious seaweed that tastes exactly like bacon

LONDON: Vegetarians rejoice! Non-meat eaters will often admit it's the smell of bacon that makes their bellies rumble enough to...

Australian paleontologists discover 100 million years old fish fossils

SYDNEY: The discovery of fish fossils estimated to be 100 million years old has excited Australian paleontologists who said on...

Stephen Hawking spends $100 million to find alien life

SYDNEY: Astronomers say it's the most ambitious and exciting project of its kind: a $100 million endeavour to find intelligent...

Philae gets back in touch with new data, scientists

CANADA: European scientists acquired data from the newly revived comet lander Philae on Thursday night time, a lift to the...

Solar activity will fall 60% in 2030, scientists

MEXICO: Scientists say Earth may plunge into a “mini ice age” in 15 years or so because of irregularities in...

All eyes are fixed at Xiaomi’s product launch event today

NEW DELHI: All eyes are fixed at Xiaomi’s product launch event today, the teaser of which was published by the...

Here is latest Karbonn Titanium Mach One Plus

NEW DELHI: Six months after the launch of the Karbonn Mach One Titanium S310, the company has launched its successor,...

OPPO releases its latest budget flagship, OPPO Joy 3 in India

NEW DELHI: OPPO has released its latest budget flagship, OPPO Joy 3 in India. The smartphone is OPPO's attempt to...

Google introduces “Buy on Google” buttons on its search pages viewed on smartphones

NEW YORK: Google is eyeing small screens as the big future of online shopping. The company is debuting “Buy on...

Like Candy Crush, Gems of War is free-to-play game but is still very much Puzzle Quest to its core