Science &amp; Technology

EUROPE: The sixth mass extinction, formally known as the Holocene extinction, could spell the end of the human race and...

16m years old large walking bat’s fossils discovered in New Zealand

CLIVE: Fossilized remains of a bat species that walked on four limbs and was triple the size of today's screeching...

World’s clocks will add an extra second on 30 June

PARIS: On June 30 at 23:59:59 GM, the world's clocks will add an extra second to the day - bringing...

Most kangaroos are left handed, research

PARIS: A group of Russian scientists have been surprised to discover most kangaroos are left-handed, challenging existing understanding of marsupials....

Titan 30 times slower than Earth due to longer length of Titan’s year

NEW YORK: Saturn’s moon Titan is the only body in the solar system known to have lakes and seas on...

NASA’s New Horizon releases 1st ‘near-true’ color videos of Pluto

LONDON: NASA has released the first “near-true” color videos of Pluto and its largest natural satellite Charon, captured by the...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt gets patch 1.05 to fix number of different issues

TOKYO: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt receives patch 1.05 on the PS4 and Xbox One. It was just a couple...

Sony introduces latest Xperia Z4 tablet in Malaysia

KUCHING: Sony has introduced latest Xperia Z4 tablet in Malaysia, featuring brighter, clearer, sharper display, and equipped with a wide...

Micromax new tablet Canvas Tabby is specifically designed for kids

New Delhi: Micromax declared its entry into kids’ edutainment (shortened form of education and entertainment) segment. The new tablet, Micromax...

Apple iOS 9 comes with excellent features

NEW YORK: Apple’s new iOS 9 brings many changes, especially new features, enhanced multitasking for iPad and UI improvements. In...

MoIT says GDP of Pakistan will reach 1.4% by 2025 due to contribution of Telecom services

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoIT) revealed that telecom services have contributed up to 1.4 percent of Gross...

WhatsApp, LINE, Snapchat are best IM Apps

LONDON: Smartphones have brought revolution in our lives and the use of internet has made communication much simpler than before....

BlackBerry to introduce “Prague” and “Venice” relatively low-end market devices

OTTAWA: BlackBerry will do the previously unthinkable and release Android Smartphones on to the market. According to reports, one handset,...

Chinese electronics manufacturer works on Android Smartphone featuring gigantic 10,000 mAh battery

BEJING: Chinese electronics manufacturer is working on an Android Smartphone featuring a gigantic 10,000 mAh battery. So you can soon...

NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft complete 60,000th Martian orbit sans pit stops

HONG KONG: NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft is set to reach a milestone tomorrow when it completes its 60 000th orbit....

Saharan silver ants are able to face temperatures up to 70°C

MEXICO: Few animals can survive the blistering heat of the Saharan Desert, but this specially adapted critter is one of...

Hubble Space Telescope snapped an image of quartet galactic neighbors

HONG KONG: A group of four galaxies — including a galactic cannibal — are glowing brightly in deep space. The...

Four galaxies glowing brightly in deep space

WASHINGTON: A group of four galaxies — including a galactic cannibal — are glowing brightly in deep space. The Hubble...

Sixth mass extinction could be well underway and humans are the likely culprit, study

MEXICO: Sixty-five million years ago, the dinosaurs disappeared in what's known as the Earth's fifth mass extinction. Today, a sixth...

NSA published 1st images of remote dwarf planet Pluto and its largest satellite