Science &amp; Technology

PARIS: The most distant galaxy ever measured is 13.1 billion light years away, according to a new study out of...

Atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches historic level, NOAA

BRENT: NOAA reports that the growth rate of greenhouse gas concentration has reached an all-time high.According to recent data collected...

NASA’s solar dynamics observatory takes spectacular pictures of X2.7 class ‘cinco de mayo’ solar flare

LONDON: The biggest solar flare of the year went off just in time for Cinco de Mayo and the National...

NASA intercepts strange “alien sounds”

EUROPE: The recent alien hunting projects of several teams might be another failure, but some unusual sounds were captured by...

Russia’s progress cargo spacecraft burns up over pacific

FRANCE: Russia's Progress spacecraft has burned up while entering the Earth's atmosphere. Ten days after a number of system failures...

Study shows how climate change denial affects the scientific community

PARIS: Climate change denial in public discourse may encourage climate scientists to over-emphasize scientific uncertainty and is also affecting how...

NASA’s messenger probe reveals new information about mercury’s magnetic field

WASHINGTON: While NASA's Messenger Probe may be gone, having crashed into the surface of Mercury, the data it collected is...

Scientists discovered 20 dead sei whales from Chile’s southern coast

LONDON: A group of foreign scientists discovered at least 20 dead sei whales beached along Chile's southern coast on the...

Enceladus is Saturn’s sixth-largest moon, study

MEXICO: A latest study, published in the journal Nature, has suggested that eruption of water vapor on Enceladus might be...

500 million year old fossil brain helps paleontologists understand origins of arthropods

NEW YORK: Dr Javier Ortega-Hernández of the University of Cambridge, UK, has discovered one of the oldest fossil brains ever...

Thunder captured for the 1st time in amazing images

HONG KONG: Researchers at the Southwest Research Institute have allowed us to see what thunder looks like for the first...

Hundreds flee rumbling Philippines volcano

SORSOGON: Hundreds of people fled their homes on the slopes of a rumbling Philippine volcano on Friday as authorities warned...

OnePlus One and Micromax resolve their legal issue through mutual consent

NEW DELHI: OnePlus One smartphone users will be happy to hear that the legal proceedings against it have been resolved...

Apple vs Android smartwatch which one is better?

NEW YORK: Technology firms are working on smartwatches being the next big tech trend, with most of the major hardware...

Destiny’s House of Wolves is out on May 19th for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS4

LONDON: Bungie will introduce some new content to Destiny with the House of Wolves expansion and regardless of how you...

WhatsApp new version Material Design can be downloaded directly from Google Play Store

LONDON: WhatsApp new version Material Design can be downloaded directly from the Google Play Store, which means that you won’t...

Motorola Moto E smartphone receives price cut in India

NEW DELHI: Motorola Moto E smartphone has been given a price cut in India where it’s now listed on Flipkart...

Apple iPhone users soon be able to test their DNA for genetic disorders

New Delhi: Apple introduces 'ResearchKit' software framework that is aimed to make iDevices more friendly to medical professionals. Now, the...

Nokia’s classic Snake game comes back after 18 years

NEW DELHI: The classic Snake game was injected on a Nokia device back in 1997, and after 18 years the...

BlackBerry introduces Leap, affordable all-touch smartphone in modern, powerful design for 4G LTE networks in Canada