Science &amp; Technology

HARROW: NASA is gearing up for a new push in human spaceflight with the development of the Orion crew vehicle...

Researchers develop porous liquid which can filter carbon emissions

HARROW: In what can be called a ground breaking invention, researchers across some major universities in the world including Queens...

Tiny protein ‘compasses’ found in fruit flies

MEXICO: Tiny biological compasses made from clumps of protein may help scores of animals, and potentially even humans, to find...

Earth-like planet probably being blasted with radiation

CANADA: According to a new study, the most Earth-like planet on our radar has one decidedly un-Earth-like feature: It's super...

Astronomers take 1st image of planet which still growing in its stellar womb

LONDON: Astronomers have taken the first images of a planet still in formation, a discovery expected to shed light on...

Earth’s crust is storing 6 quintillion gallons of water, scientists

MEXICO: More than 2 billion people around the world rely on groundwater for drinking water and to grow crops, and...

NASA: Time to clean up space junk mess

WASHINGTON: With a mysterious space object making a splash into the Earth's atmosphere on November 13, NASA administrator Charles Bolden...

AIIMS study finds elements of antibiotics antibiotics in Yamuna waters

MUMBAI: Flagging a cause for concern, a recent AIIMS study has found elements of antibiotics in water samples collected from...

NASA’s Cassini captures stunning images of Saturn’s two moons

NEW DELHI: NASA's Cassini has returned some stunning images of the Saturn's two moons, Dione and Enceladus on Wednesday. Though...

Some plants produce caffeine to attract bees, research

MEXICO: Researchers in Britain have discovered that certain plants actually produce caffeine to attract bees and help in pollination. Scientists...

Astronomers discovered farthest object ever in our Solar System

EUROPE: Astronomers have discovered the farthest object ever in our Solar System at a distance of whopping 15.4 billion kilometers...

Students to simulate mission to Red planet at Western University

MEXICO: A simulation of mission to Mars has been organized and scheduled at the Western University in partnership with the...

Researchers discover biological compass of organisms

BEIJING: Researchers in China have, for the first time, identified a key protein that plays a key role in biological...

Earth’s climate more sensitive to carbon dioxide than previously thought, study

NEW YORK: Earth’s climate may be more sensitive to increased carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new study...

Annual bleaching could threaten some species of tropical coral, study

LONDON: Some species of tropical coral will find it difficult to recover after the yearly mass bleaching events predicted to...

Curiosity rover to explore dark sand dunes on Red planet

WASHINGTON: NASA's Mars Curiosity rover will explore dark sand dunes on the Red Planet, some of which are as tall...

Why humans are more intelligent than chimps?

MALI: Chimpanzees are intelligent animals capable of working with tools and solving problems but regardless of how smart the chimps...

Astronomers measure stellar pulse to determine galaxies age

EUROPE: Researchers from Yale and Harvard universities measured, for the first time, the pulse of red stars. The heart-pounding study...

Astronomers discover Earth-sized rocky planet

HARROW: Astronomers have discovered a rocky planet that is orbiting a small star that has many similarities to Earth and...

NASA’s Mars rover discovered rich mineral stew in fractured rock