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Four British bird species including puffins ‘face extinction’
HARROW: "The erosion of the UK's wildlife is staggering and this is reinforced when you talk about puffin and turtle...
Astronomers discover group of young stars in our galaxy
HONG KONG: Using European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope, researchers spotted juvenile stars hidden in the forest of thick dust clouds...
Student discovers120m years old grasshopper fossil in China
BEIJING: A student has discovered a 120 million-year-old fossil that belonged to an ancestor of the modern long-horned grasshopper, the...
Apple Watch sales worth £1.1bn minimum in 6 months
LONDON: Apple has sold Apple Watches worth a minimum of $1.7bn (£1.1bn) in the first six months of the smart...
OnePlus launches new affordable smartphone at Rs. 16,999
BEIJING: Chinese handset-maker OnePlus on Thursday launched a new affordable smartphone - OnePlus X - at a price of Rs....
Moto X Force to available in India in November
MUMBAI: Just an odd couple of days after launching the flagship Droid Turbo 2 in the US, Motorola Mobility has...
Space junk will hit the Earth on November 13, scientists predict
WASHINGTON: A newly discovered piece of space junk aptly named 'WT1190F or WTF' will hit the Earth on November 13....
Universe is a mysterious place
CANADA: The universe is a mysterious place — comprised of mostly dark matter and dark energy, neither of which scientists...
Astronomers discovered new Milky Way component
NEW YORK: A team of astronomers has discovered a previously unknown component of our home galaxy, the Milky Way --...
Spain fossil sheds light on ape evolution
HONG KONG: The well-preserved partial skull and skeleton of a gibbon-like creature that lived 11.6 million years ago in Spain...
Lions will disappear in West Africa, survey
MALI: Lions, that symbol of Africa’s wild beauty, power and freedom, no longer roam in Mali. Or in Ivory Coast...
Scientists detect oxygen on a comet
MEXICO: For the first time ever, scientists have detected oxygen on a comet, a discovery that could challenge theories about...
Smaller asteroids actually hit our planet 20 times a year
WASHINGTON: A 2,000-foot asteroid is expected to fly within 300,000 miles of Earth Saturday. That's pretty close. Did you know...
Archaeologists discovered 22 ancient shipwrecks near Greek island
BRENT: Shipwrecks were the stuff of lore around the craggy coasts of Fourni, a Greek archipelago close to Turkey in...
China will begin work on world’s largest super-collider in 2020
BEIJING: China will begin work on the world’s largest super-collider in 2020, state-run media reported Thursday, in an attempt to...
European turtle, doves and Puffins at risk of global extinction
EUROPE: Atlantic puffins, Slavonian grebes, pochards and European turtle doves join the “Red List” of the worldwide Union for Conservation...
Group of 6 Russian women starts moon mission test
MOSCOW: A group of Russian women embarked on an all-female mock moon mission on Wednesday, and officials say the experiment...
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly set to break US spaceflight record
CANADA: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will set a new record for the longest single stretch of time spent in space...
Tractor beam that uses high-amplitude sound waves to levitate, move developed
LONDON: The tractor beam, a staple of science fiction including "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" that is employed to grab...
Researchers spotted juvenile stars hidden in forest of thick dust clouds in Milky Way’s center
CANADA: Using European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope, researchers spotted juvenile stars hidden in the forest of thick dust clouds in...
