Science &amp; Technology

LONDON: This is the first batch that includes jobs using the Last Team Standing mode, so five of the 10...

WhatsApp, Hike messenger in a stiff competition, launch voice-calling to grasp market in India

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp free voice calling in India was a reaction following Hike Messenger’s announcement in this regard. Otherwise there...

Samsung in talks with LoopPay to launch ‘Samsung Pay,’ a mobile payment service in Galaxy S6

NEW YORK: Amid intense competition to dominate the financial technology (fintech) market, Samsung Electronics is receiving a lot of attention....

AT&T leads AWS-3 mobile spectrum auction with $18.2 billion total bid

NEW YORK: The results of FCC’s AWS-3 spectrum auction were shared today, giving us a peek at which companies bid...

Jupiter and full moon rise together on the night of February 3-4, 2015

MEXICO: The sky will display a trio of sights experts say, as sky watchers will have a chance to see...

Killer whales kill great white shark in South Australia

SYDNEY: A group of divers on the Lower Eyre Peninsula say they saw a pod of killer whales single out...

Migrating birds take turns to lead flock: Scientists

LONDON: Scientists have worked out how flocking birds solve what they have termed the "social dilemma" of who leads the...

$1 million prize: Mining the Moon is a very profitable vision indeed

FRANCE: A tiny start-up from India, Team Indus, with no experience in robotics or space flight just won $1 million...

Researchers say Neptune-like exoplanets can evolve into habitable planets

LONDON: A recent study has revealed that Neptune-like Exoplanets have the potential to evolve into Earth-like planets. The research was...

Rise in mercury levels endangers yellowfin tuna, scientists warn

MEXICO: A paper published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry this week stated that concentrations of mercury have increased...

Sea temperature rise leads to sudden increase of pink sea slug population

LONDON: Central and Northern California are seeing too many pink slugs in their waters according to the researchers. The researchers...

White House seeks $18.5 billion NASA budget keeping deep space in mind

NEW YORK: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden presented the White House’s 2016 $18.5 billion budget request at an annual State of...

Zebrafish flex their muscles for research aboard Int’l Space Station

WASHINGTON: Though zebrafish are not deadlifting weights in orbit, they are helping researchers learn about muscle changes during their stay...

The prototype app in apple wrist watch can control Tesla car

LONDON: James Bond controlling his car from his watch? A prototype app for the upcoming Apple Watch could let user...

Raspberry Pi 2 on sale for $35, has quad-core CPU, Windows 10, 2GB RAM, more horsepower

SYDNEY: The Raspberry Pi 2 packs more memory and a faster processor than its predecessor, which is enough to turn...

Sony Xperia Z2a available in $600, while HTC Desire 826 from $350 to $500 price with excellent features

TOKYO: Here is a brief comparison of the Sony Xperia Z2a against the HTC Desire 826 to see which of...

HTC Desire 820 Dual Sims available in India at Rs. 21500

NEW DELHI: The HTC Desire 820 Dual SIM and OnePlus One goes on sale, pricing of these devices is pretty...

Earth warms as ocean temperatures continue to rise

WASHINGTON: The world’s oceans continue to warm, causing the vast mass of water that covers some 70% of the Earth’s...

Cockroaches may be ugly but have different personalities, scientists find

NEW YORK: Researchers studying the behaviour of the insects have discovered that far from simply being a homogenous mass they...

Scientists now abandoning their claim about early universe