Science &amp; Technology

CANADA: Scientists have stumbled upon a species of ancient mammal that outlived the episode resulting in the extermination of the...

Pulsars exhibit a “glitch” in their timing, study suggest

HONG KONG: Pulsars, the left-over remains of exploded stars, are considered some of the most accurate natural timekeepers in the...

Uranus, Neptune most distant planets of our solar system

HARROW: It's officially autumn and time once again to seek out the two most distant planets of our solar system,...

Bright spot on Ceres puzzle is solved

BRENT: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft sent captivating views and thrilling information’s, taking us in an amazing journey of knowing dwarf planet...

NASA’s some interesting missions coming up in future

HONG KONG: NASA has some interesting missions coming up in the near future. In addition to its ongoing research of...

Geologists found earliest evidence of oxygen on Earth

FRANCE: Geologists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found the earliest known evidence of oxygen on Earth, in rocks that...

Fossilized hands, feet of early human discovered in South African cave

MALI: : The ancient human relative Homo Naledi was discovered in 2013 by archeologists working in a South African cave,...

Australian engineers build 1st silicon quantum logic gate

EUROPE: Through building a quantum logic gate in silicon for the first time, an Australian team of engineers has made...

Physicists discovered magic wand that controls atoms

CANADA: A team of physicists from the University of Chicago have discovered how to make atoms do their bidding. The...

Annual Draconid meteor shower peaks this week

LONDON: Draconids are ready for their annual night show set on Oct. 8 and 9 starting at nightfall. Formerly known...

Microsoft Surface Book a challenger to Apple’s MacBook Pro

LONDON: Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet to Apple at its Windows 10 devices event in New York, announcing not...

Japan unveils ping pong robot, flying origami bird and mirror

CHIBA: A ping pong playing robot, a flying origami bird and a mirror that some might find a little too...

Microsoft launches Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL at its Windows 10 devices in NY

ALBANY: Microsoft unveiled the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL at its Windows 10 devices event in New York....

Facebook, Whatspp remain most popular social network in India

LONDON: Facebook remains the most popular social networking site in India with 51 per cent of users logging on...

NASA’s astronomer believes those spots on Ceres are actually salt

WASHINGTON: A few days ago, we were telling you about some spectacular features on Ceres, the dwarf planet / largest...

Olympic torch arrives at ISS

HONG KONG: A Soyuz rocket carrying the Sochi 2014 Olympic torch has arrived at the International Space Station, as part...

New Horizons releases colourful, violent history of Charon

CANADA: NASA's New Horizons probe has returned the best colour and the highest resolution images ever of Pluto's largest moon...

NASA plans to land humans on Mars

BRENT: NASA's main long-term spaceflight goal is to land human astronauts on Mars. What steps is the space agency taking...

Anti-cancer drug may help treat Alzheimer’s, improve memory, researchers

WASHINGTON DC: A team of researchers has found that an anti-cancer drug may make it easier to learn a language,...

Scientists developed “medicinal” chocolate, which contains only 35% fat