Science

LONDON: Earth's ozone is in good shape, according to scientists, thanks to the Montreal Protocol, which has helped us avoid...

Sleeping beauty research papers can languish for decades

CANADA: Sleeping beauty research papers can lie dormant for years, according to a new study from Indiana University. Some scientific...

Hubble observes strange behavior of star ‘Nasty 1’

MEXICO: Using Hubble Space Telescope, NASA astronomers have observed strange behavior of a huge star nicknamed it 'Nasty 1,' which...

Bright spots on Ceres due to reflection of sunlight, Scientists

VOLOS: As the American space agency NASA’s Dawn spacecraft approaches the largest object in the asteroid belt called Ceres, it...

China aims be 1st to land on ‘dark side’ of moon

HONG KONG: According to reports, China could soon explore dark side of the moon. The communist nation in East Asia...

SpaceX successfully completes launch abort system test

DUVALL: The emergency abort system test of the American aerospace company SpaceX turned out to be successful. A short video...

2015 can break all records of increasing temperature, climate change expert

HARROW: According to climate change experts, the world is heading in the direction to having its hottest year on record....

Radical moves to block some of sun’s rays can save the Great Barrier Reef

FRANCE: Radical moves to block some of the sun's rays could be needed to save the Great Barrier Reef and...

Mysterious methane spike on Red planet

HONG KONG: Scientists are concerned that the recent methane spike detection that was picked up by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover...

Galapagos Islands volcano erupts for first time in 30 years, raising fears for rare iguanas

EALING: A volcano in the Galapagos Islands has erupted for the first time in more than 30 years, raising fears...

Maui’s dolphin in danger of extinction

LONDON: The Maui's Dolphin population is now thought to stand between 43 and 47. That's a sharp drop from the...

3D computer models reveal what ozone layer would look like without Montreal Protocol

DUBLIVE: An ozone hole larger than Australia would have opened up over the Arctic if we had continued to use...

Jupiter’s frozen ocean moon could hide life

CANADA: It's likely to be a decade or more before NASA begins an up-close study of Europa, an ice-covered moon...

NASA discover brightest galaxy of the Universe

LONDON: The satellite astronomical exploration WISE found the brightest galaxy in the universe, shining with the light of 300 billion...

UAE & UK team up to make satellite data more useful

ABUDHABI: Satellites of Dubai and the UK will work together soon to support many Dubai projects, including Smart Government, UK...

ESA may have found supervolcano on Red Planet

LONDON: The European Space Agency has found what it believes to be a supervolcano on the surface of Mars that...

Indian origin scientist creates 1st single molecule device

MUMBAI: Columbia Engineering researchers under the direction of Venkataraman, created a single-molecule diode which performs 50 times better than all...

Madagascar chameleon turns out to be 11 distinct species says DNA study

HONG KONG: Chameleons in Madagascar previously thought to all belong to a single species have actually turned out to be...

NASA’s sending a probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa, It might be home to life

EUROPE: It's likely to be a decade or more before NASA begins an up-close study of Europa, an ice-covered moon...

NASA discovers a super distant galaxy that’s 300 trillion times brighter than sun