Science

19/03/2015

ELY: The solar eclipse is just a day away as millions of people wait to witness an astronomical spectacle that...

Scientists discovered evidence of underground Ocean on Ganymede by using HST

bySana Anwar

19/03/2015

NEW YORK: By using Hubble Space Telescope scientists have discovered evidence for a subsurface ocean on Ganymede—largest moon of Jupiter....

4,000-5,000 years old Stonehenge could have been used by worshippers to perform religious ceremonies

19/03/2015

LONDON: Almost a million people a year flock to Stonehenge to marvel at the mysterious prehistoric monument, reported Huffington Post....

Study uncovered, early ancestors of shrimp were quite large but peaceful creatures

CANADA: A recently conducted study revealed that early ancestors of today’s shrimp were quite large, but were known to be...

Vietnam increases tax on fuel, VND3, 000 per liter on gasoline, VND1,500 per liter for diesel

HANOI: Vietnam increased tax on fuel VND3, 000 per liter for gasoline VND1,500 per liter for diesel.The government has gotten...

Chameleons have ability to exhibit complex, rapid color changes during social interactions

byRahil Yasin

MEXICO: Many chameleons have the remarkable ability to exhibit complex and rapid color changes during social interactions. A collaboration of...

228,000 species already discovered: 1,451 new species include ‘Keesingia gigas’ jellyfish, ‘star-gazer’ shrimp

NEW YORK: After centuries of science and exploration, you might think we know just about all there is to know...

2,000 snow geese killed by avian cholera in U.S

MEXICO: Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky...

Saturn moon’s Ocean may have hydrothermal activity, scientists

NEW YORK: NASA scientists associated with the Cassini mission have reported possible hydrothermal activity in one of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus....

Iconic profile of world renowned prehistoric monument Stonehenge, found in Wiltshire

LONDON: The iconic profile of the world renowned prehistoric monument Stonehenge, found in Wiltshire, England, is unmistakable. The hewed standing...

Astronomers uncover a second minor planet in our solar system that may have rings

WASHINGTON: Planetary rings have been famous for looping about Saturn and other gas giants for quite some time, but recently,...

NASA spend $1.1b for mission to study magnetic reconnection

CANADA: NASA’s four satellites successfully launched to study magnetic reconnection phenomenon. It is now reported the satellites have been positioned...

Scientists to explore huge underwater volcano in Pacific Ocean

SYDNEY:A team of international scientists is setting out to explore a huge underwater volcano that has been producing tonnes of...

600,000 square miles less than historic levels: Winter ice nears all-time record low in Arctic

LONDON: As folks across much of the central and eastern US shivered and shoveled through a cold, snowy winter, the...

DNA does not belong to yeti, study

WASHINGTON: The Abominable Snowman. The Missing Link. Big Foot. He goes by many names, but no matter what you call...

Atlas V rocket blast off with NASA magnetic field probes in space

HONG KONG: NASA’s constellation of state-of-the-art magnetospheric science satellites successfully rocketed to orbit late Thursday night, March 12, during a...

Size of Milky Way 150,000 light Yrs as compared to previously believed, Study

FRANCE: Turns out, scientific eye is very critically looking at Milky Way. Just a couple of days ago, nine dwarf...

Neanderthals used eagle talons as jewelry, 130,000 yrs ago

BRENT: Neanderthals may have used the talons of white-tailed eagles to make jewelry 130,000 years ago, long before the appearance...

NASA’s MMS packs 11 scientific experiments, 25 sensors, recently launched

LONDON: NASA successfully launched and placed in orbits four Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft using which researchers will be looking to...

Census of world’s marine species uncovers 1000 new fish species since 2008