Science

HONG KONG: It was unexpected, but it happened. The Sun released a massive X-class solar flare that minimally knocked out...

Engineers made flexible chameleon like skin that can change colour

EUROPE: Engineers have created an incredibly thin, chameleon-like material that can change colour - on demand - by simply applying...

Babies of endangered Pinzon giant tortoise born in Galapagos Islands

LONDON: For the first time in a century, babies of the endangered Pinzon giant tortoise have been born in the...

1st x-class solar flare of year released by sun, aims directly towards earth

NEW YORK: The first x-class solar flare of the year was released by the sun and it was aimed directly...

Forensic experts rebuild DNA by semen strains left on handkerchief 100 yrs ago

ROME: Forensic experts in Italy said that they had reconstructed the DNA of a national war hero and poet by...

New research suggests Milky Way bigger than we thought

CANADA: A team of scientists led by Dr. Heidi Jo Newberg of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have posited that the...

Europe, US, Russia face longer heat waves due to weakened summer winds

ROME: According to German researchers, many regions in Europe, Russia and the United States have been facing longer heat waves...

Aegirocassis Benmoulae: Ancient creature discovered, which haunted earth’s ocean 480m yrs ago

PARIS: Scientists have discovered the beautifully preserved fossils of a huge arthropod -- the group that includes crabs, scorpions, insects,...

University of Illinois builds new machine like Molecular 3D Printer

LONDON: At the University of Illinois, a team of scientists have built a new machine which can build very complex...

Mars had vast ocean as big as Arctic: NASA

LONDON: In the distant past, Mars had a vast ocean a big as the Arctic, according to a team of...

On Mars, opportunity rover spots weird rocks near marathon finish line

NEW YORK: NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover found some rather peculiar rocks and minerals as it neared the end of its...

NASA looking to bring smart-glasses to its astronauts

NEW YORK: Smart glasses could soon be standard equipment for NASA astronauts.The Osterhout Design Group (ODG) announced a new agreement...

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

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

City of Hamilton adds bats to its rescue roster

LONDON: The City of Hamilton has added a new animal to its rescue roster – bats. Currently, 13 bats are...

Researchers at General Atomics record fusion breakthrough

NEW YORK: Researchers from General Atomics and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have made a...

Mouse gene could help produce TB-resistant cattle, study shows

HONG KONG: Bovine tuberculosis, a chronic and infectious disease that affects cattle, is a serious problem to farmers worldwide. The...

New telescope instrument identifies 26 distant galaxies in just 27 hours

CANADA: The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) new Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument is a bit of a time machine....

Scientists pinpoint 1610 as start of new human epoch

WASHINGTON: When did humans rise to become the dominant species on the planet? It might not be as long ago...

Rosetta to keep listening for signs of life from comet Lander Philae

HONG KONG: Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft is trying to contact the Philae landing probe for the first time since the robot...

NASA launches 4 spacecraft to solve magnetic mystery of Earth, sun