Science

AFRICA: A new study suggests that European “exploration” of the world resulted in the collapse of yet another indigenous people...

Picture shows 60ft long whale washed up on Cornwall beach

NEW YORK: Picture shows the amazing remains of a giant 60ft whale that has been washed up on a Cornwall...

New satellite to revolutionize weather forecasting at its best

BRENT: A new satellite is about to change the way we look at soil—and provide a much clearer way of...

SpaceX stumbles in test to show reusable rocket technology advances

FRANCE: Entrepreneur Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) executed a flawless, predawn launch over the weekend of an unmanned cargo...

NASA produces vintage travel posters for new planets Kepler-16b, Kepler-186f, HD 40307g

NEW YORK: Tested by a holiday to space? Well you might be after seeing Nasa's vintage-style travel posters for three...

Climate change forces polar bears to shift toward places with prey & mates

MAXICO: According to a new research loss of sea ice and other dramatic changes in habitat are causing the polar...

Musk’s SpaceX rocket makes hard landing, damages equipment on drone spacecraft ship

NEW YORK : Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture fell short in a first-ever attempt to recapture a rocket for reuse, with...

Just 70 million kms away: Green comet Lovejoy provides fabulous start of 2015

PARIS: The first 2015 comet visible to the naked eye can be seen striking across the sky for most of...

Loch Ness monster’s cousin found in Scottish deep lake near Inverness

NEW YORK: The Loch Ness "monster" -- affectionately known as "Nessie" -- is an alleged plesiosaur-like creature living in Loch...

Astronomers use vanishing neutron star to measure space-time warp

WASHINGTON: In an interstellar race against time, astronomers have measured the space-time warp in the gravity of a binary star...

China’s unmanned lunar orbiter successfully completed its first round trip braking

TOKYO: A Chinese lunar service module of China's unmanned lunar orbiter has just successfully completed the first round trip braking...

Prolonged absence of mobile phone, mental agony for users: science proved

MUMBAI: In the absence of mobile phone users can get into actual psychological harm, according to science. You’d be forgiven...

Striking differences witnessed between Milky Way and Andromeda

NEW YORK: Scientists have experienced some striking differences among the Milky Way's and its twin galaxy neighbor, Andromeda. Both galaxies...

Hubble Space Telescope snaps amazing photo of Eagle Nebula: NASA

BRENT: Hubble Space Telescope snapped a photo of the pillars of creation, NASA recently released a new image of an...

Pair of California condors produced baby: Wildlife experts

MAXICO: A couple of California condors has produced a baby, amazing wildlife experts who said on Friday the endangered raptors...

Dogs migrated to the Americas 10,000 years ago: new study

TEXAS: New research suggests dogs first came to the Americas only about 10,000 years ago, which would have been thousands...

Rare creature comes to life in a museum: half-male, half-female butterfly

LONDON: This butterfly has not been photoshopped. It is exactly half male and half female, a very rare condition known...

Easter Island’s collapse may have surprising explanation

AFRICA: According to a new study of the remote speck of land made famous by its enormous stone-head statues, the...

NASA’s new satellite SMAP helps monitor droughts around globe, launches on Jan 29

HONG KONG: The Soil Moisture Active Passive (Smap) satellite is set to launch later on January 29, 2015, giving researchers...

How atomic-level forces affect mechanical properties of complex particle-based material