SpaceX’s Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars
SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and… Read More
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World’s first baby born from 3-parent technique: report
MIAMI: The world's first baby has been born thanks to a controversial new technique employed… Read More
9 years ago
Fossil find shows life on Earth 3.7bn years ago
SYDNEY: Life on Earth is even older than we thought, Australian scientists said Thursday as… Read More
9 years ago
Dogs, like humans, distinguish words and intonation
WASHINGTON: Dogs distinguish words and intonation in the same region of the brain as humans,… Read More
9 years ago
When ships pass, whales eat less: study
Noise from ships impedes humpback whales from foraging for food, and could have long-term impacts… Read More
9 years ago
One new drug for three deadly tropical diseases
PARIS: Scientists unveiled findings Monday that could lead to a single treatment for a trio… Read More
9 years ago
This Thai village is using poop to power homes
Nestled in a deep pocket of forest that lies off Thailand's electrical grid, villagers in… Read More
9 years ago
Discovery of exoplanet sheds light on planet formation
WASHINGTON: Astronomers announced the discovery of the youngest planet ever found outside our solar system, lending… Read More
9 years ago
Hobbit was another specie separate from modern man
PARIS: Half-sized humans who lived 700,000 years ago were almost certainly the ancestors of enigmatic… Read More
9 years ago
Fish are harmed from tiny bit of plastic pollution: study
WASHINGTON: Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the devastating physiological and behavioral effects on… Read More
9 years ago
NASA says 1284 new planets found by Kepler telescope
MIAMI: NASA on Tuesday announced the discovery of 1,284 new planets outside our solar system, more… Read More
9 years ago
Lizards may have sleeping patterns like humans
WASHINGTON: A research has revealed that reptiles including lizards may have sleeping habits and patterns… Read More
9 years ago
Younger than you look? Scientists identify gene that seems to age people faster
Scientists have said they have identified a variation in a gene that seems to age people… Read More
9 years ago
Iqbal meets Pakistani scientist Mavalvala, praises achievements
MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal met renowned Pakistan scientist Dr.… Read More
9 years ago
Gene-editing is Science mag’s breakthrough of 2015
MIAMI: A gene-editing technique known as CRISPR was named Thursday by the influential US journal… Read More
10 years ago
Amazon releases video showcasing unmanned delivery drones
Amazon has unveiled what its unmanned drones for package delivery would look like with a… Read More
10 years ago
Science won’t stop until it beats AIDS, says HIV pioneer
More than 30 years after she identified one of the most pernicious viruses to infect… Read More
10 years ago
Women don't have what it takes to become top-tier scientists: survey
PARIS: In a survey covering five west European countries published Wednesday, two out of three… Read More
10 years ago
Farm dust protects kids against asthma, allergies
MIAMI, United States: Researchers have long known that growing up on a farm seems to… Read More
10 years ago
YouTube still growing strong despite competition
ASPEN: Google-owned YouTube is seeing "accelerating" growth despite competition from Facebook and others in video,… Read More
10 years ago