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New Delhi: Honor’s newly launched Honor 8C went on first sale in India on Monday. Huawei’s sub-brand Honor launched the Honor 8C last month. The…
New Delhi: Xiaomi’s Poco F1 has got a permanent price cut of Rs 1,000 in India. The price cut will be applicable for all variants…
New Delhi: Finnish company HMD Global, which sells Nokia-branded smartphones, is likely to bring its android powered Nokia 8.1 smartphone in India on Monday. HMD…
President Donald Trump’s administration ordered scientists at the federal Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana, to stop acquiring human fetal tissue, disrupting HIV experiments. National…
(left to right): STEPHEN VOSS; STEPHAN SCHMITZ/FOLIO ART; S. WIESSINGER/SDO/NASA’S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER By Frankie SchembriDec. 7, 2018 , 4:15 PM An ‘epic scientific…
Andreas Lemke By Priyanka RunwalDec. 7, 2018 , 3:25 PM Ragweed, the bane of summer and autumn allergy sufferers, spreads vigorously with help from a…
ESA By Adrian ChoDec. 7, 2018 , 3:10 PM Making lemonade from lemons, two teams of physicists have used data from misguided satellites to put…
Ned Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland Daniel Sone/National Cancer Institute By Jocelyn KaiserDec. 7, 2018 , 2:20 PM A good…
By Jon CohenDec. 7, 2018 , 12:20 PM An independent panel that reviewed the culture at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has issued…
Xuankun Li By Joshua Rapp LearnDec. 7, 2018 , 11:10 AM Australia’s splendid assassin fly (Blepharotes splendidissimus) earns its fearsome moniker. About the size of…
New Delhi: Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube released its annual “Rewind 2018” report, listing top trending video of 2018 across various categories. Among the most…
Peter Verhoog/Minden Pictures By Elizabeth PennisiDec. 6, 2018 , 6:00 PM Harbor porpoises should be the envy of any dieter. That’s because they eat a…
By Erik StokstadDec. 6, 2018 , 5:25 PM Ammonia is a significant ingredient in smog and a growing problem, but scientists have struggled to track…
The main building of the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru Pallava Bagla By Pallava BaglaDec. 6, 2018 , 4:40 PM NEW DELHI—The explosion of…
Bernard Spragg A new Science investigation reveals several major private research funders—including the Wellcome Trust and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—are making secretive offshore investments…
STEPHAN SCHMITZ/FOLIO ART By Charles PillerDec. 6, 2018 , 2:00 PM A few years ago, scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust, one of the world’s…
Complex of bacteria-infecting viral proteins modeled in CASP 13. The complex contains four separate subunits that were modeled individually. Protein Data Bank By Robert F.…
By Science News StaffDec. 6, 2018 , 12:00 PM On 20 December, the editors and news writers of Science will announce their selection of the…
Cognitive problems are a common side effect after chemotherapy. A new study suggests how one type of chemo may contribute. JPagetRMphotos/Alamy Stock Photo By Jennifer…
The bacteria Yersinia pestis, which causes plague, has been killing people for at least 5000 years. SCIENCE ARTWORK/Science Source By Lizzie WadeDec. 6, 2018 ,…
Rebecca Cunningham says public health research can help prevent gun injuries in children. MELANIE MAXWELL By Meredith WadmanDec. 6, 2018 , 10:00 AM ANN ARBOR,…
New Delhi: Search engine giant Google has confirmed that it is shutting down the messaging app Allo from March next year. “Given Messages’ continued momentum,…
New Delhi: Finnish company HMD Global, which sells Nokia-branded smartphones, launched the Nokia 8.1 smartphone at an event in Dubai on Wednesday. The Nokia 8.1…
New Delhi: Finnish company HMD Global, which sells Nokia-branded smartphones, launched the Nokia 8.1 smartphone at an event in Dubai on Wednesday. The Nokia 8.1…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker OnePlus will launch 5G smartphones with a flagship device next year, featuring the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 mobile platform, the…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is disputing a news report that it has decided to end a multimillion-dollar contract that funds the…
By Christa Marshall, E&E NewsDec. 5, 2018 , 3:20 PM Originally published by E&E News The White House is no longer including a distinct chapter…
By Frankie SchembriDec. 5, 2018 , 2:00 PM When it comes to catching some rays, it can be tough to strike the right balance. Too…
In The ReSource Project, Tania Singer sought to demonstrate that meditation can make people more kind and caring. Moritz Hager/WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) By…
The COSINE-100 detector was built to reproduce a controversial claim of the detection of dark matter. Jay Hyun Jo By Adrian ChoDec. 5, 2018 ,…
The GEDI laser will penetrate tropical forest treetops to map the understory’s 3D structure. BRUSINI Aurélien/hemis.fr/Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo By Gabriel PopkinDec. 5, 2018 , 1:20…
These golden star tunicates use their immune cells to fight each other. Christophe Courteau/Minden Pictures By Mitch LeslieDec. 5, 2018 , 1:00 PM The golden…
New Delhi: Chinese mobile phone maker Meizu on Wednesday launched three phones — C9, M6T and M16TH — in India and also announced a partnership…
New Delhi: DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT and Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, decided to change his strategy for the Indian market this…
Bengaluru: Digital assets exchange firm Koinex on Tuesday announced its foray into the Blockchain solutions with the opening of a new development centre in Bengaluru.…
Prime Minister Theresa May hopes to persuade Parliament to accept a plan for an orderly Brexit. THIERRY ROGE/Avalon.red/Newscom By Erik StokstadDec. 5, 2018 , 3:00…
San Francisco: Apple has launched a dedicated online store for military veterans, personnel and their immediate families, with deep discounts. The iPhone maker is the…
San Francisco: Many employees of Facebook are looking for better opportunities as scrutiny of the company’s conduct rises following several cases of data leak and…
New Delhi: Samsung India on Tuesday unveiled its new consumer solid state drive (SSD) lineup – the Samsung 860 QVO SSD – featuring up to…
Mumbai: In the wake of the recent #MeToo India movement, Silicon Valley-based bot and messaging platform Gupshup on Tuesday launched a chatbot called ‘Shakti’ to…
New Delhi: Realme U1 will go for its first sale in India on Wednesday. The phone will be available exclusively on amazon at 12:00 PM.…
For his talk at last week’s summit, He Jiankui was accompanied by security guards because of threats. Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg/Getty Images By Jon CohenDec. 4, 2018…
People stand in line to get vaccinated against a virus spreading in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2009. AP Photo/Nati Harnik By Erin I. Garcia de…
Mumbai: Saavn Media Private Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has launched JioSaavn – representing the official integration of JioMusic and Saavn. The…
About 100 million users of Quora were affected by unauthorized access to one of its systems by a “malicious third party,” the knowledge-sharing website said…
Mumbai: Smartphone users in the country is expected to more than double in next five years to 829 million, while the percentage of population using…
New Delhi: Google on Tuesday announced eSIM wireless service on its Pixel 3 smartphone with Reliance Jio and Airtel telecom carriers in India. Google was…
New Delhi: Riding on the success of its Mi Band 3 in India and other markets beyond China, Xiaomi grabbed the top position with 21.5…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker OPPO is expanding the R series phone in India by bringing its flagship R17 Pro. The company is all set…
Mumbai: Saavn Media Private Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has launched JioSaavn – representing the official integration of JioMusic and Saavn. The…
New Delhi: Huawei Mate 20 Pro will be up for sale in India on Tuesday. The phone will be available, exclusively on Amazon. It went…
New federal STEM education plan highlights the value of apprenticeships, such as the one enrolling these two apprentices at a highly automated Stihl chainsaw manufacturing plant…
SXS, the Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes project By Adrian ChoDec. 3, 2018 , 5:45 PM Infinitesimal ripples in space called gravitational waves have revealed four more…
[embedded content] By Sofie BatesDec. 3, 2018 , 12:05 PM To keep captive dolphins entertained, marine facilities typically give them pool noodles and rings to…
JAD DAVENPORT/National Geographic By Mitch LeslieDec. 3, 2018 , 11:00 AM Lonesome George, the Galápagos tortoise who became famous as the sole survivor of his…
A sun that loses weight is one way to resolve the “faint young sun” paradox. S. Wiessinger/SDO/NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center By Joshua SokolDec. 3,…
Shenzhen: Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has said it successfully completed a multi-party video call on a smartphone via 5G network using WeChat, a popular social…
San Francisco: Microsoft’s much talked-about foldable Surface device, codenamed “Andromeda”, may hit the market in 2019, according to a new book titled “Beneath a Surface”.…
Researchers at the Natural History Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen have made major discoveries about human migrations and the impacts of climate change. Kit Leong/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM…
New Delhi: Facing flak for the misuse of its platform, WhatsApp on Monday launched its first-ever TV campaign in India as part of its efforts…
(left to right): Mark Schiefelbein/AP PHOTO; JPL-CALTECH/NASA; © KEN RICHARDSON By Frankie SchembriNov. 30, 2018 , 3:20 PM CRISPR bombshell: Chinese researcher claims to have…
The ever-changing surface proteins, hemagglutinin (orange) and neuraminidase (green), on influenza virus have vexed attempts to make a vaccine that works against all strains. KATERYNA KON/Science…
Panthera Costa Rica By Helen SantoroNov. 30, 2018 , 1:30 PM Chameleons and squid can change their colors, but monkeys cannot—until humans get involved. Researchers…
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins says he has “a hard time seeing many examples” where germline gene editing would be justifiable: “Most of…
Jessica Antenico, who is working on a master’s in kinesiology at California State University in San Marcos, is participating in a wetsuit experiment there that…
New Delhi: Amazon India in association with OnePlus will select a ‘Lucky Star’ as part of its four-year anniversary celebration. The ‘Lucky Star’ user will…
New Delhi: Finnish company HMD Global that makes Nokia smartphones on Friday launched the Nokia 7.1 in India. Globally, the phone was launched last month…
Researchers excavated stone cores like this one that early human ancestors used to strike off sharp-edged cutting flakes. M. Sahnouni By Ann GibbonsNov. 29, 2018…
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab In a fast-changing environment, evolution can be slow—sometimes so slow that an organism dies out before the right…
By Frankie SchembriNov. 29, 2018 , 2:00 PM Fruit flies might not sing songs, make art, or don traditional garments, but that doesn’t mean they…
By Elizabeth PennisiNov. 29, 2018 , 2:00 PM On a summer night in 2017, Chen Zhanqi made a curious find in his lab in China’s…
DESY/Science Communication Lab By Sid PerkinsNov. 29, 2018 , 2:00 PM When were most of the universe’s stars born? Scientists have long known that the…
The moon’s far side has a thick, old crust and is pockmarked by many deep craters. NASA/GODDARD/ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY By Dennis NormileNov. 29, 2018 ,…
Physician Su Wang, who has hepatitis B, is a voice for testing and treatment. None of her family is infected. ANDREW TOMASINO By Jon CohenNov.…
By Scott Waldman, E&E NewsNov. 29, 2018 , 9:07 AM Originally published by E&E News U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s rebuke of a 1,700-page climate…
Some say a global moratorium on germline gene editing is called for In the wake of He Jiankui’s controversial study. luismmolina/iStockPhoto By Dennis NormileNov. 29, 2018…
New Delhi: Huawei’s sub-brand Honor launched its new Amazon-exclusive smartphone Honor 8C in India on Thursday. The 4+32GB variant of the phone has been priced…
Today’s Google Doodle honours 400 years of famous Spanish baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. A leading painter in Seville, Spain, in the later 17th century,…
Scott Hutchins at his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. United States Senate By Jeffrey MervisNov. 28, 2018 , 4:45 PM The entomologist nominated to…
Nations that signed off on the Paris climate pact are struggling to control emissions of warming gases, such as those emitted by this steel mill…
The endangered dusky frog is at the center of a high-profile legal dispute. U.S. Department of Agriculture/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 By Ines Kagubare, E&ENov. 28,…
George Church takes a more nuanced view than many scientists on the recently revealed gene editing of human babies. © Ken Richardson By Jon CohenNov.…
[embedded content] By Michael AllenNov. 28, 2018 , 2:10 PM When a peacock catches the attention of a female, he doesn’t just turn her head—he…
When conditions are right, spadefoot toad tadpoles can turn into carnivores like these consuming a metamorphosing relative. DAVID PFENNIG/UNC By Elizabeth PennisiNov. 28, 2018 ,…
HIV (upside-down mushroom) latches onto cellular receptors (gray) like CCR5 to infect white blood cells. RAMON ANDRADE 3DCIENCIA/Science Source By Jon CohenNov. 28, 2018 ,…
Pictures from InSight show the lander sits within a flat, sand-filled crater. JPL-Caltech/NASA By Paul VoosenNov. 28, 2018 , 1:10 PM PASADENA, CALIFORNIA—In a laboratory…
Two men in the ancient city of Megiddo who may have had leprosy were nurtured, not shunned. ROBERT HOMSHER/COURTESY OF THE MEGIDDO EXPEDITION By Andrew…
He Jiankui (center) during a Q&A after his presentation in Hong Kong today; he was joined by meeting co-organizer Robin Lovell-Badge (left) and pediatric stem cell researcher Matthew…
By Science News StaffNov. 28, 2018 , 9:00 AM It’s that time of the year again: Science’s reporters and editors are homing in on the…
Las Vegas: As tech companies the world over face an acute crunch of skilled workforce in the field of Cloud computing, retail giant Amazon’s Cloud…
San Francisco: Google has released support for hashtags on Maps for Android devices that would help users to discover recommended as well as new places.…
Las Vegas: With more and more satellites being launched for a variety of applications, retail giant Amazon’s Cloud arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced…
New Delhi: Online-focused Chinese smartphone maker Realme launched the Realme U1 in India on Wednesday.Realme Realme U1 with 3+32GB storage variant has been priced at…
New Delhi: Online-focused Chinese smartphone maker Realme is all set to launch the Realme U1 in India on Wednesday. The company is hosting an Realme…
New Delhi: Xiaomi’s recently launched Redmi Note 6 Pro will be available for its second flash sale in India on Wednesday. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6…
Neuroscientist BethAnn McLaughlin of Vanderbilt University in Nashville was honored for founding #MeTooSTEM. Vanderbilt University Medical Center By Meredith WadmanNov. 27, 2018 , 5:00 PM The Media…
A reactor of the Taiwan Power Co. No. 2 nuclear power plant in Wanli, Taiwan. Maurice Tsai/Bloomberg/Getty Images By Andrew SilverNov. 27, 2018 , 12:50…
New Delhi: Smartphones subscriptions in India are expected to reach one billion by 2024 and the total mobile data traffic per month in the country…
San Francisco: Google has invested $1 billion on a large office park near its headquarters in Mountain View, California, the media reported. A Google representative…
San Francisco: With several users complaining about old messages resurfacing on their Facebook Messenger, the social networking giant said it was aware of the issue…
San Francisco: U.S. e-commerce leader Amazon’s subsidiary, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Monday launched the Cloud-based service, AWS RoboMaker, that will help developers to develop, deploy…
New Delhi: Huawei sub-brand Honor’s has announced attractive offers on Honor’s best-selling smartphones as a part of ‘Honor Days’ exclusively on Flipkart that will run…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei launched its flagship Mate 20 Pro in India on Tuesday. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro will be available at…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei is set to launch its flagship Mate 20 Pro in India on Tuesday. Huawei Mate 20 Pro is the…
Libraries often pay the article-processing charges of some open-access journals. iStock.com/florin1961 By Tania RabesandratanaNov. 26, 2018 , 7:01 PM Plan S, the contentious plan that…
Twelve thrusters slowed InSight to the surface of Mars. JPL-Caltech/NASA By Paul VoosenNov. 26, 2018 , 3:25 PM Update: NASA’s InSight spacecraft survived its descent through…
By Dennis NormileNov. 26, 2018 , 1:10 PM HONG KONG, CHINA—On the eve of an international summit here on genome editing, a Chinese researcher has…
Twelve thrusters will slow InSight to the surface of Mars. JPL-Caltech/NASA By Paul VoosenNov. 26, 2018 , 10:40 AM PASADENA, CALIFORNIA—A boring spot on Mars…
[embedded content] By Joshua Rapp LearnNov. 26, 2018 , 8:00 AM The humpback whale has one of the biggest mouths on the planet—and the appetite…
Maureen Condic Charlie Ehlert, University of Utah Health By Jeffrey MervisNov. 26, 2018 , 6:00 AM On Wednesday, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will welcome…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker OPPO is expanding the R series phone in India by bringing its flagship R17 Pro. The company is all set…
New York: Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have, in a breakthrough, built and flown the first-ever silent airplane with no moving propellers…
New Delhi: Huawei`s sub-brand Honor has been following an aggressive strategy for the price-conscious Indian market, offering good specifications and internals at a relatively affordable…
Earth’s atmosphere from the International Space Station. NASA By Science News StaffNov. 23, 2018 , 2:03 PM Climate change is already being felt in communities…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi sold six lakh units of Redmi Note 6 Pro smartphone during its first Black Friday. Manu Kumar Jain, Vice…
New Delhi: Telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone-Idea may soon do away with life-time free incoming plans by charging a minimum amount from subscribers to keep…
Bengaluru: About 37,000 Indian sellers will be offering 120 million products to woo global buyers during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales on e-commerce…
New Delhi: The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro will go on its first flash slae in India on Friday. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 4GB…
First, we hear from science writer Joshua Sokol about his trip to the Cambrian—well not quite. He talks with host Megan Cantwell about his travels…
This elephant-size mammalian relative, Lisowicia bojani, walked on Earth in the Late Triassic, just when dinosaurs were evolving to giant sizes. KAROLINA SUCHAN-OKULSKA By Gretchen…
New Delhi: Tech giant Google has said it is expanding its ‘Neighbourly’ app — which aims to help people source local information from their neighbours…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Vivo is all set to launch its Y95 smartphone in India on November 25. It would be the first smartphone…
New Delhi: Taiwanese electronics major ASUS on Thursday launched its TUF Gaming laptops FX505 and FX705 in India for Rs 79,990 and Rs 1,24,990, respectively.…
New Delhi: Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is set to launch its new Amazon-exclusive smartphone “Honor 8C” for around Rs 15,000 in India. The mid-segment smartphone will…
San Francisco: Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is testing re-arrangement of features, icons, buttons and the way users navigate between tabs on its platform. “We’re testing…
San Francisco: Microsoft has added a “Digital Health” feature with Cortana support on the beta version of its Android launcher that will enable users to…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi launched its much anticipated Redmi Note 6 Pro in India on Thursday. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 4GB RAM…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi launched its much anticipated Redmi Note 6 Pro in India on Thursday. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 4GB RAM…
New Delhi: Lenovo has launched the latest addition to the ThinkPad X1 portfolio in India. The ThinkPad X1 Extreme comes at Rs 1,95,999 (excluding tax…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has confirmed that it is bringing its much anticipated Redmi Note 6 Pro to India on Thursday The phone…
Venus is a hostile planet to study. Roughly half of the missions so far have failed. JPL/NASA By Pallava BaglaNov. 21, 2018 , 3:30 PM…
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies campus in San Diego, California REX BOGGS (CC BY-SA 2.0) By Meredith WadmanNov. 21, 2018 , 3:00 PM The…
By Frankie SchembriNov. 21, 2018 , 2:00 PM Everyone has a backstory. Chances are it’s also a back pain story, because estimates say about two-thirds…
Brains without (left) and with Alzheimer’s disease. Robert Friedland/Science Source By Mitch LeslieNov. 21, 2018 , 1:20 PM Unlike most cells in our bodies, the…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology–designed airplane’s flight is a landmark moment for electroaerodynamic propulsion. MIT By Frankie SchembriNov. 21, 2018 , 1:00 PM When Wilbur…
Controversy surrounds a proposal to place a copper mine near the Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota. Jim Brandenburg/Minden Pictures/National Geographic By Susan CosierNov. 21, 2018…
A group of demonstrators gathered on the beach near the proposed project on Saturday. Jusmin Peng By Andrew SilverNov. 21, 2018 , 12:10 PM TAIPEI—Taiwanese…
ca2hill/iStockPhoto By Michael PriceNov. 21, 2018 , 11:55 AM If you celebrate Thanksgiving, you’re taking part in a culinary tradition that traces back thousands—not hundreds—of…
Iranian wildlife scientists using camera traps to study animals including the Asiatic cheetah have been accused of espionage, but some government officials have called the charges…
imageBROKER/Alamy Stock Photo By Virginia MorellNov. 20, 2018 , 7:01 PM Like any fad, the songs of humpback whales don’t stick around for long. Every…
By Joshua SokolNov. 20, 2018 , 1:00 PM KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK IN CANADA—The drumming of the jackhammer deepens. Then, a block of shale butterflies open,…
By Courtney MiceliNov. 20, 2018 , 8:00 AM The next time you brush aside a spiderweb, you might want to meditate on its delicate strength—if…
New Delhi: Search engine giant Google has said that it is goint to invest 600 million euro to build a new data center at Fredericia…
New Delhi: Online-focused Chinese smartphone maker Realme has announced that it will launch the Realme U1 in India on November 28. The company said that…
New Delhi: Samsung launched the Galaxy A9 –its first smartphone with quadruple primary (rear) camera system – in India on Tuesday. A major highlight of…
New Delhi: Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy A9 –its first smartphone with quadruple primary (rear) camera system – in India Samsung India…
Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Dorsey was entangled in a controversy for holding a placard which reads “Smash Brahminical Patriarchy”. The placard was reportedly…
By Frankie SchembriNov. 19, 2018 , 3:00 PM Besides pouncing, purring, and pestering their owners for treats, cats spend much of their waking time licking…
In a mix of artificial cells, one kind (purple) makes and releases a fluorescent protein, which is received and trapped within a second kind (gray),…
Jezero crater holds a fossil river delta, which may have concentrated and preserved signs of life. NASA/JPL/JHUAPL/MSSS/BROWN UNIVERSITY By Paul VoosenNov. 19, 2018 , 12:35…
By Ivan Oransky, Retraction WatchNov. 19, 2018 , 12:10 PM Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is on the verge of settling a case brought…
Twice as big as most research ships, the REV (seen in an artist’s concept) can operate in polar regions. ESPEN ØINO INTERNATIONAL By Erik StokstadNov.…
Smaller than a compact car, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander could put experiments on the moon for NASA. ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY By Paul VoosenNov. 19, 2018 , 11:20…
University of Sydney/European Southern Observatory By Daniel CleryNov. 19, 2018 , 11:00 AM A star system in our galaxy could give us a ringside seat…
Roy Funch By Sid PerkinsNov. 19, 2018 , 11:00 AM In the dry scrub forests of northeastern Brazil, termites have been hard at work for…
New Delhi: Aiming to boost sales in the wake of weaker-than-expected demand for new iPhone models, Apple has sealed a deal with retail giant Amazon…
A lower-than-expected demand for the new iPhones and Apple`s decision to offer more models has made it more difficult to anticipate the number of components…
New Delhi: India is among the top four nations targeted by phishing attacks, a new report said on Monday, adding that the country is also…
San Francisco: After introducing personalised advertisements in the Windows 10 default email app, Microsoft has made a U-turn and turned these ads off. The beta…
San Francisco: Google is planning to launch a new feature that will enable users to leave in search results comments that could be seen by…
London: Google may shut down its Google News service in the European Union (EU) if a proposed “link tax” for using news stories comes into…
San Francisco: Apple may delete all “WhatsApp Stickers” from the App Store as these apps have found to be violating the company’s guidelines for developers,…
San Francisco: Google Search engine that was the default platform for iOS users is the best, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said, adding that they…
Fetal brain cells called astrocytes are used in studies on Alzheimer’s disease. Riccardo Cassiani-Ingoni/Science Source By Meredith WadmanNov. 16, 2018 , 5:50 PM Science advocates…
Randy Wadkins on election night Sam DeLuca By Jeffrey MervisNov. 16, 2018 , 4:15 PM His bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress had…
By Matthew HutsonNov. 16, 2018 , 3:55 PM Anyone can start a traffic jam—all it takes is tapping on your brakes. The driver behind you…
(left to right): NICOLE SPAULDING/CCI FROM C. P. LOVELUCK ET AL., ANTIQUITY 10.15184, 4, 2018; DANIEL RAMIREZ/FLICKR; NASA SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION STUDIO By Frankie SchembriNov. 16,…
China’s Circular Electron Positron Collider would be built underground in a 100-kilometer-circumference tunnel at an as-yet-undetermined site. IHEP By Dennis NormileNov. 16, 2018 , 3:30…
Scientists investigate deep-sea comb jellies with funding from the National Science Foundation’s Dimensions of Biodiversity program. Steve Haddock/NSF By Frankie SchembriNov. 16, 2018 , 1:10 PM In…
iStock.com/seyfettinozel By Michael PriceNov. 16, 2018 , 12:00 PM Patient BAA, who is 35, lost her sight when she was 27. She can still detect…
By Gretchen VogelNov. 16, 2018 , 7:11 AM A powerful new treatment for human African trypanosomiasis, better known as sleeping sickness, received a stamp of…
New Delhi: Lenovo-owned Chinese smartphone company Motorola on Friday announced that it has started rolling out the Android 9 Pie software over-the-air (OTA) update to…
New Delhi: All telecom operators, except Reliance Jio, failed to meet call drop benchmark in drive test conducted by sector regulator Trai on different highway…
New Delhi: Elated by the company’s success in India’s smartphone market, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Friday announced permanent rate cut for five of its…
New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has sought public views on making paper bills for post-paid telecom services optional and setting electronic bills…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has confirmed that it is bringing its much anticipated Redmi Note 6 Pro to India on November 22. The…
New Delhi: Google celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Arecibo Message with an interesting Doodle. In 1974, scientists sent mankind’s first, three-minute long interstellar radio…
Representative-elect Joe Cunningham (D–SC) arrives in Washington with his wife and infant son for an orientation for newly elected members. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo By…
University of Arizona/JPL-Caltech/NASA By Joshua Rapp LearnNov. 15, 2018 , 3:25 PM Walk, don’t run, on the martian moon Phobos. A new study finds that…
Chetan Vlad/ Pexels By Sid PerkinsNov. 15, 2018 , 3:10 PM Some days are dry, and others are wet. And some are really wet. A…
Scott Suchman; STYLING BY: Nichole Bryant When was the worst year to be alive? Contributing Correspondent Ann Gibbons talks to host Sarah Crespi about a…
An 72-meter ice core drilled in the Colle Gnifetti Glacier in the Swiss Alps entombs more than 2000 years of fallout from volcanoes, storms, and…
Ride-sharing services have boomed in many urban areas. Researchers are debating their costs and benefits. Alberto Grosescu/Alamy Stock Photo By Alex VerkhivkerNov. 15, 2018 ,…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi shipped 11.7 million units and became the top brand in the Indian market with 27.3 percent share in the…
San Francisco: Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is now rolling out its own “Your Activity” feature that would track how much time users spend on the…
New Delhi: Google has announced Night Sight –a new feature for the Pixel camera on all three generations of Pixel phones. Night Sight will be…
New Delhi: Search engine giant Google has said that it has built the new Google My Business app, keeping in mind business owners for connecting…
San Francisco: YouTube Premium, the paid streaming subscription service and YouTube Music Premium is being rolled out to seven new countries, taking the services to…
San Francisco: Twitter is rolling out an update for iOS users in the US where they can see tweets they care about the most in…
By Virginia MorellNov. 14, 2018 , 4:35 PM When wild orangutans spot a predator, they let out a loud “kiss-squeak,” a call that sounds like…
The ocean stores much of the warming caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases. Daniel Ramirez/Flickr By Christa Marshall, E&E NewsNov. 14, 2018 , 2:49…
A 1.5-kilometer asteroid, intact or in pieces, may have smashed into an ice sheet just 13,000 years ago. NASA SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION STUDIO By Paul VoosenNov.…
The newly discovered planet orbiting dim Barnard’s star (imagined here) is much larger and colder than Earth. M. Kornmesser/ESO By Daniel CleryNov. 14, 2018 ,…
Gleiver Prieto & Katerina Harvati By Colin BarrasNov. 14, 2018 , 1:00 PM Neanderthals are often depicted as graduates of the Stone Age school of…
A human fetus Neil Bromhall/Science Source By Elizabeth PennisiNov. 14, 2018 , 1:00 PM One of pregnancy’s most baffling aspects has been why the mother’s…
Researchers have converted astrocytes (red) into neurons (green) in a living mouse brain. ZHENG WU/GONG CHEN’S LAB By Kelly ServickNov. 14, 2018 , 12:40 PM…
New Delhi: Search Engine giant Google on Wednesday announced the winner for Doodle for Google 2018 contest. Pingla Rahul More of J B Vachha High…
San Francisco: Photo-messaging app Snapchat has introduced two new features — “Friendship Profiles” and “Bitmoji Stories” in an attempt to make the app more interactive…
New Delhi: The much-anticipated Galaxy A9 with an industry first, four-camera rear system will arrive in India on November 20, the company said on Wednesday.…