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San Francisco: As the deadline for European Union`s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) inches closer, Twitter has updated its “Terms and Privacy Policy” to give…
New Delhi: After the success of OnePlus 5T, the Chinese smartphone player on Wednesday announced that its next flagship OnePlus 6 will be launched in…
The Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s nearest neighbors, may be more massive than previously thought. The image is not a photograph, but…
New Delhi: Reliance Jio is yet again ready with its lucrative data offers for its subscribers offering 112 GB data for free. Jio subscribers will…
Spinner dolphins sleep during the day, so when tourists, like this young woman, approach them, their rest is disturbed. Wolfgang Pölzer/Alamy Stock Photo By Virginia…
[embedded content] By Catherine MatacicApr. 24, 2018 , 7:01 PM Four years after Frank Seifart started documenting endangered dialects in Colombia, the guerillas came. In…
N. Dominy et al., Royal Society Open Science RSOS172067 (2018) By Michael PriceApr. 24, 2018 , 7:01 PM You wouldn’t want to find yourself on…
At Stelida on the Greek island of Naxos, researchers have found stone tools perhaps made by Neandertals. By Andrew LawlerApr. 24, 2018 , 4:35 PM…
Tarceva, which blocks a protein that drives tumor cell growth, is among a wave of targeted cancer drugs. P. Marazzi/Science Source By Jocelyn KaiserApr. 24,…
Wood pellets have become a popular fuel, but scientists are divided on whether burning wood to produce heat and power can be considered climate friendly.…
China has for long been trying to develop stealth technology for its fighter aircraft, and the end results have been questioned by experts. However, the…
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced partnership with Apple for the India launch of the Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular). Customers can…
New Delhi: Tech giant Google on Tuesday unveiled a new search experience for job-seekers in India that will allow users to find relevant employment opportunities…
New Delhi: Expanding the P20 series, smartphone maker Huawei launched the P20 Pro and P20 Pro Lite in India on Tuesday. The P20 Pro has…
New Delhi: Smartphone maker Huawei, that recently launched the P20, P20 Pro in Paris will introduce the devices in India on Tuesday. The P20 is…
New Delhi: Reliance Jio has become the first all-4G operator in india to launch Apple Watch Series 3, the company said on Tuesday. Apple Watch…
Native American mothers, such as this Inuit women on Baffin Island in Canada, have a gene variant that may boost the nutrients in their breast…
Ted Cranford, San Diego State University By Jeremy RehmApr. 23, 2018 , 2:30 PM Whales can sing, buzz, and even whisper to one another, but…
Dye-sensitized solar cells already harvest power in buildings around the world. A new discovery could make the cells more efficient. Roland Herzog, EPFL By Robert…
The spotted wing Drosophila, an invasive fruit fly, damages raspberry and other fruit crops worldwide. Michelle Bui, University of California, San Diego By Roni DenglerApr.…
New Delhi: Taiwanese electronics company Asus launched a new smartphone in affordable range in India in exclusive partnership with Flipkart. The smartphone, named Asus Zenfone…
New Delhi: Taiwanese electronics company Asus is all set to launch a new smartphone in affordable range in India in exclusive partnership with Flipkart. The…
The Salk Institute campus in California. REX BOGGS (CC BY-ND 2.0) By Meredith WadmanApr. 21, 2018 , 6:45 PM The Salk Institute for Biological Studies…
(Left to right): NASA/JPL-CALTECH; KEVIN FRAYER/STRINGER/GETTY IMAGES; JAMES CAVALLINI/SCIENCE SOURCE By Katie LanginApr. 20, 2018 , 2:00 PM Diamond-studded meteorites came from the collision of…
Scott Pruitt is administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Gage Skidmore/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) By Scott Waldmann, E&E News, Niina Heikkinen, E&E NewsApr. 20, 2018 ,…
An early human scratched this hashtag pattern into a red ochre stone at Blombos Cave in South Africa. Christopher Henshilwood and Francesco d’Errico By Michael…
New Delhi: The recently launched Nokia 8 Sirocco and Nokia 7 Plus are available for pre-orders in India starting Friday (April 20). The Nokia 7…
New Delhi: Lenovo-owned Motorola extended the G series of smartphones by launching the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus, Moto G6 Play at an event in…
New Delhi: Apple’s recently launched 9.7-inch iPad will be available in India from Friday. The new iPad features a large Retina display, the A10 Fusion…
Nadia Gonzalez recovers from dengue in a hospital in Paraguay in 2016. There is no easy test for previous exposure to dengue, which makes implementing…
Representative Jim Bridenstine (R–OK) testifies before the Senate science committee on his nomination to lead NASA in November 2017. NASA/Joel Kowsky By Paul VoosenApr. 19, 2018…
A virus that causes illness in pigs could be a target of genetic modification. USDA/Scott Bauer By Marc Heller, E&E NewsApr. 19, 2018 , 2:10…
Armed with new data, archaeologists are revealing that mind-altering drugs were present at the dawn of the first complex societies some 5000 years ago in…
Poppies, shown here with seed pods, have been used to produce opium in the Near East for some 5000 years. ISTOCK.COM/OZTURK By Andrew LawlerApr. 19,…
Based on the new findings, researchers propose a more complex model of how autism arises. Megapress/Alamy Stock Photo By Matt WarrenApr. 19, 2018 , 2:00…
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on the northern coast of Alaska. Hillebrand/USFWS By Pamela King, E&E NewsApr. 19, 2018 , 1:40 PM Originally published by…
This memorial in Vienna remembers Nazi-era victims of the children’s psychiatric facility Am Spiegelgrund, where children and adolescents were systematically killed and their brains removed for…
[embedded content] By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 19, 2018 , 12:00 PM Some of the most exciting discoveries in evolutionary biology in recent years have shown how…
Nate Henry (right), Nick’s identical twin, is healthy. Nick’s high levels of a molecule called suPAR may explain his illness. Kevin Beasley By Stephen S.…
The U.S. embassy’s hourly smog updates have irked Beijing officials—and spurred mitigation measures. Kevin Frayer/Stringer/GETTY IMAGES By Eli KintischApr. 19, 2018 , 10:00 AM In…
Fernando Ramirez Rozzi By Roni DenglerApr. 19, 2018 , 9:15 AM Humans have been performing brain surgery—or at least drilling holes in one others’ skulls—for…
New Delhi: Huawei sub-brand Honor launched the Honor 10 at an event in Shanghai, China on Thursday. The Honor 10 will make its global debut…
New Delhi: US-based technology company InFocus on Thursday launched “Vision 3 PRO” with face unlock feature in India for Rs 10,999. The device comes with…
New Delhi: Facebook has no plans as of now to bring digital payment facility to its Messenger application in India, informed sources said on Thursday.…
A new probe seeks rocky exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars, as shown in this artist’s impression. ESO/L. CALÇADA By Daniel CleryApr. 19, 2018 , 4:30…
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly working on several iPhone models and have registered those model numbers with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), a Russian-language regulatory…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus on Thursday announced a partnership with Marvel Studios to celebrate its 10th anniversary with the film “Avengers: Infinity War”…
San Francisco: If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people`s online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc…
New Delhi: Facebook has added mobile recharge feature for its Android app users in India. For being able to use the new feature, your Facebook…
New Delhi: Motorola is all set to launch three smartphones –Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus, Moto G6 Play at an event in Sao Paulo, Brazil…
Protesters march against logging last August in the Białowieża Forest. Czarek Sokolowski/Associated Press By Erik StokstadApr. 18, 2018 , 5:45 PM Europe’s top court has…
South Asians are descended from a mix of farmers, herders, and hunter-gatherers, ancient DNA reveals
Three ancestral groups gave rise to the diverse people of South Asia today. Mary Doggett/Alamy Stock Photo By Lizzie WadeApr. 18, 2018 , 3:00 PM…
[embedded content] By Matt WarrenApr. 18, 2018 , 2:00 PM Although artificial intelligence systems may be able to beat humans at board games, we still…
InSight’s arm will deploy two probes to the martian surface after landing this November. LOCKHEED MARTIN/JPL-CALTECH/NASA By Paul VoosenApr. 18, 2018 , 1:00 PM NASA…
[embedded content] By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 18, 2018 , 1:00 PM Ask any oceanographer how rich surface waters reach the ocean’s depths, and they will probably…
Chair Representative Lamar Smith (right) and ranking member Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (left) at a 2013 hearing of the science committee U.S. House of Representatives…
New Delhi: When it comes to 4G availability in the country, Reliance Jio still leads the pack, a survey by London-based wireless coverage mapping company…
Shenzhen: There will be nearly 40 billion personal smart devices and 100 billion Internet connections around the world by 2025, a new report by Chinese…
Indore: In a bid to strengthen its retail presence in central region, Motorola India on Tuesday announced has opened 60 “Moto Hubs” in Madhya Pradesh,…
Washington: Top 34 global technology and securities firms, led by Microsoft and Facebook, have signed a “Cybersecurity Tech Accord” to defend people from malicious attacks…
San Francisco: Responding to a study that found nearly 60 per cent of free Andorid apps used by children potentially violate a federal law, Google…
New Delhi: As global handset profits dipped 1 per cent (year-on-year) in the fourth quarter of 2017, Apple X alone generated 35 per cent of…
A blood test could one day be used to detect early cancers. angellodeco/Shutterstock By Jocelyn KaiserApr. 17, 2018 , 4:00 PM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—The elusive dream…
[embedded content] By Matt WarrenApr. 17, 2018 , 3:45 PM When the first rains arrive in the forests of northwest Costa Rica, yellow toads gather…
Kristina Olson works with a child in the Social Cognitive Development Lab at the University of Washington in Seattle. University of Washington By Jeffrey MervisApr.…
NASA/JPL-Caltech By Sid PerkinsApr. 17, 2018 , 11:15 AM When our solar system was in its infancy 4.5 billion years ago, a swarm of protoplanets…
NEW DELHI: Popular micro-blogging site Twitter went down for users in India on Tuesday. Millions of users across India experienced problems while logging into Twitter around 7.20 pm…
LONDON: A former Cambridge Analytica employee has claimed that the number of Facebook users whose data must have been compromised by her firm may go…
New Delhi: Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)has unveiled the beta version of a website to let customers compare mobile tariff plans of…
New Delhi: E-commerce player giant Flipkart and Taiwanese electronics company ASUS on Tuesday announced a long-term partnership under which Flipkart will become ASUS` premier partner…
Mosquitoes are attracted to people infected with malaria because the infection changes body odor. Hans Verburg/Alamy Stock Photo By Warren CornwallApr. 16, 2018 , 3:35…
A better family tree would help researchers better place Turacos, such as this Knysna Turaco from South Africa, on its branches. Daniel J. Field By…
The Epstein-Barr virus causes mononucleosis and increases risk for developing autoimmune disorders like lupus. James Cavallini/Science Source By Roni DenglerApr. 16, 2018 , 2:15 PM…
A menudo, los barcos británicos hostigaban a los galeones españoles, que transportaban a pueblos olvidados hace tiempo hasta América Latina, incluidos filipinos esclavizados y judíos…
New Delhi: Instant messaging app WhatsApp has added a new feature for Android. The new feature lets users download deleted media files, WABetaInfo, a fan…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has discontinued the Mi A1 in India, several media reports have claimed. Xiaomi is reportedly ditching the Mi A1…
The March for Science in New Delhi earlier today. Manoj Kumar By Science News StaffApr. 14, 2018 , 12:11 AM The March for Science celebrated…
The March for Science in New Delhi earlier today. Manoj Kumar By Science News StaffApr. 14, 2018 , 12:11 AM The March for Science is…
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is now entering the gaming phone market with it’s latest model called the Black Shark. The new handset, which was launched…
In Washington, D.C. last year, science marchers had to battle cold, wet weather. This year’s event is expected to take place under friendlier skies. Science/Bill…
Some 7200 new citizens from more than 100 countries celebrate at a naturalization ceremony last month in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images By Jeffrey…
(left to right): IAN CARTWRIGHT; CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON/JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY/NASA; PIXABAY/PEXELS By Katie LanginApr. 13, 2018 , 4:20 PM Human finger…
Martin Lopez-Garcia By Kai KupferschmidtApr. 13, 2018 , 2:00 PM CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—At low tide, the brown seaweed filling tide pools along the coasts of Cornwall…
Andemariam Beyene (right) and his doctor, Tómas Guðbjartsson (left), after Beyene received an artificial trachea implant. Vilhelm Gunnarsson By Gretchen VogelApr. 13, 2018 , 12:00 PM…
[embedded content] By Matthew HutsonApr. 13, 2018 , 8:00 AM Transporting yourself into a video game, body and all, just got easier. Artificial intelligence has…
New report examines ways to help more young researchers, such as these displaying posters at a Society for Neuroscience meeting in 2016, forge careers in…
Microbial processes in Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range may point to a new source of atmospheric carbon. weniliou/shutterstock.com By Paul VoosenApr. 12, 2018 , 2:20 PM…
[embedded content] By Katie LanginApr. 12, 2018 , 2:10 PM The world’s fastest hunter—the peregrine falcon—snatches prey out of the sky at speeds of more…
[embedded content] By M. Mitchell WaldropApr. 12, 2018 , 2:00 PM At 11:15 on a Monday morning in May, an ordinary looking delivery van rolls…
British ships often harassed Spanish galleons, which ferried long-forgotten peoples to Latin America, including enslaved Filipinos and former Jews. THE CAPTURE OF THE SPANISH GALLEON…
Dopamine-blocking medications could target not only addictive drugs such as cocaine, but also compulsive behaviors like gambling or eating. KZENON/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO By Robert F.…
Washington: Overuse of smartphones is just like any other type of substance abuse, say scientists who found that digital addiction makes people feel lonely, depressed…
San Francisco: Google has removed the original first-generation Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones from its Google Store, media reported. First spotted by Android Police,…
San Francisco: In a bid to fight the prevailing gun culture, Twitter has changed its “pistol” emoji to a bright green “water gun”, following Apple,…
New Delhi: Chinese technology company Lenovo on Thursday refreshed its “Think” line-up with a new range of “ThinkPad X1” laptops in India. The latest “Think”…
New Delhi: Search Engine giant Google has officially rolled out a “More results” feature in its search for mobile users. The new feature will allow…
New Delhi: Finnish company HMD Global, which holds the global rights to market the iconic Nokia brand, has globally started rolling out the latest Android…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has quietly unveiled the Y71 in India, media reports have said. As per 91Mobiles, the Vivo Y71 is reportedly…
New Delhi: Chinese handset manufacturer nubia on Thursday introduced the Z18 Mini. The phone has been priced at CNY 2,099 (roughly Rs 22,000) The device…
New Delhi: A new social networking platform ‘hello’, set up by the founder of the once-popular Orkut, has announced its entry into the Indian market…
New Delhi: Telecom operators are leaving no stone unturned to take on the stiff competition from new entrant Reliance Jio. In its bid to rival…
Francis Collins testifying before Congress in 2017 Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press (Sipa via AP Images) By Jocelyn KaiserApr. 11, 2018 , 5:20 PM An investigation into…
Science Source By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 11, 2018 , 4:50 PM Tempe, Arizona—Kelley Harris wishes humans were more like paramecia. Every newborn’s DNA carries more than…
Anja Rutishauser By Sid PerkinsApr. 11, 2018 , 2:00 PM At least two large, supersalty lakes lie deep beneath an ice cap in far northeastern…
The Very Large Telescope in Chile will target Alpha Centauri, which glows brightly in the southern sky. Y. BELETSKY (LCO)/ESO By Daniel CleryApr. 11, 2018…
A blood-red ant (Formica sanguinea) carries a newly acquired slave (F. fusca). Kim Taylor/Minden Pictures By Erica TennenhouseApr. 11, 2018 , 11:45 AM Every summer,…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has announced that its recently launched Redmi Note 5 Pro will be available for pre-order from April 13 in…
New Delhi: Google Assistant which is now available across Android smartphones, has received about 4.5 lakh proposals for marriage in India. The voice-based assistant was…
San Francisco: Facebook-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature dubbed as “Nametags” — a clone of Snapchat`s `Snapcode` which will let users create a…
New Delhi: Finnish company HMD Global launched Nokia 6 last year with a good design — but its internals left users craving for more. The…
New Delhi: Facebook, under fire around the world following disclosures of private data being hijacked by the consultancy Cambridge Analytica, has launched a new tool…
New Delhi: Samsung India on Wednesday launched Galaxy J7 Duo with dual camera — a first in the popular “J” series — at Rs 16,990.…
New Delhi: Japanese electronics major Panasonic on Wednesday officially rolled out “face unlock” feature for its Eluga Ray 700 smartphone in India. The device was…
San Francisco: Facebook has launched a “Data Abuse Bounty” programme to reward people who report any misuse of data by app developers. “We committed to…
Some Yemenis suggest that the 2800-year-old Marib Dam, one of the country’s best known ancient sites (shown before it was bombed), was deliberately targeted. imageBROKER/Alamy…
Pixabay/Pexels By Vanessa ZainzingerApr. 10, 2018 , 4:30 PM Does your blood run thick? A bit of mosquito saliva might one day be just what…
Phosphate deposits in Khouribga, Morocco, are high in cadmium; sales from the site would suffer if the European Union introduces new cadmium limits. francesco zizola/NOOR/Redux…
Scientists test a satellite named Deimos-2 at the National Aerospace Technology Institute in Madrid in 2013. The institute gets a 34% increase in the government’s…
New Delhi: Launch of new services like payments over instant messaging app WhatsApp may ensure more smoother and hassle free transactions, but have you realised…
New Delhi: For many smartphone users in India, storage appears to be a real problem. 29 percent individuals run out of space at least once…
New Delhi: Google on Tuesday launched the Home and Home Mini smart speaker in India at an event in New Delhi. The Google Home smart…
New Delhi: Online retail giant Amazon India is hosting a week-long iPhone Fest where customers can avail exciting deals on the iPhone X, iPhone 8,…
New Delhi: Launch of new services like payments over instant messaging app WhatsApp may ensure more smoother and hassle free transactions, but have you realised…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture inspects research facilities that use animals, such as this rabbit. iStock.com/NiDerLander By Meredith WadmanApr. 9, 2018 , 5:25 PM *Update,…
By Pallava BaglaApr. 9, 2018 , 4:45 PM NEW DELHI—The Indian government has adopted its first regulations on academic plagiarism—rules that some researchers say are…
Tens of thousands braved the rain last year in Washington, D.C., for a March for Science that will be repeated this weekend. B. Douthitt/Science By…
Katja Schulz/Wikimedia Commons Apr. 9, 2018 , 3:10 PM No one likes a moldy peach, so some farmers stop fungus from growing by dipping their…
iStock.com/erhui1979 By Dennis NormileApr. 9, 2018 , 1:15 PM SHANGHAI, CHINA—In a move few scientists anticipated, the Chinese government has decreed that all scientific data…
Carnegie Institution of Washington/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/NASA By Nola Taylor ReddApr. 9, 2018 , 12:20 PM When NASA’s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry,…
Mark Stone/University of Washington By Adrian ChoApr. 9, 2018 , 12:30 PM The hunt for wispy particles called axions, which might make up the dark…
A hallucinating AI might see something like this product of Google’s Deep Dream algorithm. Deborah Lee Soltesz/Flickr By Matthew HutsonApr. 9, 2018 , 12:10 PM…
This finger bone (four sides shown) represents the oldest directly dated human fossil found outside of Africa and the Levant. Ian Cartwright By Michael PriceApr.…
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has launched a lucrative Home broadband plan with up to 300 Mbps speed for subscribers on the FTTH (Fiber-To-the-Home) service. The…
New Delhi: In a bid to cash in on popular IPL tournament, state-owned telecom firm BSNL has announced 153 GB mobile data pack for subscribers…
San Francisco: Apple is likely to introduce the red colour to its iPhone 8 and 8 Plus lineup on Monday as part of its partnership…
(left to right): NASA/JPL-CALTECH/ESA/CXC/STSCI; DENIS TANGNEY JR./ISTOCKPHOTO.COM; TUCKER GOOD/UNSPLASH By Katie LanginApr. 6, 2018 , 2:30 PM A swarm of black holes may be lurking…
Scientists analyzed fatty chemicals in the digestive glands (yellow-green mass) and stomachs of Antarctic krill to reveal that polar ice is a crucial part of…
San Francisco: In a bid to protect users from phishing scams and ransomware, Microsoft is rolling out new security features for the Home and Personal…
Debrocke/ClassicStock/Getty Images By Matthew HutsonApr. 6, 2018 , 8:00 AM How do you measure the stereotypes of the past after the past is gone? You…
New Delhi: Patna has beaten Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai to top the 4G availability metric that measures where users get access to an LTE connection…
New Delhi: HMD Global’s recently launched Nokia 6 (2018) went on sale in India starting Friday. The smartphone is available in select mobile outlets in…
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has said it will provide free live streaming of IPL cricket matches through Hotstar on its TV app to its customers.…
New Delhi: Continuing with its dirt-cheap mobile data offers, Reliance Jio has yet again announced a new offer for its prepaid subscriber. Prepaid customers can…
ESO By Adrian ChoApr. 5, 2018 , 7:01 PM The nature of dark matter, the mysterious stuff whose gravity presumably binds a galaxy together, is…
The Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus. Denis Tangney Jr./iStockPhoto.com By Alison McCook, Retraction WatchApr. 5, 2018 , 4:30 PM In an unusual move, The Ohio…
Red-winged blackbirds on the move in Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex in California. Mint Images Limited/Alamy Stock Photo By Erik StokstadApr. 5, 2018 ,…
Twitter has said that more than 1.2 million accounts were suspended for content related to terrorist activities on the microblogging site since August 2015. In…
The new study may help explain why so many encouraging results in animal studies don’t hold up in human trials. istock.com/ sidsnapper By Emma YasinskiApr.…
A Shenzhen, China, research center named for James Watson will be impressive—if it gets built. CHEERLAND By Dennis NormileApr. 5, 2018 , 11:40 AM There…
Antibiotics can help fragile premature babies survive. But they may have a cost later in life. Jesse S. Jones/University of Florida By Marla BroadfootApr. 5,…
New Delhi: Chinese handset major Xiaomi said it will bring its ‘crowdfunding’ platform to India through which it will sell a select range of “innovation-driven…
New Delhi: Xiaomi’s Mi Fan Festival commences on Thursday, with the chinese smartphone brand offering a host of products on sale. The two-day Mi Fan…
The algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus) was one of three subjects in a study of anesthesia. ALEX MUSTARD/MINDEN PICTURES By Danna StaafApr. 4, 2018 , 2:00…
India’s fossil legacy includes a distinctive sauropod, Isisaurus colberti, shown roaming central India in the late Cretaceous, 65 million to 100 million years ago. Walter Myers/Science…
Physicists tune the laser for the ALPHA antihydrogen experiment, in the background. Maximilien Brice/CERN By Adrian ChoApr. 4, 2018 , 1:20 PM As any Star…
High-energy x-ray sources (blue) are seen near the core of the Milky Way (bright region at lower right) in this composite image. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/CXC/STScI By Sid…
An autonomous sentry freezes an “intruder” during a 2006 test of the weapons system by the South Korean military. KIM DONG-JOO/AFP/Getty Images By Matthew HutsonApr.…
March for Science organizers want next week’s event to leave a legacy beyond abandoned signs. JEFF MALET PHOTOGRAPHY/NEWSCOM By Jeffrey MervisApr. 4, 2018 , 10:35…
New Delhi: Insomniac Games, makers of Spider-Man for Sony’s PS4 has confirmed that the game will ‘never’ be coming to Xbox One. Responding to a…
Beijing: Dell on Wednesday announced a new family of Inspiron All-in-Ones (AIO), an updated XPS 15 flagship notebook, Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition, six…
New Delhi: HMD Global – the manufacturer of Nokia phones launched three smartphones in India on Wednesday – Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi will kick start the Mi Fan Festival on Thursday (April 5), offering a host of Xiaomi products on sale.…
New Delhi: HMD Global – the manufacturer of Nokia phones is all set to launch three smartphones in India on Wednesday – Nokia 8 Sirocco,…
A millennium ago, Viking navigators may have used crystals known as “sunstones” to navigate between Norway and settlements in Greenland. Bettmann/Getty Images By Sid PerkinsApr.…
Tucker Good/Unsplash By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 3, 2018 , 12:05 PM It’s not hard to tell a poodle by its curls, a Greyhound by its deep…
Beijing: Intel on Tuesday unveiled the first ever Intel Core i9 processor for mobiles and laptops to deliver best gaming and content creation experience on…
San Francisco: After Facebook and Twitter, Google has cracked down on malicious cryptocurrency mining extensions on its Chrome platform. Until now, Google Chrome`s web policy…
New Delhi: Instant messaging app WhatsApp has released some new updates to its users on iPhone. Reports are saying that iPhone users can see recent…
Washington: Facebook will likely need “a few years” to fix the problems uncovered by the revelations on the hijacking of private user data, chief executive…
New Delhi: Xiaomi’s popular smartphone Redmi 5 will be up for garbs at online retailer Amazon on Tuesday. The phone will go on sale at…
New Delhi: Google Doodle is a wonderful way of learning about someone. On Tuesday, the search engine giant dedicated its doodle to Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay –…
[embedded content] By Emily UnderwoodApr. 2, 2018 , 4:15 PM Spiders spin their silk for far more than just webs: guy lines, egg sacs, and…
When chimps walk upright, they use an inefficient bent-legged gait, unlike the straight-legged stride of humans. Konrad Wothe/Minden Pictures By Ann GibbonsApr. 2, 2018 ,…
Split Second Stock/shutterstock.com By Erik StokstadApr. 2, 2018 , 1:25 PM Fishing boats are catching more shrimp and lobsters than ever before—and although that may…
Many new U.S. leprosy cases likely are somehow transmitted from armadillos to humans. Greg McCormick By Jon CohenApr. 2, 2018 , 12:25 PM Leprosy, a…
By Katie LanginApr. 2, 2018 , 12:00 PM If you lived in what is now Wyoming 49 million years ago, you could have spotted a…
New Delhi: Domestic handset maker LAVA on Monday added another smartphone to its Z series by launching the Z91 smartphone. The Z91 smartphone with face…
New Delhi: South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has slashed the price of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, media reports have said. As per a…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Vivo has recently refreshed its smartphone line-up in India by launching the V9. The device has been priced at Rs…
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Oppo that refreshed its “F” series with the launch of F7 in India recently, is offering the phone for flash…
To model the motion of the brain, researchers started with measurements of blows to the head in football games similar to this one. AP Photo/Mel…
(Left to right): PIXABAY; DAVID MACK/SCIENCE SOURCE; SOLVIN ZANKL/MINDENPICTURES By Katie LanginMar. 30, 2018 , 4:20 PM Duke’s mishandling of misconduct prompts new U.S. government…
The Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus iStock.com/aceshot By Alison McCook, Retraction WatchMar. 30, 2018 , 3:00 PM A cancer researcher has resigned from The Ohio…
To avoid misuse of artificial intelligence, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed setting up a panel akin to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. NICOLAS NICOLAS…
iStockPhoto/ Steve Debenport By Tania RabesandratanaMar. 30, 2018 , 8:00 AM People can tell a lot by the sound of your voice—your mood, your hometown,…
San Francisco: Giving a fresh impetus to his vision of achieving Intelligent Cloud and Edge, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has realigned duties of his core…
San Francisco: After facing the flak over the revelation that it was purposefully slowing down iPhones to save battery life, Apple has released iOS 11.3…
New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is hosting another flash sale for its popular Redmi smartphone series –Redmi 5, Redmi 5A and Redmi Note 5.…
New York: In a bid to edge-out competitors like Audible and iBooks, Google introduced a number of new updates on audiobooks available on Google Play…
Lydia Polimeni, National Institutes of Health By Jeffrey BrainardMar. 29, 2018 , 4:10 PM When a scientist sends a grant application to the U.S. National…
Crystal Alba/Project Chimps Two of the world’s most famous research chimpanzees have finally retired. Hercules and Leo arrived at a chimp sanctuary in Georgia last week.…
Once triggered into action, an immune cell overhauls its metabolism, making changes that could be exploited for treatment Spectrum Science Communications By Mitch LeslieMar. 29,…
Within a few years, we could be capturing the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants and recycling it into fuel. Victor Lauer/Shutterstock By Matt WarrenMar.…
Martin Birchall (far left), Paolo Macchiarini (second from right), and collaborators in 2010, after the first transplant of a stem cell–seeded trachea into a child.…
Wikimedia Commons/(CC BY-SA 2.0) By Katie LanginMar. 29, 2018 , 9:00 AM The pop of a good knuckle crack fills a room, but what actually…
A new probe seeks rocky exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars, as shown in this artist’s impression. ESO/L. CALÇADA By Daniel CleryMar. 28, 2018 , 3:00…
[embedded content] By Matt WarrenMar. 28, 2018 , 2:00 PM Some of the most brilliant displays of color in the natural world, such as a…
Washington: Toyota recently unveiled a 6 feet 3 inches (1.9 m) humanoid robot that shoots hoops better than professional basketball players. Following are some of its…
A new way to do x-rays could be cheaper and less harmful. David Mack/Science Source By Sophia ChenMar. 28, 2018 , 1:00 PM On its…