Science & Technology
Dead stars will one day guide spacecrafts through the cosmos
Scientists claim that spacecrafts could one day navigate through the cosmos using a particular type of dead star as a kind of GPS. German scientists...
Mastercard, Visa and Discover cardholders’ personal information could be at risk after a security breach
US credit firms Visa, Mastercard and Discover have warned that credit card holders' personal information could be at risk after a security breach. The companies...
Earth Hour 2012: turn off your non-essential lights from 20.30 to 21.30 and save the planet
Earth Hour is a worldwide event that is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is held on the last Saturday...
China: six bloggers arrested and 16 websites shut down over coup rumors
Six Chinese bloggers have been arrested and police shut 16 websites after rumors were spread that military vehicles were on the streets of Beijing,...
Prof. Antonio Ereditato, neutrino faster than light scientist, has resigned
Prof. Antonio Ereditato, the head of an experiment that appeared to show subatomic particles travelling faster than the speed of light, has resigned from...
How icy comets can pass through the Sun?
Scientists have detected thousands of comets plunging into our solar system’s star since the 1980s. With the introduction of technology such as NASA’s sun-watching Solar...
BlackBerry maker will abandon most consumer markets after another $125M loss
Research in Motion Ltd, the maker of BlackBerry, seemed to admit defeat in the smartphone wars after suggesting it will abandon most consumer markets. RIM...
FLA investigation found “significant issues” among working practices at Apple’s Chinese plant Foxconn
The US Fair Labor Association investigation has found "significant issues" among working practices at Chinese plants making Apple iPhones and iPads. FLA was asked by...
Cassini probe captured Enceladus geysers images
NASA’s Cassini probe has captured striking images from flying by three moons of Saturn, including new pictures of Enceladus's gushing geysers. Cassini made its lowest...
Streptococcus infection may cause an OCD type condition in children
The National Institute of Mental Health based in Maryland, US, is launching a study to see if a strain of Streptococcus bacteria may cause...
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, has found Apollo 11 Moon engines
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announces that he has located the long-submerged F-1 engines that blasted the Apollo 11 Moon mission into space. In a blog...
Fossilized foot bones discovered in Ethiopia give new insight into human evolution and ability to walk
The fossilized bones of a foot that were discovered in Ethiopia and dated to be 3.4 million years old gave scientists a fascinating new...
Turin Shroud: new theories by Thomas de Wesselow
Cambridge art historian Thomas de Wesselow came with a new theory about the Turin Shroud, being convinced that it is real and did touch...
There are about 160 billion Super-Earths in the Milky Way, say astronomers
An international team of astronomers says that there could be many billions of planets not much bigger than Earth circling faint stars in the...
Amazon launches Kindle Touch in Europe
Amazon has announced the launch of Kindle Touch, its touchscreen version of iKindle e-reader, in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. The Kindle Touch will...
Vast amounts of gas and dust detected in the super-bright galaxy ULAS J1120+0641
Vast amounts of gas and dust have been detected in the galaxy that contains the most distant supermassive black hole known to science, announced...
Apple will refund Australian customers over the new iPad 4G capabilities
Apple has announced that will refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad. The country's consumer watchdog has taken...
Cassini probe makes its lowest pass over the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus
NASA’s Cassini probe will make today its lowest pass yet over the south pole of Enceladus, an active moon of Saturn which may harbor...
The new iPad isn’t telling the truth when says it has 100% battery
Apple's new iPad isn't always telling the truth when says it has 100% battery. The gadget starts to say that it is “full” when it's...
Regular chocolate consumption is related to a lower BMI
A new US research found that people who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner. The findings come from a study of nearly 1,000 US...
Global warming existed during medieval times without human CO2 emissions
A new study shows that during medieval times the whole of our planet heated up without the aid of human CO2 emissions. Earth then cooled...
Why some people get more ill with flu than others?
A genetic flaw may explain why some people get more ill with flu than others, say scientists. Published in Nature, the research found that a...
How do cats survive falls from great heights?
Veterinarians and biologists say that cats' remarkable ability to survive falls from great heights is a simple and predictable matter of physics, evolutionary biology,...
Popcorn contains more antioxidants than fruits and vegetables
A group of US scientists hail plain popcorn as a great diet food for its low calorie content and claim it may even top...
James Cameron is back to ocean surface after he reached Mariana Trench
James Cameron has triumphantly resurfaced from the Earth's deepest point - Mariana Trench - where only two men have ever been before. James Cameron, Avatar...
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