Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is breaking up faster A critical Antarctic glacier is looking more vulnerable as satellite images show the ice shelf that blocks it from collapsing into the sea is breaking up much faster than before and spawning huge icebergs, a new study says. Environment 12 Jun, 2021
NASA completes final test for James Webb Space Telescope – world's premier space science observatory 2021 has been a great year for scientific endeavours – the next exciting launch is NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Science and Tech 03 Mar, 2021
Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $50,000 for first time The seemingly unstoppable rise of Bitcoin continued Tuesday with the cost of a single unit of the digital currency rising above $50,000 for the first time. Business 17 Feb, 2021
Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years The shell was found during the 1931 excavation of a cave with prehistoric wall paintings in the French Pyrenees and assumed to be a ceremonial drinking cup. Archaeologists from the University of Toulouse determined it had been modified thousands of years ago to serve as a wind instrument. World 11 Feb, 2021
Arab spacecraft closes in on Mars on historic flight A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars in the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission Tuesday, the first of three robotic explorers arriving at the red planet over the next week and a half. Science and Tech 09 Feb, 2021
Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81 LOS ANGELES: Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died... Travel Abroad 18 Jan, 2021
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic RIO DE JANEIRO: Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a mission: capture... Mobile & Apps 15 Dec, 2020
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic RIO DE JANEIRO: Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro's Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a mission: capture bats... Women 14 Dec, 2020
Trump keeps up false claims of widespread fraud at Georgia rally for US senators VALDOSTA: US President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting, not helping, their chances by focusing on his efforts to reverse his own election... Women 06 Dec, 2020
Biden aide says no US-wide COVID lockdown planned as West Coast states advise against travel WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden's top coronavirus adviser said on Friday there were no plans for a wholesale nationwide lockdown to curb the surging COVID-19 pandemic, while three US West Coast states jointly called for a halt in non-essential... Women 14 Nov, 2020
Harris pays tribute to Black women in 1st speech as VP-elect Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to the women, particularly Black women, whose shoulders she stands on as she shatters barriers that have kept mostly white men entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more... Women 08 Nov, 2020
Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome WASHINGTON: As Democrat Joe Biden inched closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, President Donald Trump's campaign put into action the legal strategy the president had signaled for weeks: attacking the integrity of the... Women 05 Nov, 2020
