2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for auction theory

STOCKHOLM: Two American economists won the Nobel Prize on Monday for improving the theory of how auctions work and inventing new and better auction formats that are now woven into many parts of the economy. The discoveries of Paul R. Milgrom and...

Women 12 Oct, 2020

3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research

STOCKHOLM: Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for establishing the all-too-weird reality of black holes — the straight-out-of-science-fiction cosmic monsters that suck up light and time and will eventually swallow us,...

Mobile & Apps 07 Oct, 2020

3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California

OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA: Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes while carving a 25-mile path of destruction through mountainous terrain and parched foothills, authorities said...

Women 10 Sep, 2020

Climbers twice as likely to reach Mount Everest summit but "death zone" crowding soars, study shows

KATHMANDU: Climbers tackling Mount Everest are twice as likely to make it to the summit and slightly less likely to die than two decades ago, despite a sharp increase in crowding in the so-called "death zone", a study released on Wednesday...

Travel 28 Aug, 2020

Harris' Indian heritage could boost Biden with Asian-American voters

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden's presidential campaign plans to step up engagement with Asian-American voters this fall and is betting running mate Kamala Harris' experience as the daughter of an Indian immigrant will resonate with the fastest-growing US...

Art & Culture 14 Aug, 2020

Google turns Android phones into earthquake sensors; California to get alerts

OAKLAND: Alphabet Inc’s Google’s Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first...

Mobile & Apps 12 Aug, 2020

Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease

An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer's disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose this most common form of...

Mobile & Apps 29 Jul, 2020

UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

TOKYO: A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch centre Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world's first interplanetary mission. The liftoff of the Mars orbiter named Amal, or...

Mobile & Apps 20 Jul, 2020

Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction

WASHINGTON: Perched on a flowering shrub on a windy Andean mountainside, the tiny Ecuadorian Hillstar hummingbird chirps songs of seduction that only another bird of its kind can hear. As the male sings, he inflates his throat, causing iridescent...

Art & Culture 18 Jul, 2020

Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges

In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at their finances, this time threatening their tax-exempt status. Trump said on Twitter on Friday he was ordering the Treasury Department to...

Women 11 Jul, 2020

Tentacles on cells may help virus spread to other cells

The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. "Tentacles" on hijacked cells might help coronavirus...

Mobile & Apps 30 Jun, 2020

Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in hate on Facebook

BOSTON: Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the social media platform to “spread both misinformation and incendiary statements.” The researchers, including 60...

Mobile & Apps 07 Jun, 2020