Science & Technology

Mayan Apocalypse: Magical sites for the end of the world on 12/21/12/

Thousands of people across the world have been preparing for what they believe will be the end of the world…

12 years ago

Mayan Prophecy 2012: end of the world, or a new beginning?

One in ten of us is said to be anxious that December 21st marks the end of the world. The…

12 years ago

Doomsday 2012: How will it all end on Friday, if Mayan prophecy is true?

Scientists say it won't happen, at least not on Friday, December 21, but in the event the Mayan prophecy of…

12 years ago

Tau Ceti’s planetary quintet: Nearest Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets

Astronomers have found that the nearest single Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets - one of which is…

12 years ago

Instagram could sell users’ photos to advertisers without notification

Instagram, Facebook's photo-sharing website, has updated its privacy policy giving it the right to sell users' photos to advertisers without…

12 years ago

Apple plea for Samsung sales ban rejected in US

Apple's plea to ban sales of Samsung's smartphones that violate its patents has been rejected by a US judge. Apple…

12 years ago

Ebb and Flow gravity satellites end their mission to the Moon

NASA’s Ebb and Flow gravity mapping twin satellites have ended their mission to the Moon. Ebb and Flow were commanded…

12 years ago

NASA to test color-changing lights on ISS to help astronauts on board sleep

NASA is to test color-changing lights on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of efforts to help astronauts on…

12 years ago

Lake Ellsworth drilling halted after serious problem with the main boiler

The British attempt to search for life in ancient Lake Ellsworth beneath the Antarctic ice-sheet has run into trouble. The…

12 years ago

NASA Everest picture was Indian mountain Saser Muztagh, space agency admits

NASA has admitted it mistook a mountain in India for Mount Everest when it posted online a picture taken from…

12 years ago