Science & Technology
Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko set for one year mission on ISS
American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are about to undertake a 12-month tour of duty on the International Space Station (ISS). It...
Girl Scouts meet Barack Obama at White House Science Fair 2015
Five Girl Scouts from Tulsa, Oklahoma, wowed President Barack Obama with a page-turning robot built out of Legos for the disabled at the White...
Carnufex carolinensis: Prehistoric crocodile discovered in North Carolina
A previously unknown prehistoric crocodile, whose bones were found in Chatham County, North Carolina, several years ago, has been named Carnufex carolinensis. Paleontologist Lindsay Zanno...
March equinox 2015: Spring begins in Northern Hemisphere on March 20
Spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere with the vernal equinox on Friday, March 20. The March equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the...
Supermoon 2015: March 20 supermoon accompanied by total solar eclipse
The March 20, 2015 supermoon is a new moon, and it causes a total eclipse of the sun. This year has a total of six...
Solar Eclipse 2015: Millions of people catch a glimpse of rare phenomenon
Millions of people in northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years on March 20. A great swathe of the Earth's surface was...
Amazon drone testing gets FAA approval
Amazon's plans to begin testing drones for online deliveries have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA has granted Amazon a certificate...
Monica Lewinsky is back as Vancouver TED 2015 speaker
Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who rose to fame for having an affair with President Bill Clinton, gave the headline address at...
Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Ahmedabad heading to Varanasi
Solar Impulse 2 is in the air again, crossing India and hoping to make it to Myanmar on March 19. The solar-powered plane attempting to...
LPSC 2015: Moon crater named after Amelia Earhart
A large crater on the Earth-facing side of the Moon has been named after aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart - the first woman to fly...
Cervantes’ tomb found in Madrid’s Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians
Miguel de Cervantes’ tomb has been found in Madrid, nearly 400 years after his death, Spanish forensic scientists say. Scientists believe they have found the...
Cuba allows first public Wi-Fi spot at Kcho’s cultural center
The Cuban government has granted approval to contemporary artist Kcho to open the country's first public wireless hub at his cultural center. Kcho, who has...
Tim Cook offered part of his liver to Steve Jobs
According to a new book due to be released this month, Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a part of his liver to a dying...
New South Pacific island formed after Hunga Tonga underwater volcano eruption
The eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga led to the creation of a new island in the South Pacific. Images have emerged of the island's...
Alibaba deal boosts Snapchat value at $15 billion
Alibaba is investing $200 million into a stake in photo messaging application Snapchat. That values Snapchat at nearly $15 billion and makes it one of...
Apple Watch copies on sale on Alibaba’s Taobao
Cheap Apple Watch copies are being advertised on Alibaba’s Taobao, China's most popular online shopping service. Taobao site lists devices branded the AW08 and the...
Chameleon changes colors by rearranging crystals inside specialized skin cells
A Swiss study found that chameleons accomplish their vivid color changes by rearrange the crystals inside specialized skin cells. It was previously suggested that the...
Why doing SEO is a good business for students
It’s always important to know what to expect when choosing career, Search Engine Optimization as a profession has added advantage as compared to other...
Wikimedia Foundation sues NSA and DoJ over secret surveillance program
Wikimedia Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency alleging its mass surveillance program violates US laws on freedom of speech. The legal...
Angela Merkel meets ASIMO at Tokyo museum
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met Honda Motor’s humanoid robot ASIMO while touring Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Japan. ASIMO also...
Solar Impulse 2 crosses Arabian Sea in second leg of round the world flight
Solar Impulse 2 is crossing the Arabian Sea in the second leg of its historic attempt to fly around the world. After the briefest of...
MacBook Air 12 inch Retina: Apple unveils thinnest laptop to date
After announcing its Watch collection prices and release date, Apple has unveiled a new 12in-screened "retina" class laptop. The new laptop has a higher resolution...
Apple Watch: Release date and prices range
Apple has unveiled that its Watch collection will range in price from $349 to $17,000 depending on the metals they are made from and...
Solar Impulse 2 completes first leg of its round the world journey
Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first leg of its round the world flight in Oman. The solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi, heading...
Solar Impulse 2 begins round the world flight after taking off from Abu Dhabi
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse-2 has began its round the world flight after taking off from Abu Dhabi, heading east to Muscat in Oman. Over the...
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