Science & Technology
CERN scientists claim Higgs boson discovery
CERN scientists reporting at conferences in the UK and Geneva, Switzerland, claim the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson. The particle...
America’s birth certificate: rare Waldseemuller’s early America map discovered in Germany
A copy of a rare 16th century map known as "the birth certificate of America" has been discovered in Germany. The map, by the famous...
Higgs boson strongest evidence to be revealed on 4th of July
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are expected to reveal the strongest evidence yet for the Higgs particle in Geneva, Switzerland, shortly. Anticipation is...
Massive solar flare expected on 4th of July
A massive solar flare is expected on 4th of July, the day in which America celebrates its independence. According to reports at 10:52 UT the...
There is no evidence of mermaids existence, says National Ocean Service
There is no evidence that mermaids exist, The National Ocean Service, a US government scientific agency, has said. The National Ocean Service made the unusual...
Facebook to restore previous contact emails
Facebook promises to address complaints it was responsible for wiping email contacts in some users' mobile phone address books, replacing them with @facebook.com listings. The...
Amazon buys 3D mapping startup UpNext
Sources close to Amazon revealed on Monday that the company was in the process of acquiring UpNext, a 3D mapping startup. According to GigaOm, the...
Microsoft writes down aQuantive value
Microsoft has written down the value of online advertising firm aQuantive it bought five years ago by $6.2 billion. Microsoft bought aQuantive for $6.3 billion...
Micron Technology buys rival Elpida for $2.5 billion
Micron Technology has decided to buy rival Japanese chipmaker Elpida in a deal worth 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion). Once completed, the deal will see...
Another eight pieces of genetic code linked to osteoarthritis discovered
British scientists have discovered another eight pieces of genetic code linked to osteoarthritis, bringing the total number to 11. Inherited factors account for at least...
Embryo genetic testing during IVF treatment is safe
According to the largest study of babies born following the technique, taking an eighth of a developing embryo during IVF treatment to test for...
Soap bubble screen, world’s thinnest display, will be soon available
Viewers may soon be able to watch films on soap bubbles after researchers developed a technology to project images on a screen made of...
Five million test tube babies are born around the world
A new research presented at a conference of fertility experts claims that 5 million "test tube babies" have now been born around the world. Delegates...
Apple settles China’s Proview dispute over iPad trademark for $60M
Apple has agreed to pay $60 million to Chinese firm Proview to settle a dispute involving rights to the "iPad" name, a court in...
Higgs boson finding to be announced by CERN scientists
Scientists at CERN in Switzerland will announce that the elusive Higgs boson “God Particle” has been found at a press conference next week, according...
Shenzhou 9 capsule returns to Earth
Shenzhou 9 spacecraft carrying three Chinese crew members has returned to Earth following a 13-day mission. Images of the capsule landing in Inner Mongolia at...
Oldest pottery samples unearthed in China
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known samples of pottery in southern China. The US archaeologists involved have determined that fragments from a large bowl found...
Navsop navigation system rivals current technology GPS
Navsop, a new positioning system made by UK defence firm BAE Systems, has been developed to complement or even replace current technologies such as...
Smoking vaccine tested on mice with relevant results
US researchers say smokers could one day be immunized against nicotine so they gain no pleasure from the habit. They have devised a vaccine that...
Dinosaurs cold blood theory knocked down
One of the strongest lines of evidence that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, like modern reptiles, has been knocked down. Prior studies of dinosaur bones uncovered what...
TEDGlobal 2012: future city ideas awarded at Edinburgh conference
TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh has honored developers with innovative ideas about how the cities of the future should look. This year's TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)...
Australopithecus sediba, an early human ancestor, chewed on bark and leaves
Australopithecus sediba, an early relative of humans, chewed on bark and leaves, according to fossil evidence. Analysis of food trapped in the teeth of the...
Google tablet Nexus 7 made by Asus has been unveiled
Google has unveiled the Nexus 7, its first own-brand Android tablet made by the Taiwanese company Asus. Google tablet will be sold for $199 from...
Google reveals Jelly Bean Android 4.1
Google has revealed Jelly Bean Android 4.1 - the latest version of its Android system software. Google described the code as the "fastest and smoothest"...
Manicured turtles in science swim in Florida
A Florida research team tracking the dispersal of hatchling loggerhead turtles has resorted to the nail salon to help fit tiny tags to the...
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