China unveils Mars rover after India’s successful Mangalyaan Seeking to catch up with India’s Mangalyaan mission, China has unveiled its Mars rover… By PTIUpdated: November 10, 2014 21:08 IST
Brain’s taste secrets uncovered by US scientists The brain has specialist neurons for each of the five taste categories – salty, bitter, sour… By PTINovember 10, 2014 18:54 IST
New batteries are safe for children to swallow Scientists develop special coating for small batteries which can prevent against injuries and deaths stemming from accidental ingestion. By PTIUpdated: November 10, 2014 13:44 IST
CERN may not have discovered elusive Higgs Boson: study The elusive Higgs boson may not have been discovered despite claims of it being detected last year, according to a… By PTINovember 10, 2014 12:26 IST
NASA tests aircraft with shape shifting wings NASA has successfully flight tested a revolutionary shape changing aircraft flap for the first time… By PTINovember 9, 2014 19:41 IST
Penguin bot helps study shy antarctic birds Researchers have developed a remote-controlled baby penguin robot to observe and analyse the behaviour of penguins in the Antarctic. By PTINovember 9, 2014 15:51 IST
Scientists create ‘ghosts’ in lab In a first, Swiss researchers have succeeded in recreating a ghost illusion in the laboratory. By PTINovember 7, 2014 21:15 IST
Sound-tracing cockroach cyborgs to aid rescue efforts in aftermath of disaster Cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, can pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the sound. By PTINovember 7, 2014 16:54 IST
Universe brighter than thought: NASA Universe is brighter than thought, with a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between galaxies. By PTINovember 7, 2014 14:01 IST
Starstruck: Half of universe’s stars are orphans with no galaxy So how did billions of stars become orphans? Violently, to say the least. By ReutersNovember 7, 2014 09:00 IST
Virgin Galactic looks to resume tests in 2015, says CEO George Whitesides The space tourism company that suffered a tragic setback when its experimental rocket-powered spaceship… By Associated PressNovember 6, 2014 16:00 IST
New spaceship restoring hope after Virgin Galactic crash The original rocket-powered space plane, built to take paying passengers on short rides… By PTIUpdated: November 9, 2014 19:16 IST
Spacesuit? Helmet? Life insurance? Space tourist loophole may end While private pilots and skydivers have to take out extra life insurance to cover the added risk of their pursuits… By ReutersNovember 6, 2014 15:44 IST
Mars rover Curiosity finds first mineral match NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has discovered the first mineral match from the Martian surface, the US space agency has announced… By PTINovember 5, 2014 15:45 IST
Pot-bellied dinosaur roamed Mongolia 90m years ago! plant-eating dinosaur that lived more than 90 million years ago in Mongolia…. By PTINovember 5, 2014 15:26 IST
Mystery of bizarre object at the centre of our galaxy solved A bizarre object in the centre of the Milky Way which has puzzled astronomers for years….. By PTINovember 4, 2014 18:17 IST
Debris from downed spaceship found 35 miles away Federal accident investigators say that tiny pieces of an experimental spaceship that broke up… By Associated PressNovember 4, 2014 17:40 IST
New battery can triple driving range of electric cars A new inexpensive battery that can triple the driving range of electric cars… By PTINovember 3, 2014 19:29 IST
‘It feels weird’: Young DevOps engineer quits startup after 9 days for MNC, says ‘I know how much I…’
‘I have 3 H-1B guys and will phase them out,’ manager reveals the dark side of $100K rule in companies
6 Photos NASA’s Juno mission sends first image of Jupiter, its Great Red Spot since going into orbit 9 years ago
