New “extreme” Hubble shows deepest view yet of night sky
A new, improved portrait of Hubble’s deepest-ever view of the universe, called the eXtreme Deep Field, or XDF, which shows a small area of space in the constellation Fornax, created using Hubble Space Telescope data from 2003 and 2004, is seen in this composite image released to Reuters on September 25, 2012. By collecting faint light over many More...
Boson or bust? Higgs and his godless particle
The recent announcement suggesting the discovery of the long awaited Higgs Boson, if confirmed, fills a gap in the theoretical description of elementary particles known as the Standard Model. It would still leave More...
GM silk worms make Spider Man web closer to reality?
The Spider Man web, which helps him snare bad guys and swing among the city’s skyscrapers, is closer to reality, say scientists who have created genetically modified silkworms which can spin much stronger More...
Fly named after Beyonce
Australian researchers have named a rare fly after singer Beyonce in honour of its golden behind, a media report said. The Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae fly – found in Queensland and widely considered a pest More...
Now, a ‘stem cell zoo’ to save endangered species
Washington (PTI) – Stem cells are rapidly becoming an important tool for human medical treatments. Now scientists have created a “stem cell zoo” which they say could help treat a variety of illnesses More...
The fastest-growing social network, ever: Google+
Google is a latecomer to social networking but its new site, Google+, is growing much more rapidly than Facebook, Myspace and Twitter did in their early days, technology experts declare. While Google+ may be More...
Woolly mammoths stayed on earth longer than thought
Woolly mammoths and prehistoric horses grazed on the North American plains several thousand years longer than hitherto presumed. This is shown by samples of ancient DNA, analysed by an international team of research More...
Are aliens here on Earth ?
Reports indicate that scientists are going to hold a meeting where it would be suggested that the search for extra-terrestrial life should be focused right here on earth. According to a report in The Times, the More...
Sound of a pebble
A pebble, if dropped in water, creates an air-filled cavity that ejects air at supersonic speeds, researchers the University of Twente in the Netherlands have found. Stephan Gekle and his colleagues used high-speed More...
How to clean a DVD player
It’s important to realise that even though DVDs may seem more impervious to destruction than your old video tapes, they really aren’t and should be treated with similar care. If you will follow some simple rules More...
