A baby died at an Argentina beach after a crowd of people dragged the animal out of the water to take pictures with it. Argentina news outlet La Capital has published a bystander video showing a mob in the city of San Bernardo, surrounding a baby dolphin and petting it. The animal was initially alive, […]
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Pilgrim’s Skeleton Found at a UK Burial Site Suggests Leprosy Patients were Not Treated as Outcast during Medieval Period
British archaeologists have found, at a UK burial site, the skeleton of a young man who had died of leprosy. According to researchers, this man was not treated as an outcast but was given a traditional pilgrim burial. The new finding challenges modern misconceptions that during medieval period, leprosy was linked to sinfulness and […]
Australian Archeologists Discover Four 19th-century Shipwrecks off Queensland Coast
A team of Australian archeologists have discovered four 19th-century shipwrecks at Kenn Reef, more than 500 km off central Queensland coast. The vessels were found by eight archeologists from Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM)—the same team which had found, in 2009, the government schooner Mermaid lost in 1829 off the coast of Cairns. This time, […]
Twitter Launching New “Explore” Tab to Offer Moments, Trends, Live Video and Search at One Place
Twitter is launching a new “Explore” section on its iOS and Android app to allow its users have Trends, Moments, Live Video and Search at one place. The new “Explore” tab will replace the earlier Moments tab, will bridge the between curated and live news and video features, and will allow users to find out […]
New Image Captured by Juno Reveals the Great Red Spot of Jupiter
NASA has a released a new image of Jupiter captured on Dec 11, 2016 by JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The image has been processed by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstaedt and John Rogers. The caption of the image was also drafted by them. NASA posts JunoCam’s raw images at www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam to allow the public […]
Instagram Starts Rolling Out Live Video Feature Globally for Users
In November 2016, Instagram had announced its Live Video feature. This feature is now being rolled out globally for users. Instagram’s Live Video feature is part of Instagram’s Stories and will allow users to go live and show their friends/followers a video in real-time when it is captured. To use the feature Live Video feature […]
Cisco Systems Ready to Pay $3.7 Billion to Buy AppDynamics
Cisco Systems Inc has announced that it is in the process of finalizing the $3.7 billion deal to buy San Francisco-based business software company AppDynamics Inc. The deal, if completed, would be one of its largest deals in recent years, and would help Cisco grow in areas outside of its core networking business. In 2013, […]
Remains of an Ancient Otter Discovered in China Indicate It was a Giant, Wolf-sized Creature
In 2010, the remains of an otter were discovered from a geological site in Yunnan province, China. After 6 years of their study, researchers have published their findings on these creatures, suggesting that they were giant, wolf-sized otters which used to roam China about 6.6 million years ago. According to scientists, this animal, Siamogale melilutra, […]
Japan’s First Military Communications Satellite Kirameki-2 Launched from Tanegashima Space Port
On Tuesday, 24 Jan 2016, Japan launched its first military communications satellite aboard an H-IIA rocket at 0744 GMT. The lift-off took place from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. According to a spokesman for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the satellite successfully entered the orbit. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries builds the launcher for […]
China to Launch Its First Lunar Sample Return Mission Chang’e-5 Later This Year
China is planning to launch Chang’e-5, its lunar sample return mission, in November this year, reported state-run People’s Daily newspaper, citing the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) – the main contractor for China’s space program. According to CASC, this will be China’s first automated moon surface sampling mission and first moon take-off mission. […]
Vivo V5 Plus with Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Processor Launching Today in India
Vivo is going to officially launch its V5 Plus smartphone in India today. A launch event has been scheduled for 12 pm IST in New Delhi, and according to some reports, the phone is expected to be priced at Rs 27,980. Vivo V5 Plus was unveiled globally last week alongside the Vivo V5 Lite. […]
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 to Go on Sale in India from Today
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, the successor of highly successful Redmi Note 3 smartphone, is going on sale in India from today via Flipkart and Mi.com. The new smartphone will be available in Grey and Gold variants (Silver not listed yet). A new Matte Black color variant will also come soon in the markets. Also only […]
New Video from NASA Lets You Feel and Enjoy Landing on Pluto’s Surface
NASA has released a new video letting viewers experience landing on the surface of Pluto. The colorful video has been created using 100 images obtained from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its close flyby of Pluto in July 2015. The team at NASA used these shots from onboard cameras to create the clip. The video […]
Astronomers Focus on Exoplanet Wolf 1061c to Search for Signs of Alien Life
Astronomers have now started focusing on exoplanet Wolf 1061c to look for signs of life in nearby star systems. Wolf 1061 is a red dwarf star located just 126 trillion kilometers (78.3 trillion miles), or 14 light years, from Earth. This nearby star to our Sun has three planets orbiting it. Scientists call them exoplanets […]
Microsoft’s Next Layoff of 700 Employees Likely to Come on Monday
Microsoft is expected to announce layoffs of 700 employees on Monday, according to some reports. The HR department of the company has already reserved several conference rooms on the company’s campus to most likely announce the layoffs. Microsoft currently has a staff of around 113,000, as revealed by the company, and figure was increased by […]
Apple Sues Qualcomm, Seeks $1 Billion Damages
Apple has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm seeking $1 billion damages, and accusing the Qualcomm of monopolizing the market for computer chips for wireless devices. According to Apple, According to Apple, Qualcomm “has unfairly insisted on charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with.” In recent months, regulators in different countries have criticized […]
Xion Nan Robot Writes a Short Article in Seconds
Surprising the whole world, Xion Nan, a robot journalist has successfully achieved its purpose by writing a 300 characters article in seconds for a Chinese daily newspaper. According to Wan Xiaojun, a professor at Peking University, who heads the research team, the journalist robot Xion Nan has been designed to write both short and long […]
ISRO Defers Launch of Its Heaviest Rocket GSLV Mk-III to March-April
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that it is postponing the launch of GSLV Mk-III to March-April this year. GSLV Mk-III is ISRO’s heaviest rocket and its launch was tentatively scheduled for January 20. The rocket was to put 3.2 tonne GSAT-19 satellite in orbit. According to Deccan Chronicle, the launch has been […]
A Leopard Shark Reproduces Live Hatchlings Asexually After Being Separated from Her Mate
A leopard shark in Australia has perplexed researchers by reproducing live hatchings asexually after being separated from her mate in 2012. According to researchers, this is the first reported case of a shark switching from sexual to asexual or parthenogenetic reproduction. Leopard sharks are also known as zebra sharks (stegostoma fasciatum) and get their name […]
NASA Reveals Plan to Launch a Mission to 16 Psyche, a Giant Metal Asteroid worth $10,000 Quadrillion
In association with the Arizona State University, NASA is planning to launch a future mission to a giant metal asteroid 16 Psyche that is believed to be worth $10,000 quadrillion. According to NASA, this giant asteroid is made of nickel and iron and might be holding the secret to how our solar system was formed. […]
UK Antarctic Research Station to Close Due to Huge Ice Cracks
The British Antarctic research station is closed due to massive ice crack in Antarctica. According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), big ice cracks in Antarctica presents “a complex glaciological picture” which causes concern about the shelf on which the Halley VI Research Station is located. A new crack has been observed on the floating […]
Over Half of All Primates are Facing Extinction Crisis due to Habitat Loss and Hunting
A new study carried out by a team of 30 researchers from different parts of the world suggests that more than half of the world’s primates are now facing an “extinction crisis.” This study, which focused on more than 500 primate species, analyzed their conservation status and found that about 60% of them are now […]
A New Moth Named N. Donaldtrumpi in Honor of Donald Trump
The next president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has already started getting honors before his swearing in ceremony. A biologist has named a newly discovered species of moth in honor of Donald Trump. The moth, named Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, features a crown of yellowish scales, and is found in California and Baja, Mexico. […]
2016 was the Hottest Year on Record – Third in a Row
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced 2016 to be the hottest year on record. This was the third year in a row to set the global heat record. On Wednesday, NASA and NOAA held a joint press conference to reveal the new record. According to scientists, the Earth is getting warmer and warmer each […]
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