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 […]
Kennedy Space Center Holds Remembrance Ceremony for NASA Astronaut Gene Cernan
On Wednesday, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Visitor Complex held a remembrance ceremony for Gene Cernan, the last man to walk in the moon. Cernan, 82, died on Sunday in Houston after fighting with cancer. During the ceremony, Robert Cabana, KSC director and other officials honored the life and career of astronaut at U.S. Astronaut Hall […]
Methane-producing Microbes Could Survive the Low Pressure and Extremely Thin Air of Mars, Study Suggests
A new study carried out by researchers from the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences (ACSPS) at the University of Arkansas suggests that some terrestrial organisms such as methanogens (the methane-producing microbes) could survive the extremely thin air of Mars. The detailed findings of the study, titled “Low Pressure Tolerance by Methanogens in an […]
India Poised to Play a Crucial Role in LIGO Research by Setting up the World’s Third Advanced Observatory
India is gearing up to play a crucial role in gravitational waves detection by setting up the world‘s third advanced LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) laboratory in Aundh in Hingoli district of Maharashtra. Fred Raab, an eminent physicist and associate director for operations, LIGO Laboratory, who was at the Presidency University in Kolkata on Tuesday […]
Dolphin with a Huge Shark Bite Found Washed up on Polly Joke Beach near Newquay, Cornwall
A dolphin with a big ‘shark bite’ taken out of its stomach was found washed up on Cornish beach. A meter-long ‘bite’ was taken out if the mammal’s side, making its ribs visible. The National Oceanic Centre and The Wildlife Trust have been informed of the dolphin carcass. Authorities have ordered a probe to investigate […]
NASA Releases New Images Captured by Juno Showing Crescent Shaped Jupiter and Its Great Red Spot
NASA has released an astonishing new picture of Jupiter, showing a crescent Jupiter, along with its iconic Great Red Spot and planet’s megastorm. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and appears to astronomers as a deep red orb surrounded by layers of orange, pale yellow, and white. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is […]
Japanese Astronomers Discover Bow-like Feature in the Atmosphere of Venus
Japanese scientists have discovered a huge wave like feature in the Venus’ cloud region, and according to these scientists, this feature appears to be fixed to the slowly rotating planet, while clouds around it whiz by at about 100 meters per second. Venus, the “planet of love”, is almost the same size as Earth and […]
Facebook Announces to Roll Out Fake News Offensive in Germany Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
Facebook has announced to roll out fake new offensive in Germany, as the country enters parliamentary election year. Recently, Facebook faced criticism for failing to stop fake news floating on its platform during US elections. The social giant has also been criticized in Germany for an insufficient response to hate speech. Many German politicians and […]
BT Rolls Out New Service to Block up to 30 Million Nuisance Calls Per Week
British telecom operator BT has rolled out a new service for its customers to block about 30 million nuisance calls each week. The service available for free would divert unwanted calls before they reach British homes. A team at BT’s Oswestry, Shropshire centre would supervise this Call Protect service. The team would identify rogue numbers […]
Huawei Unveils P8 Lite (2017) Smartphone with Android 7.0 Nougat and 1080p Screen
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has unveiled its latest P8 Lite (2017) smartphone running on Android 7.0 and featuring a 1080p screen. The phone is expected to hit various EU markets by the end of this month. The new device is actually successor to the two-year-old Huawei P8 Lite, and many people are finding the timing […]
HTC Unveils Two New Models – U Ultra and U Play – for Upcoming U Series of Smartphones
HTC has unveiled U Ultra and U Play—two new models for its upcoming U series smartphones. Both these smartphones will be equipped with Sense Companion, an AI-enabled voice assistant, which will offer help, contextual suggestions and recommendations to enhance user experience. The 5.7-inch U Ultra will be launched in mid-February, while 5.2-inch U Play is […]
Instagram Announces to Bring Ads in Instagram Stories
Instagram, the photo and video sharing service owned by Facebook, has announced to add advertising features in Instagram stories to boost advertising revenues. The new ad features is currently being tested with major advertisers such as Nike, GM, and Airbnb. In February, ads will be tested by Turner Sports for cable network TNT’s airing of […]
Ex-Bronski Beat Member Larry Steinbachek Dies at 56
Ex-Bronski Beat member and keyboardist Larry Steinbachek has died 56. Steinbachek’s sister Louise Jones told BBC News that Larry was fighting with cancer and died last month. The synthpop group Bronski Beat was formed by Jimmy Somerville, Larry Steinbachek and Steve Bronski in 1983. The electronic trio raised awareness about gay rights through their songs […]
ESO Joins Hands with Breakthrough Initiatives to Upgrade Telescope in Chile to Look for Planets around Alpha Centauri
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has partnered with Breakthrough Initiative to upgrade its Very Large Telescope (VLT) in northern Chile to better search for planets around the stars of Alpha Centuri, the closest star system to Earth. The triple-star Alpha Centauri system is located about nearly 4 light-years away from Earth, and scientists think it […]
Facebook is Testing Mid-Roll Video Ads to Boost Its Revenues
The world’s largest social network Facebook is testing mid-roll ads for videos that are viewed for at least 20 seconds, a report published in Recode claimed citing unnamed industry sources. The social network has already been testing the ads that run in the middle of videos on Facebook Live, but the new move would extend […]
Sixty-Three Billion WhatsApp Messages were Sent Globally on New Year’s Eve
Sixty-three billion messages were sent globally on WhatsApp on New Year’s Eve, and a large part of these messages – about 14 million – were generated in India, the messaging app revealed to VentureBeat in an email. These numbers have set new single-day records for the messaging app. According to WhatsApp, 7.9 billion images and […]
Government of India to Launch E-challan and M-parivahan Apps to Improve Road Safety and Citizen Interactions
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in India will soon launch two mobile apps to help improve road safety, facilitate citizen interactions, and provide a digital solution for enforcement of traffic rules in the country. The “e-challan” app is an enforcement app that will allow traffic police and transport authorities to enforce road safety […]
Modern Diesel Cars Produce 10 Times More Toxic Air Pollution than Trucks and Buses, New Data Reveals
A new European study has revealed that modern diesel cars actually produce 10 times more toxic air pollution than trucks and buses. The difference in emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) between two types of vehicles is because there are much stricter regulations in the EU for heavy duty vehicles than cars. Diesel cars have to […]
Asus Unveils Zenfone AR with Google 3D Tango Computing Platform and Daydream
Taiwan-based Asus has unveiled Zenfone AR, a new 5.7-inch smartphone with Google 3D Tango computing platform that allows the users to experience indoor mapping, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and much more. The 3D Tango technology enables a device to sense the world around it, thus allowing interaction with virtual objects as well as watching […]
BSNL Launches Rs 144 Unlimited Calling Pack for Prepaid, Postpaid Subscribers
In a bid to attract more customers towards itself, government-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) in India has launched an unlimited calling pack (local and STD) at Rs 144. The plan has been launched initially for a period of 6 months. It will offer unlimited calls to any network for one month, along […]
Honda Canada Recalls About 53,000 Odyssey Minivans in Canada
Honda Canada has said that it is recalling about 53,000 Odyssey minivans in Canada and that the parts required to fix the problem will not be available until spring. The minivans are being recalled because of the faulty second-row seats that may not lock into position, and may suddenly shift during a crash. However, no […]
Amazon Files for a Patent to Use Airborne Fulfillment Centers for Drone Delivery
Amazon has filed for a patent to use flying warehouses or airborne fulfillment centers (AFCs) to store products and use a fleet of drones to make deliveries to customers. The application that was actually filed in 2014 was noticed on December 28 by Zoe Leavitt, an analyst at CB Insights. The patent filing says drones […]
Google Commemorates the 250th Birth Anniversary of Scottish Chemist Charles McIntosh with Google Doodle
Charles McIntosh was a Scottish chemist who discovered naphtha – a substance that helped make fabrics waterproof. Today, Google is celebrating the 250th birth anniversary of McIntosh with a Google Doodle showing the rain bouncing off him. Charles Macintosh was born on 29 December 1766 as the son of George Macintosh and Mary Moore. […]
Vera Rubin, a Pioneering Astronomer Who Worked on Dark Matter, Dies
Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who worked on dark matter is no more in this world. Her son, Allan Rubin, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, revealed that Rubin, 88, died on Dec. 25, 2016. Vera Rubin had been living in the Princeton area. She was born on July 23, 1928 in Philadelphia. Rubin […]
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