Scientists develop safer flexible lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries have become the energy storage method of choice for consumer electronics and military and aerospace systems alike.
Nov 11, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
Doomsday: There's only one place on Earth that will be safe, claim theorists
Doomsayers had foretold that Planet X would demolish many parts of the world by causing poles to switch and triggering massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in its wake.
Nov 10, 2017, 16:27 PM IST
Origin of life on Earth: Scientists discover the 'missing link'
The study, published in the journal Nature Chemistry, is part of an ongoing effort by scientists around the world to find plausible routes for the epic journey from pre- biological chemistry to cell-based biochemistry.
Nov 08, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
This sheep can recognise Emma Watson and Barack Obama – Watch video
Researchers trained eight sheep to recognise the faces of four celebrities – Fiona Bruce, Jake Gyllenhaal, Barak Obama and Emma Watson – from photographic portraits displayed on computer screens.
Nov 08, 2017, 16:30 PM IST
Giant 'dying star' presents an image of the Sun's future – See pics
Images captured using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescopes showed that the star W Hydrae, which is at a distance of 320 light years in the constellation of Hydra, is a giant with a diameter twice the size of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
Nov 08, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
Doomsday: The world is going to end, again. Here's the latest theory
The Nibiru theory claims a rogue planetary system is barrelling towards our solar planet for a cataclysmic extinction event, by shifting Earth’s poles and triggering violent volcanoes and earthquakes.
Nov 08, 2017, 09:49 AM IST
'Science can bring world's leading superpowers together'
The Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation was signed in May this year by the foreign ministers of the eight Arctic States, including the US and Russia.
Nov 06, 2017, 19:17 PM IST
This is how aliens could look like
The findings revealed that aliens are potentially shaped by the same processes and mechanisms that shaped humans, such as natural selection.
Artificial Intelligence method outsmarts even the finest security system
CAPTCHA challenges people to prove that they are human by recognising combinations of letters and numbers that machines would struggle to complete correctly.
Nov 04, 2017, 18:03 PM IST
Asteroid responsible for dinosaur deaths could help fight cancer
Scientists have demonstrated that iridium a rare metal delivered to Earth by the asteroid can be used to kill cancer without harming healthy cells.
Robots might replace humans in future, warns Stephen Hawking
This is not the first time Stephen Hawking has raised an alarm about artificial intelligence. In 2015, he said that robots we design could crush humanity like an anthill.
Nov 02, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
Asteroid behind extinction of dinosaurs also responsible for cooling Earth: Study
The study lends support to the hypothesis that the impact played a significant role in the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event that eradicated nearly three-quarters of Earths plant and animal species
Nov 02, 2017, 17:47 PM IST
Scientists question brainpower, say human brains not as exceptional
The study compared the relative brain costs of 22 species.
Nov 01, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Forget Hollywood, aliens may be more human-like than you think: Study
The theory supports the argument that foreign life forms undergo natural selection, and are like us, evolving to be fitter and stronger over time.
Nov 01, 2017, 16:26 PM IST
Doomsday again: Top five 'end of the world' prophecies that failed
Is the complete destruction of mankind a realistic possibility in the foreseeable future? Probably not.
Oct 30, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
Failed doomsday predictions didn't deter conspirators – This is their latest prophecy
In September, doomsday theorist Dave Meade, who claims to have studied astronomy and deciphered the Book of Revelations, predicted that an ominous sign would appear on September 23 and foretell the world's end.
Oct 29, 2017, 10:59 AM IST
Meet Sophia, world's first robot with a citizenship
Sophia, the female robot, has been developed by a Hong Kong firm called Hanson Robots.
Oct 27, 2017, 18:18 PM IST
'Mummified aliens' found in Peru are real, claims scientist
One set of DNA test results found the remains were 100% human, while others were inconclusive.
Oct 26, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
Readers flock to read Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis, crash Cambridge University website
More than 60,000 have so far accessed his work as a 24-year-old postgraduate.
Oct 24, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
Mumbai man stuffs his mouth with 22 lit candles at once, sets world record - Watch
Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya, a Science teacher by profession, stuffed 22 lit candles in his mouth in one go, thus setting a world record.
Oct 23, 2017, 17:34 PM IST
