Satellites to help Beijing expose fake afforestation
byBeijing: Beijing’s afforestation watchdog has said it will turn to satellite monitoring to expose fake green drives in the city and prevent the misuse of…
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Russian cosmonauts go on spacewalk
byMoscow: Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yury Malenchenko yesterday started a six-hour spacewalk to carry out a number of maintenance tasks on the International Space Station…
Hi-tech joint replacement surgeries to become more affordable – Dr Manuj Wadhwa
byShimla: Joint problems counted among the top ailments inflicting the Indian populace is expected to undergo a sea change as new materials and hi-tech…
‘India heading for Mars, doesn’t need British aid money’
byLondon: India, which has announced it will send a space probe to Mars, is now a country with more technological prowess than Britain and the…
NASA completes `brain transplant’ on Curiosity rover
byLos Angeles: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has announced that it has completed “brain transplant” on Mars rover Curiosity. As its main…
CPI-M activist donated body for medical research
byShimla: “Why burn a body when you can donate it for a cause”, was the reasoning, 21 year Anjana, a medical student in Tanda…
Watch Out for Perseids Meteor Showers on Sunday
byNew Delhi: Sky gazers can look forward to an exhibition of celestial fireworks as the night sky will be lit up by Perseids meteor showers…
Scientists Design Earthworm-Like Robot
byWashington: Researchers have engineered a soft robot that inches ahead with earthworm-like peristalsis, crawling across surfaces by contracting segments of its body. The robot, made…
Curiosity Lands on Mars
byWashington: US space agency’s nuclear-powered rover Curiosity touched down on Mars Sunday. “Touchdown confirmed for @MarsCuriosity,” said a NASA tweet as its scientists celebrated back…
Weather Turns Birds Into More Flexible Singers
bySydney: Songbirds exposed to fluctuating weather for a long time become more flexible singers, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU)…