
September 11, 2017 03:40 IST
No birdbrains @CT_Bergstrom Carl Bergstrom, Biologist The ABILITY to plan for the future is generally thought to be one of the skills that set humans apart from animals. However, according to a recent article tweeted by biologist Carl Bergstrom, ravens have shown evidence that they may the first non-primate that plans for future events. The […]
Mon, Sep 11, 2017
August 21, 2017 02:59 IST
According to an article written and tweeted by astronomer Katie Mack, the latest data seems to hint that black holes may form an essential part of the formation of galaxies.
Mon, Aug 21, 2017
July 10, 2017 00:36 IST
A study found that rhesus macaques (the common monkey in north India) almost constantly refused food from researchers wearing red but gladly accepted food from scientists in blue or green.
Mon, Jul 10, 2017
June 23, 2017 00:58 IST
The IS, which has lost large swathes of land over the past year, perhaps did not want to lose the structure, where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared his so-called “caliphate” in 2014. Seeing the Iraqi flag over the minaret would have been a major moral blow for the group’s supporters.
Fri, Jun 23, 2017
June 21, 2017 01:30 IST
In 2004, over 13 years after its independence from Yugoslavia, the Republic of Macedonia had submitted its application for membership of the EU. The EU accepted the application in 2005, but Greece objected saying Macedonia’s name implied a territorial claim on the northernmost Greek province of the same name.
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April 06, 2017 00:12 IST
Among the most commonly used chemical weapons are mustard gas, phosgene, chlorine, and the nerve agents Sarin and VX.
Thu, Apr 06, 2017
January 12, 2017 00:24 IST
It’s the biggest change in radio technology since the shift from AM to FM. What will be different?
Thu, Jan 12, 2017
January 09, 2017 01:39 IST
It started when a user on Reddit said he used to work in a rental store where he would watch Shazaam, according to an article tweeted by physicist Sean Carroll.
Mon, Jan 09, 2017
December 12, 2016 02:07 IST
What scientists are tweeting about.
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
November 28, 2016 00:04 IST
What scientists are tweeting about.
Mon, Nov 28, 2016
November 14, 2016 00:21 IST
What scientists are tweeting about
Mon, Nov 14, 2016
October 24, 2016 04:25 IST
Swedish researchers have estimate that by 2050, the weight of all the plastic in the ocean will be around 850-900 million tonnes.
Mon, Oct 24, 2016
October 10, 2016 00:27 IST
Astronomer and science writer Phil Plait discussed the feasibility of Musk’s grand scheme in an article, which he then tweeted.
Mon, Oct 10, 2016
September 26, 2016 01:15 IST
Planes flattened buildings as more than 250,000 civilians remain trapped in the besieged opposition sector.
Mon, Sep 26, 2016
September 26, 2016 01:06 IST
What scientists are tweeting about.
Mon, Sep 26, 2016
August 14, 2016 08:30 IST
At the height of the Cold War, on May 23, 1967, the United States faced a “jamming” of all radar and radio communications, which it assumed was a Soviet attack.
Sun, Aug 14, 2016
July 17, 2016 03:56 IST
Though the idea seems ambitious, ESA believes the science is sound and it should work.
Thu, Jul 21, 2016
July 10, 2016 03:18 IST
No planet has captured the imagination like Mars. From Mangalyaan to Curiosity to Opportunity, countless missions have been sent to the Red Planet.
Sun, Jul 10, 2016
July 03, 2016 04:26 IST
Hubble has now been positioned to take more photos of Jupiter. NASA says it will be able to create spectacular videos of the progression of the auroras.
Sun, Jul 03, 2016
June 26, 2016 02:50 IST
No one thinks they’re going to kill the person they’re fighting with just one punch, but it is a common enough occurrence.
Sun, Jun 26, 2016
June 19, 2016 01:48 IST
Cassini has shown us several such ‘dents’ in the F ring, but this was one of the first times the anomaly was caught in such great detail so soon after the disturbance occurred.
Sun, Jun 19, 2016
June 05, 2016 02:12 IST
The study states that when it comes to psychotropic drugs, it would be better to shift to a neuroscience-based system rather than the current psychotropic naming system.
Sun, Jun 05, 2016
May 08, 2016 01:01 IST
Very few private enterprises have caught the eye of scientists as well as normal people the way that SpaceX has. SpaceX has been setting the bar higher and higher for all of space travel.
Fri, Jul 22, 2016
May 01, 2016 02:05 IST
However, the researchers suggested that since the fatalities have been narrowed down to just seven procedures, it would be rather easy to target just those procedures to drastically change the global surgery figures.
Sun, May 01, 2016
May 01, 2016 02:00 IST
Keeping that in mind, CERN has decided to release 300 TB (terabyte) of data from its Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for free use on the Internet, according to an article tweeted by theoretical physicist Sean M Carroll.
Sun, May 01, 2016



