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To get the situation under control, the Indian government announced it would temporarily shut down construction sites and a coal-fired power station. (Photo: FIle)

India must act soon before 'smog chokes Delhi': research

Experts said that crop burning in neighbouring Haryana and Punjab states, car emissions, construction and use of...

21 July 2017 11:36 AM IST

A newly developed vine-like robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. It could prove useful in search and rescue operations and medical applications. (Image: Stanford University)

A robot that can grow!

Stanford researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robot.

21 July 2017 11:33 AM IST

The Apollo 11 Contingency Lunar Sample Return Bag, used by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 to bring back the very first pieces of the moon ever collected, is displayed during a media preview for Space Exploration auction in New York. (Photo: AFP)

Neil Armstrong's moon bag sells for $1.8mn in New York

The bag fell short of Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of $2-4 million.

21 July 2017 8:23 AM IST

Crew members looking out the cockpit windows of a RNZAF P3 Orion during search operations for wreckage and debris of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: MH370 search reveals hidden undersea world

It is estimated that only 10-15 per cent of the world's oceans have been surveyed with the kind of technology used in...

20 July 2017 1:34 PM IST

Flight Analog Program Manager, Lisa Spence, toasts with sparkling grape juice the HERA XIII crew for a successful end to the first 45-day mission. Credits: NASA

Goodbye HERA, Hello Sleep: NASA's HERA XIII crew returns home

This mission was the first of its kind to last 45 days, as well as incorporate sleep reduction for research purposes.

20 July 2017 10:51 AM IST

The mystery has gripped the internet as speculation mounts about the potential for a discovery of alien life on the red dwarf star known as Ross 128 -- despite the best attempts of astronomers to put such rumors to rest. (Photo: AFP)

'Peculiar' radio signals emerge from nearby star

Some very 'peculiar signals' have been noticed coming from a star just 11 light-years away, according to scientists in...

19 July 2017 8:24 AM IST

This diagram illustrates the positions of Mars, Earth and the sun during a period that occurs approximately every 26 months, when Mars passes almost directly behind the sun from Earths perspective. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA to refrain sending commands to Mars orbiters

Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be...

18 July 2017 9:31 AM IST

They found that the more regularly participants engaged with word puzzles, the better they performed on tasks assessing attention, reasoning and memory.

Solving crosswords daily may make your brain age slowly

Scientists at the University of Exeter and Kings College London analysed data from more than 17,000 healthy people aged...

18 July 2017 2:06 AM IST

Researchers at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the US examined the association between physical injury or acute exposure to the dust cloud on the morning of September 11, 2001, and chronic disease up to 10 to 11 years later.

9/11 survivors at higher risk of diseases: Study

This means that the risk of having angina or a heart attack increased with every additional injury type, researchers...

18 July 2017 2:05 AM IST

Nasa will refrain from sending commands to its three orbiters and two rovers on Mars later this month, as movement of planets will curtail communication between planets.

No signals to Mars from Nasa

Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be...

18 July 2017 2:04 AM IST

The project is part of a $65 million effort announced this week by the federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a high-resolution neural interface. (Image: Rice University)

Flat microscope for the brain developed

The latest DARPA project aims to include restoring sight and sound to the disabled.

17 July 2017 10:43 AM IST

Hyperloop aims to achieve speeds of 250mph (402km/h) in its upcoming phase of testing. (Photo: Reuters)

High-speed Hyperloop project ready for key test in Nevada

Hyperloop One is working to develop a technical vision proposed by Musk, the founder of rocket maker SpaceX.

16 July 2017 8:21 AM IST