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The study by scientists from NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was the first to precisely track a glaciers loss of mass from melting ice using the horizontal motion of a Global Positioning System.

NASA discovers new mode of ice loss in Greenland

This long pulse of mass loss, called a solitary wave, may increase the potential for sustained ice loss in Greenland

26 May 2017 4:50 PM IST

It also sighted 50 Gangetic dolphins, an endangered species, at 28 spots, up from 42 spotted in a 2015 study by the UP government. (Representational image)

Giant underwater touchscreen to test dolphin intelligence

The system features dolphin-friendly "apps" and a symbolic keyboard to provide the dolphins with opportunities to...

26 May 2017 4:44 PM IST

Bad weather had delayed the rocket from taking off three times this week.

New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket

The Los Angeles and New Zealand-based rocket firm has touted its service as a way for companies to get satellites into...

25 May 2017 7:24 PM IST

It was the worlds first successful launch from a private site, and was seen as a further advancement in the move towards private enterprise carrying small satellites and other cargo towards the stars.

New Zealand becomes the 11th country to launch into space

The rocket blasted off from the company's facility at Mahia, on the east coast of the North Island.

25 May 2017 4:07 PM IST

The international Space Station

Astronauts pull of space station repairs

NASA scrambled to put together a spacewalk so there would be a backup in case that second unit failed

24 May 2017 8:11 PM IST

Serious heart problems were reported in 2.5 per cent of patients who received the Amgen drug.

Bone drug in trial increases risks to heart

The drug, Evenity, is awaiting approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

23 May 2017 2:34 AM IST

The bite force of T. Rex is the strongest of any dinosaur ever estimated

Motor mouth: T. Rex could bite with the force of three cars

T. Rex could much bite through whatever it wanted, as long as it was flesh and bone, said Florida State University...

23 May 2017 1:58 AM IST

Research has suggested that children may have different telomere shortening regulation than adults, which might make them more vulnerable to the damaging effects of air pollution.

Air pollution may cause DNA damage in children

Young people with asthma also have evidence of telomere shortening, a type of DNA damage typically associated with...

23 May 2017 1:57 AM IST

They say chances of marriages working out are higher with robots (Photo: YouTube)

New 3-D printed 'bionic skin' lets robots 'feel'

The University of Minnesota discovery is also a major step forward in printing electronics on real human skin

21 May 2017 7:40 PM IST

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have taken Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI scans to a whole new level.

Peeping tom: Reading minds, erasing thoughts

Scientists say if Reading minds could soon be a reality, erasing of thoughts is not far behind.

21 May 2017 2:34 AM IST

The combined power of three space observatories has helped uncover the moon orbiting the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 in the Kuiper Belt, a realm of icy debris left over from our solar systems formation 4.6 billion years ago. (Photo: NASA)

Moon orbiting solar system's 3rd largest dwarf planet found

With this discovery, most of the known dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt larger than 965 kilometres across have...

20 May 2017 8:24 AM IST

A certain type of communicationsvery low frequency (VLF) radio communicationshave been found to interact with particles in space, affecting how and where they move. (Photo: NASA)

NASA probes spot man-made barrier around Earth

Humans have long been shaping Earth's landscape, but now scientists have found that we can shape our near-space...

19 May 2017 9:44 AM IST