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Gravitational waves detected for second time

The researchers calculated that the gravitational wave arose from the collision of two black holes, 14.2 and 7.5 times...

16 Jun 2016 12:49 PM IST

Engineer extracts gas from urine to heat shower

Engineer extracts gas from urine to heat shower

Mexican scientist Gabriel Luna-Sandoval in his laboratory where he turns urine into biogas to heat water for the shower...

13 Jun 2016 6:18 AM IST

Irish abortion laws lead to ‘inhuman’ treatment

Irish abortion laws lead to ‘inhuman’ treatment

Abortion remains deeply divisive in Ireland, which is still a majority Catholic country but has become increasingly...

13 Jun 2016 6:16 AM IST

Ancient geologic events may be linked to earthquakes: study

Ancient geologic events may be linked to earthquakes: study

This is a potentially major revision to the fundamental idea of plate tectonics, said Philip Heron from U of T.

12 Jun 2016 5:40 PM IST

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Scientists turn chief global warming gas into harmless stone

CarbFix is just a small scale test using about the equivalent of the annual carbon dioxide emissions of 15 Americans.

10 Jun 2016 11:38 AM IST

(AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

NASA takes 23,000-foot view of the world's coral reefs

The CORAL team will study the reefs of Hawaii, Palau, the Mariana Islands, and Australia's Great Barrier Reef over the...

10 Jun 2016 11:29 AM IST

(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Earth's super-sized El Nino is over; coming up, La Nina

El Nino is a natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that changes weather worldwide.

10 Jun 2016 11:24 AM IST

(AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Experts find climate change's fingerprints in French floods

This one was done in five days and will eventually be sent to a peer-reviewed journal.

10 Jun 2016 11:15 AM IST

Private company wants U.S. clearance to fly to the moon

Private company wants U.S. clearance to fly to the moon

A 1967 international treaty obliges US and other signatories to authorize and supervise space activities by its...

10 Jun 2016 7:53 AM IST

The truth is out there: Scientists unlock X-Files DNA mystery

The truth is out there: Scientists unlock X-Files DNA mystery

Scientists have unlocked a crucial part of the mystery as to how our DNA can replicate and repair itself, something...

8 Jun 2016 1:03 AM IST

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Astronauts get first look inside space station's new inflatable module

Designed and built by privately-owned Bigelow Aerospace, BEAM is the first inflatable habitat to be tested with...

7 Jun 2016 8:56 AM IST

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New app to provide deep insights about dementia

The app, called A Walk Through Dementia, was developed by Alzheimer's Research UK and virtual reality company VISYON.

6 Jun 2016 9:35 AM IST