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The Falcon 9 will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (Photo: Twitter)

SpaceX will attempt ocean landing of rocket on January 17

Previous attempts to set down the rocket's first stage on a floating barge in the Atlantic Ocean have failed.

12 Jan 2016 10:36 AM IST

Rosetta mission makes last-chance bid to contact space robot-lab...

Part of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission, the Philae probe, has yielded spectacular scientific results,...

11 Jan 2016 5:10 AM IST

A file photo shows smoke billowing from a chimney in Milan, Italy. (Photo: AP)

Paris goals mean emissions need to drop below zero

Eliminating fossil fuels is politically impossible — the world is still hooked on using oil, coal and natural gas...

28 Dec 2015 5:13 AM IST

A file photo of Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle. (Photo: AP)

‘Less Arctic ice to cause more precipitation’

The Arctic is seeing more precipitation as sea ice diminishes from climate warming, according to a research paper by US...

28 Dec 2015 5:07 AM IST

‘Some cardiac victims ignore warning signs’

Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially...

28 Dec 2015 5:04 AM IST

Pacific’s atomic bomb refugees face climate threat

Bikini Ato-ll, a tiny stretch of land less than one square km in size now home to almost 1,000 people, is 2m above sea...

21 Dec 2015 5:26 AM IST

Chinese adults, those who ate spicy foods, had a 14 per cent less chance of dying

Spicy sauce is good for health

A new study reveals that consumption of spicy food minimises the risk of death

8 Dec 2015 11:14 PM IST

Visitors wear marks at the “Solutions COP21” exhibition on the sidelines of the COP21 United Nations conference .- AFP

Global warming to deprive us of oxygen, says study

A new study by the scientists of the Britain’s University of Leicester says, average global warming of 600C would...

7 Dec 2015 6:17 AM IST

French farmer Nicolas Denieul shows earthworms in a wheat field in Piace, France. (Photo:AFP)

Weaponised bugs: War on climate change

Nicolas Denieul plants his spade in the ground and turns over a clod of soil to reveal a mass of earthworms seething...

7 Dec 2015 6:14 AM IST

Scientists apply molecular science for ‘perfect’...

At BP’s facility in Berkshire, scientists are working tirelessly to create lubricants that operate inside the...

7 Dec 2015 6:02 AM IST

‘Aid’ for a good cause

Celebrities are doing their best to create awareness on AIDS through campaigns

2 Dec 2015 9:44 PM IST

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Quiet breathing makes food taste better

New research suggests breathing slowly and evenly can help you get the most out of your meal.

19 Nov 2015 11:01 PM IST