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Situated about 150 miles (240 km) north of Las Vegas, the remote hamlet of just 50 year-round residents lacks a grocery store or even a gasoline station.

Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive US base

Visitors descended early in the day on the tiny desert town of Rachel, a short distance from the military site.

20 Sept 2019 8:51 AM IST

The phenomena -- recently named Dyakonov-Voigt waves -- could have a range of useful applications (Photo: Representational image/ ANI)

Old theories of 19th century scientist aid new light wave discovery

Equations by James Clerk Maxwell have helped to reveal how crystals can be manipulated to produce a distinctive form of...

9 Sept 2019 10:30 AM IST

The group hasnt studied more complicated surfaces like airplanes yet, but they think its an obvious future step. (Photo: ANI)

Now you can defrost surfaces in seconds!

The researchers established a technique that melts the ice where the surface and the ice meet, so the ice can simply...

9 Sept 2019 7:46 AM IST

The jury is still out on whether exposure to cell phone radiation causes cancer, but some judges have decided in favour of consumers who blamed it for their disease.

Smartphone radiation doesn't have negative health effects, says study

Researchers argue that many studies indicating the effect of radiofrequency radiation get published only because they...

1 Sept 2019 12:08 PM IST

While the planet hasrough and smooth big rocks, it has a suspicious lack of space dust (Photo: MASCOT/AFP)

Images from nearby asteroid probe gives clues on planet formation

The study also helps prepare for protection against asteroid headed to Earth.

23 Aug 2019 12:08 PM IST

The research could help improve the insurance industry (Photo: ANI)

Researchers identify speed key factor in most car crashes

The findings came forth after studying data from 28 million car trips.

23 Aug 2019 10:46 AM IST

Earlier, the spacecrafts orbit was progressively increased five times between July 23 and August 6. (Photo: ISRO twitter)

Chandrayaan-2 leaves earth's orbit, moving towards moon

The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is expected to reach the moon's orbit on August 20 and land on lunar surface on September...

14 Aug 2019 10:25 AM IST

Researchers are surveying the sky around massive galaxy clusters that are the right size and distance away to focus light from very distant galaxies

39 massive new galaxies discovered by researchers

The astronomers discovered these galaxies by combining results obtained from various telescopes around the world.

12 Aug 2019 4:36 PM IST

The meteor showers are best viewed in the northern hemisphere in isolated areas where there is little light pollution. (Photo: Pixabay)

How to watch this year's biggest meteor shower from India?

During this time, between 60 and 80 meteors will dash across the night sky in India.

12 Aug 2019 2:42 PM IST

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley underwent suit-up procedures at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

NASA astronauts try on SpaceX suits for 2020 mission

The purpose of the dry run was to practice all the steps.

12 Aug 2019 7:44 AM IST

On August 9, the Kranti Diwas, the state is going to make a record by planting 22 crore saplings to make the earth greener, Singh told reporters while briefing them about the Cabinet decisions. (Photo: Representational I File)

Not so easy for mainstream brands to go green: Study

Survey participants were shown the full-size packages for all three brands and asked to evaluate them.

11 Aug 2019 11:38 AM IST

The study found that the children of aged parents had fewer externalizing behaviour problems, as reported by the parents. (Photo: ANI)

Your children can focus much better than you

New research showed that children have more sharp and focused minds as compared to adults.

11 Aug 2019 10:52 AM IST