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Although traffickers have embraced the Internet and social media platforms to recruit potential victims and advertise to customers the same networks provide opportunities for rooting out criminal activity. (Photo: ANI)

A new experiment can help police catch criminals: Study

Researchers conducted a study to establish whether liars could hide their reaction when shown a photograph of a familiar...

11 Aug 2019 10:46 AM IST

It was obvious that the sharks knew that they had to do something when the classical music was played (Photo: AFP)

Here's the reason for sharks' bright green hue in ocean depths

The researchers found a type of fluorescent molecule that was only present in the light skin.

11 Aug 2019 10:38 AM IST

July 20, 1969 Photo when astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). - On July 21, 1969, US astronaut Neil Armstrong is the first man to step onto the Moon, his teammate Edwin Aldrin joining him around 20 minutes later. (Photo: AFP | File)

Life on Moon is now possible

Studies reveal that life on the moon is now possible, but only for Earth's toughest creatures who can survive extreme...

9 Aug 2019 12:19 PM IST

SpaceX launches Amos-17 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 6, 2019 (Screen grab)

Israel's Amos-17 satellite on way to destination orbit after SpaceX...

The Israeli satellite operator is counting on Amos-17, which was manufactured by Boeing and will provide communication...

8 Aug 2019 12:04 PM IST

Milky Way Galaxy (photo: NASA)

Astronomers find that Milky Way is a warped and twisted galaxy

Researchers revealed the Milky Way Galaxy to be a a stellar disk comprised of four major spiral arms and a bar-shaped...

6 Aug 2019 1:29 PM IST

The effort is part of SpaceXs mission to lower the cost of space flight by re-using costly, multimillion-dollar components that typically have been discarded into the ocean after each launch. (Photo: Space X Twitter)

SpaceX eyes Florida for launch site for Mars rocket

The Starship rocket is expected to launch up to 24 times a year from SpaceX's current flagship launchpad 39A.

6 Aug 2019 10:48 AM IST

The Pacific ocean and the continent of America are visible in the pictures which were taken from a distance of 5,000km. (Photo: ISRO/Twitter)

ISRO releases Chandrayaan-2's first set of pictures of Earth

The Lander 'Vikram' and the rover 'Pragyaan' is set to make the lunar landing on September 7.

5 Aug 2019 10:27 AM IST

Small stars can readily form rocky planets but do not gather enough material together to form Jupiter-sized planets. (Photo: Facebook/UniversityOfWarwick)

Formation of planets' revealed by new space discovery

Researchers have discovered a planet approximately 45 million years old, orbiting one of its brightest young stars.

27 July 2019 11:33 AM IST

When NASA was looking for a new class of astronauts, only 12 were selected from a whopping 18,300 applicants.

Pakistan to select candidates next year for first space mission in...

This will be the biggest space event of our history, Science and Technology Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said in a...

26 July 2019 12:22 PM IST

Researchers think they can improve the treatment and are trying again to tackle HIV by doctoring DNA. (Photo: Pixabay)

New technique could help engineer filter for polluted water, human...

These techniques could lead to new technologies such as a filter for bioremediation.

25 July 2019 5:22 PM IST

The flexible device measured 0.6 by 1.2 inches or about double the size of a persons thumbnail. (Photo: American Chemical Society website)

Scientists develop artificial throat that could someday aid mute...

To make their artificial throat, the researchers laser-scribed graphene on a thin sheet of polyvinyl alcohol film.

25 July 2019 2:13 PM IST

India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on board its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport in Sriharikota to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover. (Photo: AP)

India to bring Russian rocket engines as part of its space programme

RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov.

23 July 2019 3:29 PM IST