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Ash has reached a height of about 30,000 feet as it drifts across the island. (Photo: AP)

Volcano gushing ash over Bali closes airport for a 2nd day

Volcanic ash poses a deadly threat to aircraft, and ash from Agung is moving south-southwest toward the airport.

29 Nov 2017 2:17 PM IST

Researchers say the technology allows them to study whats inside the mummy while leaving the 5-year-old girls remains and wrappings intact. (AP Photo)

Researchers use advanced X-Ray technology to study child mummy

Scientists are using high-energy X-ray beams to study molecular information.

29 Nov 2017 8:02 AM IST

Mount Agungs alert status was raised to the highest level in September following a dramatic increase in tremors from the mountain, which prompted more than 140,000 people to leave the area. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia volcano forces mass evacuation, shuts Bali airport

The extension of the danger zone affected around 22 villages and about 90,000 to 100,000 people.

27 Nov 2017 7:12 PM IST

Self-taught rocket scientist plans to prove that earth is flat

Hughes is a 61-year-old limo driver who's spent the last few years building a steam-powered rocket out of salvage parts...

26 Nov 2017 9:35 AM IST

AP Photo/Michael Casey

Old, meet new: Drones, high-tech camera revamp archaeology

Casana and his Dartmouth College colleague Chad Hill are using a drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera and...

26 Nov 2017 8:42 AM IST

A Tepco official wearing radioactive protective gear stands in front of Advanced Liquid Processing Systems during a media tour at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in November 2014. Photo:AP

Science vs Human fears Radiation risk looming at Fukushima

Japan has yet to reach consensus on what to do with a million tons of radioactive water.

26 Nov 2017 8:21 AM IST

This is the fourth TechEdSat satellite carrying an updated version of the Exo-Brake that will demonstrate guided controlled re-entry of small spacecraft to safely return science experiments from space.

Wireless-in-Space: NASA testing device for returning small spacecraft...

NASA seeking to develop building blocks for large-scale systems that might enable future small spacecraft missions.

25 Nov 2017 1:51 PM IST

Satellite observations during five Octobers show Earths artificially lit outdoor area grew by two percent a year from 2012 to 2016. (Photo credit: AP)

Good night, night: Light pollution increasing around globe

Light pollution is threatening darkness almost everywhere and researchers say this is actually worse.

23 Nov 2017 2:20 PM IST

In this undated image provided by NASA, NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, left, Randy Bresnik, centre and Mark Vande Hei give interviews on the International Space Station. The trio along with their international crewmates plan to feast on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey and single-serving bags of sides. (Photo credit: AP)

Lofty thanksgiving: Astronauts feasting of pouches of Turkey

The Astronauts will also rip into single-serving bags of mashed potatoes, candied yams, cornbread stuffing and...

23 Nov 2017 2:03 PM IST

BrahMos missile successfully test fired from Sukhoi fighter jet for first time

BrahMos missile successfully test fired from Sukhoi fighter jet for...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed delight over the successful maiden test flight of BrahMos cruise missile from an...

23 Nov 2017 1:20 AM IST

This photo is made with a drone, a young resident killer whale chases a chinook salmon in the Salish Sea near San Juan Island, Wash. (Photo: AP)

Endangered orcas compete with seals, sea lions for salmon

A study suggests that competition from other marine mammals might be bigger problem for a small group of killer whales.

21 Nov 2017 1:58 PM IST

An artists impression of the first interstellar asteroid, Oumuamua. European Southern Observatory

First-known interstellar asteroid is a unique and shaped like a cigar

It's thought to be about a quarter-mile long, and about 10 times longer than it is wide.

21 Nov 2017 1:03 PM IST