The Americas

Single-celled protozoan that accelerates faster than F1 car is the world's quickest creature

Scientists say that finding out how these organisms achieve such fast acceleration can help them develop new robots.

Aug 9, 2018

ESO releases image of galaxy survey that shows NGC 5018 in stunning detail

The galaxy is located about 94 million light years from Earth and was captured by the ESO VST.

Aug 9, 2018

Who is Rashida Tlaib? Michigan democrat to become first Muslim woman elected to US Congress

Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic primary for a US House seat on Tuesday, August 7, after narrowly defeating Brenda Jones. She will now run unopposed in November succeeding longtime representative John Conyers, who stepped down in December citing health issues

Aug 9, 2018

68-year-old Houston woman shoots man who was masturbating on her doorstep; says she 'warned' him

The police are currently investigating the case and are yet to decide whether Jean should be charged for shooting the man.

Aug 9, 2018

NASA explains why flying to the Sun is not easy - it's not the heat

NASA estimates that it would take a spacecraft, 55 times more energy to reach the Sun than it would to reach Mars and this is not just because of the distance it has to cover.

Aug 9, 2018

Stanford rape case: California court rejects Brock Turner's appeal against conviction

A California court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a former Stanford University swimmer who was found guilty of sexual assault and served a sentence that many say was too lenient.

Aug 9, 2018

Eerie audio unravels the mystery of Australia's largest UFO sighting

The science teacher who witnessed the UFO incident claimed that the headmaster of the school tried to cover up the sighting initially

Aug 9, 2018

Venezuela asks US to extradite mastermind behind the drone attack on President Maduro

Osman Delgado, a Venezuelan national, is said to be one of the masterminds behind the attack on Venezuelan President Maduro. Delgado is said to have a criminal past.

Aug 9, 2018

Samsung, Galaxy Note9, launch, Galaxy Note 9

Samsung Galaxy Note9 launch live streaming: How to watch Galaxy Unpacked 2018 on PCs, smartphones

Samsung Galaxy Note9 is slated to be unveiled on 11 am EDT (8:30 pm IST) in the New York City on August 9.

Aug 9, 2018

Carrie Underwood announces pregnancy, 'Cry Pretty 360' tour dates

The 35-year-old singer announced the dates of her upcoming tour of the album along with the news of her becoming a mother on Instagram.

Aug 9, 2018

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet nominated to be UN human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet, who completed a second term as Chile's President in March, had personally experienced human rights violations during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Aug 9, 2018

NASA announces names of astronauts for first four commercial crew flights

As part of NASA's Commercial Crew program, Boeing will be launching its Starliner capsules and SpaceX its Dragon capsules as test flights

Aug 9, 2018

Better be safe than sorry, says NASA ahead of deep space demo flights of Boeing, SpaceX

While SpaceX has named the test flight Demo-1; Boeing is calling it Orbital Flight Test

Aug 9, 2018

Real life San Andreas? Researcher predicts mega-earthquake this week as planets align

A researcher named Frank Hoogerbeets has sensationally claimed that a mega-earthquake will hit the earth between August 09 and 11,2018

Aug 9, 2018

Conservative Ivan Duque Wins Divisive Colombian Presidential Election

Ivan Duque becomes Colombia's youngest president at 42

Ivan Duque, a rightwinger, had won the presidential elections in Colombia in June. One of his major propositions is to put an end to the violence propagated by the Guerilla outfits in the country.

Aug 9, 2018

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The Americas

Single-celled protozoan that accelerates faster than F1 car is the world's quickest creature

ESO releases image of galaxy survey that shows NGC 5018 in stunning detail

Who is Rashida Tlaib? Michigan democrat to become first Muslim woman elected to US Congress

68-year-old Houston woman shoots man who was masturbating on her doorstep; says she 'warned' him

NASA explains why flying to the Sun is not easy - it's not the heat

Stanford rape case: California court rejects Brock Turner's appeal against conviction

Eerie audio unravels the mystery of Australia's largest UFO sighting

Venezuela asks US to extradite mastermind behind the drone attack on President Maduro

Samsung Galaxy Note9 launch live streaming: How to watch Galaxy Unpacked 2018 on PCs, smartphones

Carrie Underwood announces pregnancy, 'Cry Pretty 360' tour dates

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet nominated to be UN human rights chief

NASA announces names of astronauts for first four commercial crew flights

Better be safe than sorry, says NASA ahead of deep space demo flights of Boeing, SpaceX

Real life San Andreas? Researcher predicts mega-earthquake this week as planets align

Ivan Duque becomes Colombia's youngest president at 42

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh