The Americas

Fake news is 70% more likely to get retweeted than real news, says MIT study

Humans like new and interesting stories, even if they are untrue, says the study.

Mar 9, 2018

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Project Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is not too different from the plot of 1998 science fiction film Armageddon.

Mar 9, 2018

Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un by May, talks to discuss North Korea's denuclearization 'being planned'

US President Donald Trump has reportedly accepted Kim Jong-un's invitation to hold a summit by May and talk about the reclusive nation's nuclear programme.

Mar 9, 2018

Wife dies after drunk husband uses mortar bomb as sex toy

The man said he was drunk and couldn't recall what happened that night. He picked the mortar bomb only after his wife told him to use any household object as a sex toy.

Mar 8, 2018

Bones found on remote Pacific island 'likely' belong to legendary US pilot Amelia Earhart

If true, it would confirm the theory that Earhart died as a castaway on the uninhabited island of Nikumaroro – and not in a plane crash in the Pacific.

Mar 8, 2018

McDonald's celebrates International Women's Day by flipping its Golden Arches

McDonald's has already flipped its logo on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

Mar 8, 2018

Florida passes bill to restrict gun violence: 10 quick facts

From raising the minimum age to own a gun to allowing sheriffs to give weapons to school teachers, here's what you need to know about the bill.

Mar 8, 2018

One of Earth's most abundant minerals found trapped inside a diamond for the first time

The mineral trapped in the diamond explains the recycling of ocean crust into the lower mantle of the Earth.

Mar 8, 2018

US Special Operations Command wants car that can be disguised to look and sound like different vehicles

SOCOM wants a single platform for a vehicle that can look like multiple models of commercially available trucks and SUVs.

Mar 8, 2018

Hearing loss prevention drugs show promise

Over 360 million people around the world suffer from hearing loss, but there are no FDA-approved drugs to treat the condition.

Mar 8, 2018

Indian Wells 2018: How to watch BNP Paribas Open live on tv, mobile and online

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have won the ATP Masters 1000 event on five occasions. They are the favourites to win the tournament in Indian Wells in 2018.

Mar 8, 2018

Nasa's Juno finds that Jupiter's storms are larger and deeper than previously thought

Storm systems over Jovian poles are distinct and tightly packed, scientists say.

Mar 8, 2018

Huffman High School shooting: All you need to know about the Alabama school incident

Huffman High, which is located in northeast Birmingham, is one of the largest high schools in the city in Alabama and the shooting has shocked everyone.

Mar 8, 2018

United States school scraps detention and replaces it with Yoga

The school in America now holds Yoga classes for its students thrice a week instead of giving them detentions because it is a better way of disciplining them.

Mar 7, 2018

U.S. drone strikes Russian-made tank in Syria

Google working on AI for Pentagon's project Maven to analyze drone footage

Project Maven is the US government's initiative toward using AI and big data in wars.

Mar 7, 2018

Prev 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 Next

The Americas

Fake news is 70% more likely to get retweeted than real news, says MIT study

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un by May, talks to discuss North Korea's denuclearization 'being planned'

Wife dies after drunk husband uses mortar bomb as sex toy

Bones found on remote Pacific island 'likely' belong to legendary US pilot Amelia Earhart

McDonald's celebrates International Women's Day by flipping its Golden Arches

Florida passes bill to restrict gun violence: 10 quick facts

One of Earth's most abundant minerals found trapped inside a diamond for the first time

US Special Operations Command wants car that can be disguised to look and sound like different vehicles

Hearing loss prevention drugs show promise

Indian Wells 2018: How to watch BNP Paribas Open live on tv, mobile and online

Nasa's Juno finds that Jupiter's storms are larger and deeper than previously thought

Huffman High School shooting: All you need to know about the Alabama school incident

United States school scraps detention and replaces it with Yoga

Google working on AI for Pentagon's project Maven to analyze drone footage

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