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Tiangong-1: Why did China launch a space station and later abandon it?

The space station was designed to be in orbit for only two years, but spent over four years in space. It is finally coming down on April 1.

Mar 28, 2018

The truth about Elon Musk's SpaceX punching a hole in the atmosphere

No, the Falcon 9 did not make a hole in the ozone as it exited the Earth carrying a small satellite in August last year.

Mar 28, 2018

US military working on laser and microwave weapons to burn out drones

The laser and microwave weapons are not designed to make drones explode in mid-air, rather, burn it out so they drop to the ground.

Mar 27, 2018

Bigger size beneficial for sea animals – but only up to a point

Marine animals have considerably increased in size over the last 500 million years compared to land animals.

Mar 27, 2018

'Alien Megastructure' star has gone dark again, record dip in brightness observed

Tabby's Star has dipped in brightness yet again, this time to a record level, yet no one seems to know why.

Mar 27, 2018

Melania Trump's reaction on Stormy Daniels interview: FLOTUS focused on son

Stormy Daniels revealed some shocking details about her affair with US President Donald Trump. Melania Trump chose to stay quiet about the whole scandal.

Mar 27, 2018

Elon Musk's Mars colonization plans published- here are the highlights

Elon Musk's plans to colonize Mars, build a massive rocket, and set up a Moon base is now officially academic literature and it is free for all to read.

Mar 27, 2018

A Chinese doctor examines an x-ray of a tuberculosis patient at the Beijing Tuberculosis

Why online self-diagnosis and reviewing your doctor is a bad idea

Bad doctor reviews, tools to diagnose online, and pressure from patients to get more antibiotics has led to the general decline in patient health.

Mar 26, 2018

Electric cars could get cheaper than petrol cars in 7 years: Study

Electric cars will get cheaper, but consumer demand, power grid support, and battery prices have to support the EV push in the long run.

Mar 26, 2018

Snub to US? China, India in $2.4bn deal to boost agri-products trade

The trade boost comes ahead of a proposed meeting between Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu and his Chinese counterpart Zhong Shan in New Delhi this week.

Mar 26, 2018

Flat Earther launches himself 1,875 feet in steam rocket, crashes into desert

Mike Hughes reached an altitude of 1,875 feet, barely enough to see the desert around him, much less the curvature of the planet.

Mar 26, 2018

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Indian applicants for US EB-5 visas seen plunging 80%: CanAm

The forecast comes amidst a proposal by the U.S. government to raise the investment amount from $0.5 million to $1.3 million for EB-5 visa applications by next year.

Mar 26, 2018

USS Juneau, WWII cruiser that sunk with 5 brothers on board, found

The USS Juneau that sank with 5 Sullivan brothers has been discovered by Paul Allen off the coast of the Solomon Islands.

Mar 25, 2018

Arctic sea ice reaches wintertime maximum, among lowest on record: NASA

Northern sea ice is at its second-lowest maximum winter freeze levels, thanks to global warming-induced climate change.

Mar 25, 2018

Galen of Pergamon's 1,000-year-old medical manuscript reveals how he treated Roman kings

Researchers at Stanford are studying the 1,000-year-old work of Galen of Pergamon, the doctor of the kings in the ancient Roman empire, using precision X-ray technology.

Mar 25, 2018