Dragon capsule to `beam up` Scotty’s ashes
Melbourne, May 22: A privately owned rocket is set to blast cremated remains of James Doohan, best known as Scotty of Star Trek, into space on Tuesday.
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Google Chrome leapfrogs Internet Explorer to be world’s most used web browser
London, May 22: Google Chrome has now overtaken Internet Explorer to become the world’s most widely used web browser.
Scientists unravel climate patterns from glacial debris
Sydney, May 22: Scientists have developed a new diagnostic tool that will enable better understanding of global climate patterns.
How parasites cause most lethal form of malaria
Washington, May 22: Researchers have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interaction in severe malaria, concerning how malaria parasites are able to bind to cells in the brain and cause cerebral malaria – the most lethal form of the disease.
2,000-year-old stone anchor offers clues to Indo-Arab trade
Panaji, May 22: Scientists of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) have found an Indo-Arabic stone anchor off the Kutch coast in Gujarat that offers significant clues to the Indo-Arabic and Indo-Persian trade of the first and second century B.C.
Cell network security loopholes revealed
Washington, May 22: Popular firewall technology which is designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, say computer experts from the University of Michigan.
Soldiers who desecrate dead view themselves as ‘hunters’
Washington, May 21: Present day soldiers, who mutilate enemy corpses or take body-parts as trophies, are typically considered to be suffering from the extreme stresses of battle.
Songbird’s ‘learning hub’ may offer cure for Parkinson’s
London, May 21: A peek into the ‘learning hub’ of a songbird’s brain, may help scientists figure out new ways to treat neurological disorders that impair movement like Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Quantum dots ‘safe’ for medical use in primates
London, May 21: Use of quantum dots – tiny luminescent crystals- has been found to be safe in primates in a new study conducted over a one-year period.
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