Research on Pizza wins award for Italian scientist
Rome: Italian scientist Silvao Gallus was recently awarded the satirical 2019 “Ig Nobel Prize” for Medicine for his research into...
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RH negative blood type peoples don’t belong to Earth
Islamabad: All human blood types contain and are categorized by amounts of protein—except type RH negative, that is. Is it...
Eggs lower risk of death from heart disease by 18%
If there was such a thing as a perfect food, eggs would be a contender. They’re readily available, easy to...
Earliest direct evidence of milk consumption
The evidence comes from dental plaque from Neolithic remains Scientists have discovered the earliest direct evidence of milk consumption by...
Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro and ‘always-on’ Watch unveiled
Apple has unveiled its iPhone 11 range of handsets, which feature more cameras than before and a processor that has...
Contact with Chandrayaan-2 lost
Contact with Chandrayaan-2 was lost moments before its Vikram module was due to touch down at the lunar south pole....
Xi stresses improving international communication
Beijing: President Xi Jinping has called on China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration to improve its international communication capacity so as...
Italy: Scientists fertilize white rhino eggs
Rome: Researcher Paola Turini works at the Avantea laboratory during the inseminating of eggs from the last two remaining female...
Xi urges Chinese air force to enhance capability to win
Lanzhou: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the air force to enhance its capability to win and greet the...
Russia floating nuclear power station to set sail across Arctic
Russia is set to launch the world's first floating nuclear power station, which will sail 5,000km (3,000 miles) from the...
Italy: Growing tomatoes without soil
Rome: The Italian tomato is prized around the world, but its reputation has soured in recent years over reports of...
China’s lunar rover travels 271 meters on moon’s far side
Beijing: China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 271 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration...
Italy: High-fibre bread made from citrus peels
Rome: What do citrus fruits and durum wheat have in common, beyond being two ingredients commonly used in Italian cooking?...
World embraces new Chinese icons
Beijing: Besides the traditional Kung Fu, Peking Opera and books by ancient sages, several freshly minted icons of Chinese pop-culture...
Chinese private rocket firm makes successful orbital launch
Jiuquan: A carrier rocket developed by a Chinese private company successfully sent two satellites into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite...
China’s sci-tech innovation board starts trading
Shanghai: China's sci-tech innovation board (STAR market) started trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Monday, with the first batch of...
China’s space lab Tiangong-2 re-enters atmosphere under control
Beijing: China's space lab Tiangong-2 reentered the earth's atmosphere under control on Friday, China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. A...
Spektr-RG: Powerful X-ray telescope launches to map cosmos
One of the most significant Russian space science missions in the post-Soviet era has launched from Baikonur.The Spektr-RG telescope is...
Chinese export firms re-position themselves against trade headwinds
Beijjng: Caught in an uncertain trade environment where tariff hike threats are yet to be defused, Chinese firms have started...
Huawei signs deal with Russian telecoms firm to develop 5G
Huawei has signed a deal with Russian telecoms firm MTS to develop 5G technology in Russia.Huawei Deputy Chairman Guo Ping...
Italy: Blockchain to be used in baby food for safety
Rome: Italy has always been at the forefront of innovation and security. An Italian startup plans to apply blockchain to...
UK villages to benefit from speedy broadband
London: Peoole living in rural parts of Colchester will benefit from some of the fastest internet speeds in the UK....
China’s research vessel probes seamounts in Mariana Trench
Beijjng: China's research vessel KEXUE (Science) has started to explore a series of seamounts in the south of the Mariana...
Google restricts Huawei’s use of Android
Google has cut phone maker Huawei off from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the...
China advances to AI-powered future
Tianjin: On a stage, a grey human-sized robot named Titan sang the theme song of "The Transformers" with moving lips...
Why can’t some people remember their dreams?
I am standing outside my childhood primary school, near the front gates and the teachers’ car park. It is a...
Trump declares national emergency over IT threats
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from "foreign adversaries".He signed an executive order...
US Senators question how to roll out 5G without Chinese technology
San Francisco: With the imminent arrival of 5G to more US cities, several United States senators expressed concern over how...
UK government reviews radio’s future
London: The UK government has embarked on a radical review of digital radio under the auspices of Margot James, minister...
Traces of crawling in Italian cave give clues to ancient humans
Rome:’Evidence of crawling in an Italian cave system sheds new light on how late Stone Age humans behaved as a...
