Science
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NASA television to air three upcoming spacewalks
Mar 18, 2019Four astronauts are preparing for their first spacewalks outside the International Space Station, scheduled for March 22, March 29 and April 8. Experts will preview the work of the first two spacewalks during a news conference... -
China Moon mission lands on moon’s far side
Jan 3, 2019China says it has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, the first ever such attempt and landing. At 10:26 Beijing time (02:26 GMT), the un-crewed Chang’e-4 probe touched down in... -
Chinese Researcher Claiming Controversial Gene-Edited Babies Reports Second Pregnancy May Be Underway
Dec 2, 2018A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway. The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, revealed the possible pregnancy Wednesday while making his... -
NASA picks ancient Martian river delta for 2020 rover touchdown
Nov 20, 2018NASA has picked an ancient river delta as the landing site for its uncrewed Mars 2020 rover, to hunt for evidence of past life on Earth’s neighboring planet, officials said Monday. Even though the Red Planet... -
Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for research harnessing evolution
Oct 4, 2018US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for applying the principles of evolution to develop enzymes used to make everything from biofuels to pharmaceuticals,... -
Tesla’s Elon Musk faces investor lawsuit
Aug 11, 2018Elon Musk’s bombshell announcement that he is thinking of taking the electric car company Tesla private has landed him a lawsuit from unhappy investors. The American entrepreneur said on Tuesday that de-listing from the stock exchange... -
Cisco to buy cyber-security company Duo
Aug 2, 2018Cisco Systems Inc said on Thursday it would buy Duo Security, a venture capital-backed cyber security company, for $2.35 billion in cash, as it seeks to expand its offerings in cloud computing. The deal is the... -
Seemo Intelligent Living, Bangladesh’s first home security and automation brand
Jul 26, 2018Seemo brings customer’s security in his/her own hands enabling him/her to take immediate action to prevent crime even from miles away from their home/office. Bangladesh, despite economic and technological progress, is suffering from increasing crime rate... -
Discovery of huge underground lake raises prospects of life on Mars
Jul 25, 2018A satellite orbiting Mars has found evidence of a huge underground lake of liquid water, in a discovery greeted by scientists as “stunning”, “incredible”, and “of extraordinary significance”. Radar measurements taken from the European Space Agency’s... -
Microsoft takes aim at Amazon with push for checkout-free retail
Jun 14, 2018Microsoft Corp is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon.com Inc’s automated grocery shop, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Redmond, Wash.-based...
