Time Dilation At High Speeds Validated To Precision Using Lithium Ions
Using lithium ions and laser beams, scientists validate time dilation that occurs when travelling at speeds close to that of light.
Ebola: Sierra Leone Countrywide Quarantine Passes Off Peacefully
Barring disruption in a burial by health care workers, Sierra Leone lockdown incident-free.
Oxfam-Sponsored Report Tracks Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Food Security
Report assesses impact of Russian heat wave, Pakistan floods and Philippines Typhoon Haiyan.
Climate Change: Science Appeals To Religion to Help Mobilise People Against Ecosystem Destruction
Two eminent scientists see role for religious leaders in saving planet's 'natural capital'.
Ultra Fast Computing Possible With New Material
New class of materials called PCM could replace silicon in computers to make them smaller and faster.
Ebola: Leaked CDC Report Projects Half a Million Cases By January
CDC report projects sharp rise in Ebola cases in absence of further aid or relief.
Climate Change: Major Global Shift to Public Transport Can Cut Emissions by 40%
Shifting urban transportation majorly from cars to public transport can reduce 40 percent emissions by 2050, says a report.
Flying Robots Learn to Work Together and Pick, Hold, Transport Objects Over Distances in EU's Arcas Project
The European Union's Arcas project has demonstrated the capability of its team of robots that can fly and transport objects.
Superhuman Power to 'Heal Yourself' Developed in Tiny Implant by Pentagon
Device expected to treat nerve-related disorders without medicine.
Guinea: Villagers Massacre Eight Ebola Missionaries and Dump Bodies in Latrine
Members of delegation on mission to spread Ebola awareness killed by crowd.
Ebola: UN Announces Special Mission to Combat Disease, Calls For More International Support
The UN Security Council unanimously accepted a resolution recognising threat from Ebola to international peace and announced a special mission.
Ultra Strength: Scientists Develop Method to Produce Material Twice as Hard as Diamond
Scientists have developed a method that allows industrial scale manufacture of fullerite, the hardest material on the planet.
Human Nutrition Affected Where Bees Declining and Pollination Disrupted
In Southeast Asia and parts of Latin America, almost 50% of plant-derived vitamin A production requires pollination.
New Antibiotic Promises to Act Against Superbugs that Keep Rising
A variant of vancomycin seems to be effective in lab experiments to many drug-resistant bacteria.
Super Massive Black Hole Detected in Tiny Dense Galaxy
Using the Hubble space telescope and ground based telescope, scientists have seen a massive black hole in a small, compact galaxy.
Australia Conducts Major Raids in Sydney And Brisbane Following Isis Threat
Police arrest suspects in Australian cities in response to Isis terror threat.
40-Million-Year-Old Asian Monsoon is 'Closely Linked to Global Climate'
A study has found proof of the close link between Asian monsoons and the global climate while showing the phenomenon existed 40 million years ago.
Nasa Classifying Only 10pc of Potentially Dangerous Asteroids
Despite being heavily funded Nasa's near-earth object tracking programme was pulled up for not classifying 90 percent of potentially dangerous asteroids.
Early Earth Not the Hell It Was Believed To Be, Say Geologists
Based on a study of zircon crystals formed 4 billion years ago and more recently, geologists conclude that early Earth was not that hot after all.
219 Million Stars in Northern Part of Milky Way Placed on Density Map
The IPHAS data has placed around 219 million stars it spotted during the last ten years using the land-based Newton telescope.
Ebola: WHO Warns of Catastrophe, Revises Funds Estimate to Over £600m
Increasing its estimate of funds required to control the outbreak by ten times over last month's figure, WHO warns of a human catastrophe from Ebola outbreak.
Indian Leopards Develop Taste for Domestic Dogs and Cats, Finds Study
A wildlife conservation study finds that the leopard in India is developing a taste for man's best friend.
Unique Wheat Gene Identified Enabling Scientists to Develop Pest and Disease Resistant Breeds
Scientists will now be able to develop new breeds with desired traits.
Life on Mars May Exist Say Scientists After Studying Meteorite and Finding Evidence of Water
Studying a piece of the Nakhla meteorite from Mars, scientists conclude that water and life could be present beneath the surface of the planet.
MIT Develops Athletic Robot That Leaps And Springs Like A Cheetah
Cheetah-bot uses combination of electric motors and bio-inspired legs programmed by an algorithm.
Mice With Human Brain Gene Develop Flexibility Between Conscious and Unconscious Learning, Shows Study
Studies with mice engineered with a human brain gene show that they were endowed with unconscious learning as in humans.
Antarctic Glaciers Melting at Fastest Rate Ever, Finds Study
Scientists warn most glaciers on land will melt rapidly in 200 years.
India: Money from Cow Slaughter Feeding Terrorism, Alleges Minister
Money from illegal slaughter of animals is funding terrorism in India, says Maneka Gandhi.
India: Police Arrest Serial Killer Who Took Seven Lives in a Fortnight
Man in south Indian state of Tamil Nadu had murdered five women and a two-year-old child.
Ebola Epidemic: Another Sierra Leone Doctor Dies, US Plans to Involve Military to Fight Disease
Even as another doctor succumbs to Ebola, the US is planning to involve its military personnel in the fight against the disease.
