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Rare iron found in ancient Chinese bowls

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 17:30

Ancient Chinese tea bowls are not just for decoration. They probably hold the recipe for a rare form of iron oxide.

Pak among countries calling for ban on Russia`s proposed `killer robots`

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 13:49

Pakistan has called for a `pre-emptive` ban among other countries on Russia`s ballistic proposal of self-guided killer robots.

Now, device that will help travellers track their luggage

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 13:41

Researchers at AT and T have developed a "smart luggage" tracker that would help travellers find their bags.

World`s `biggest dinosaur` discovered in Argentina

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 10:31

Paleontologists have unearthed fossiled bones largest dinosaur ever in Argentina that is believed to have walked on Earth.

Robots pave the way for human landing on Mars

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 16:09

With NASA rovers Curiosity and Opportunity relaying loads of information about the Red Planet, NASA is inching closer to a manned mission to Mars.

New fossils suggest dinosaurs may have survived beyond Jurassic period

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 12:57

Argentine palaeontologists who have discovered new fossils suggest that dinosaurs may have survived beyond the Jurassic period.

Earliest ancestor of land herbivores discovered

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 11:38

Scientists have identified the earliest ancestor of land-dwelling plant eaters, and the creature dating back 300 million years, surprisingly, was a meat lover.

Soon, robots that form `swarms` without using any memory

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 10:34

Scientists have developed a way of making thousands of tiny robots cluster to carry out tasks without using any memory or processing power.

New snake species from the Himalayas discovered

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 10:25

Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of brownish pit viper in the largest scientific study since the 1970s on wildlife at Mount Everest.

Why octopuses don`t get tangled up in knots

Last Updated: Friday, May 16, 2014, 11:23

Even though an octopus` has eight arms which are covered in hundreds of sticky suction cups, they never tie themselves in knots. And a new study reveals why.