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New research contradicts conventional theories on Titanic disaster

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 17:42

A new research has raised doubts on previous findings which suggested that the Titanic sank as it set off on its maiden voyage in a year which had an exceptional number of icebergs caused by lunar or solar effects.

Human body heat to power Google Glass!

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 13:17

As the attention turns towards wearable devices like Google Glass and smart watches, how to ensure power supply in a stable and reliable manner is one of the most critical issues facing the developers.

Neanderthal were good parents: Study

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 12:03

Learn from our ancestors when it comes to good parenting.

Now an app to help travellers overcome jet lag

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 15:54

Do you suffer from jet lag? Researchers have come up with a mobile app which offers ways to overcome it by snapping internal clocks of travellers to new time zones.

Why second hour of a journey appears shorter than first

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 11:38

Researchers have suggested that a person`s physical orientation in space makes the second hour of a voyage seem shorter than the first to him or her.

`Tibetan Plateau was larger than previously believed 40mn years ago`

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 12:05

Geologists have determined that the Tibetan Plateau-the world`s largest, highest, and flattest plateau-had a larger initial extent than was previously documented.

Flies use fighter jet maneuvers to avoid getting swatted

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 09:49

Researchers have said when startled by predators, tiny fruit flies respond like fighter jets - employing screaming-fast banked turns to evade attacks.

Scroll that mentions Jesus` wife is ancient: Scientists

Last Updated: Friday, April 11, 2014, 01:07

An ancient piece of papyrus that contains a mention of Jesus` wife is not a forgery, according to a scientific analysis of the controversial text, US researchers said today.

Life on Earth may have originated at deep sea vents millions of years ago

Last Updated: Thursday, April 10, 2014, 23:46

In the race to know how life finally originated on earth, a thrilling research now reveals that simple metabolic reactions emerged near ancient seafloor hot springs, enabling the leap from a non-living to a living world.

Mega asteroid impact 3 bln yrs ago dwarfed dinosaur-extinction blast

Last Updated: Thursday, April 10, 2014, 19:50

Researchers have now determined the power and scale of a cataclysmic event some 3.26 billion years ago, which dwarfs dinosaur-extinction blast, and is thought to have created geological features found in a South African region known as the Barberton greenstone belt.