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Alignment of Sun, Mars and Earth sparks `end of the world` speculations

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 14:51

The rare alignment of Sun, Mars and Earth, called "an opposition", which will happen today, has reawakened some `end of the world` believes.

Revealed: How earth got tectonic plates

Revealed: How earth got tectonic plates

Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 20:37

In what could be a probable answer to an enduring puzzle about how earth`s tectonic plates were created, a thrilling research indicates that these tectonic plates may have taken as long as one billion years to form.

What happened to this Egyptian mummy`s heart?

Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 19:47

An ancient Egyptian mummy - found with an intact brain but no heart - has left researchers puzzled as why the heart was removed.

Device to make faster, cooler computers is here

Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 19:45

Here comes an optical device that may lead to new and more powerful computers that run faster and cooler.

New robot mannequin to test gen-next protective suits

Last Updated: Sunday, April 6, 2014, 20:13

A new robot mannequin that will help test the next generation of chemical and biological protective suits for the UK`s armed forces has been unveiled.

These X-rays locate diamonds hidden deep in rocks

Last Updated: Sunday, April 6, 2014, 19:35

German researchers have developed a unique X-ray technique that brightens the prospects of locating diamonds hidden deep in rocks.

Neanderthal genes helped Europeans live in colder climate

Last Updated: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 20:52

If you are a European and fat, chances are that you have inherited a gene variant from Neanderthals.

Skydiver narrowly misses getting hit by meteorite

Last Updated: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 11:44

A man had a close shave with death after a meteorite narrowly passed by him.

Human saliva to run tiny power generators!

Last Updated: Friday, April 4, 2014, 21:13

Soon, you can check your sugar levels or ovulation changes with bacteria-generated fuel technology powered by your spit!

New atomic clock will neither gain nor lose one second in about 300 million years

Last Updated: Friday, April 4, 2014, 15:29

US Department of Commerce`s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new atomic clock, called NIST-F2, which will serve as the new US time standard, and will neither gain nor lose one second in about 300 million years.