Usain Bolt to run in Zurich Diamond League

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 10:55

Sprint legend Usain Bolt is among six Jamaicans confirmed for the Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday.

Earth`s 100,000-year Ice Age cycle decoded

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 10:40

Scientists have explained a new mechanism behind Earth`s 100,000-year Ice Age cycle that points to the alternating influence of continental ice sheets and climate on this global climatic interchange.

Producer Guneet Monga on Zurich Film Festival jury

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 18:01

Producer Guneet Monga is a part of 9th Zurich International Film Festival which runs from September 26 to October 6.

Now, microchip that mimics human brain

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 13:38

In a breakthrough, Swiss scientists have developed a novel new microchip that works just like a human brain and exhibits cognitive abilities.

Levitation system created with sound waves

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 10:57

Researchers have claimed that they have developed a new method through which they can levitate objects with the help of sound waves, and move them in midair.

Less active female mice tend to live longer

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 15:31

A new study has found that female mice with greater life expectancy are less active and less explorative than their fellow females with lower life expectancy.

Usain Bolt to compete in Zurich Diamond League

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 13:29

Sprint legend Usain Bolt has announced that he will compete at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich in August.

Viswanathan Anand beats Kramnik to finish second in Zurich Chess

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 12:59

World champion Viswanathan Anand capitalised on a blunder by Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to beat him in the final round and finish second in the Zurich Chess Challenge that concluded here.

Astronomers spot giant planet in formative stage

Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2013, 12:40

Astronomers have spotted what could be a giant planet in the formative stage, still embedded in a thick disc of gas and dust, with the help of European Southern Observatory (ESO) very large telescope (VLT).

Viswanathan Anand draws with Gelfand, stays last in Zurich Chess

Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2013, 11:26

Victory eluded world champion Viswanathan Anand yet again as he played out a fourth draw in five games, against Boris Gelfand of Israel, and remained at the bottom after the fifth and penultimate round of the Zurich Chess Challenge here.

Anand shocked by Caruana in Zurich Chess Challenge

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 19:33

World champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of young Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the fourth round of Zurich Chess Challenge here on Thursday.