Meteoroid strikes moon, causing explosion visible on Earth

2013 May 18 | 2330 Views
A meteoroid struck the surface of the moon recently, causing an explosion that was visible on Earth without the aid of a telescope, NASA reported Friday. But don't be alarmed if you didn't see it; it ...

Nasa has given final approval to first asteroid mission

2013 May 18 | 1829 Views
Washington - The US space agency Nasa has given final approval to the first US mission to fly a spacecraft to an astroid and bring samples of it back to Earth.The mission aims to send the spac...

Stephen Hawking pulls out of Israel conference

2013 May 09 | 1885 Views
Jerusalem - Celebrated British physicist Stephen Hawking has pulled out of a June conference hosted by Israel's President Shimon Peres, joining an academic boycott of the Jewish state, event organiser...

Predicted rise in sea threatens biodiversity in the Pacific: study

2013 April 10 | 2005 Views
VIENNA - The predicted rise in sea level in the Pacific in future will lead to heavy losses of habitat that will threaten numerous species, a new study showed on Tuesday.Conducted by research...

Scientists discover a way to 'read' people's dreams

Men have natural aversion to sex with best friends' wives - Study

2013 March 24 | 8153 Views
A new US study finds that men may have a natural aversion to the idea of having sex with their best friends' wives.A University of Missouri study has found that adult males' testosterone level...

First Nanotechnology Centre launched in Zim

Birds once had four wings - Study

2013 March 19 | 2873 Views
In order to achieve bipedal flight, birds first had to ditch two hind wings over the course of their evolution, according to a study to be published Friday in the journal Science.Recently, sev...

Elderly people who play video games report better sense of emotional well-being

2013 March 06 | 2747 Views
Washington - Older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional well-being, North Carolina State University researchers say.Researchers asked 140 people aged 63 and older how ...

China to use modified rocket for upcoming moon landing mission

2013 March 01 | 2299 Views
A rocket expert said Friday that China has developed a modified model of the Long March-3B carrier rocket for an upcoming moon landing mission to be completed by the Chang'e-3 moon orbiter.The...

NASA discovers new radiation belt around Earth

2013 March 01 | 2704 Views
WASHINGTON - The Van Allen Probes mission has discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, U.S. space agency NASA announced Thursday.Previous observations of Earth's Van ...

Ability of the brain to protect Itself from damage revealed

Doctors freeze baby for 4 days to save his life

2013 February 12 | 5934 Views
A newborn baby has been given a second shot at life thanks to pioneering doctors who "froze" his body for a whopping four days to combat his rare heart condition.Edward Ives, now 6 months old,...

NASA Mars rover collects first Martian bedrock sample

Brainy three-year-old girl becomes the youngest new member of Mensa

2013 February 09 | 5371 Views
A brainy three-year-old has been unveiled as the youngest new member of Mensa - with a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking.Clever Alice Amos has been granted full membership of the brain box societ...

Iran president wants to be the country's first astronaut in space

2013 February 05 | 3008 Views
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made the strange declaration that he is ready to risk of being the county's first astronaut sent into space."I'm ready to be the first Iranian to sacr...

Married men who do house work 'get less sex' - Research

2013 January 30 | 8080 Views
Model husbands who cook, clean and generally help around the house may be missing out in bed, according to researchers.Married men are likely to have less sex if they do a lot of housework, a ...

Scientists help man grow nose on his arm

Russian, U.S. astronauts selected for year-long space mission

Global IT industry shifts towards new era of personal computing

NASA launches twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes

Scientific proof, bacon sandwich is the best cure for a hangover revealed

Zimbabwe should emulate China by investing in new technology

NASA releases first images taken by the Curiosity rover

2012 August 07 | 1955 Views
NASA has released the first images taken by the Curiosity rover, after Sunday's successfully landing on the surface of Mars. The black and white pictures were unveiled at a press conference on Monday....

Unmanned Russian rocket fails to reach target

Ventyx Closes $7 Million Deal with Africa's Largest Electricity Provider

One of Africa's biggest IT industry events to take place in Nairobi, Kenya in September - save the date!

2012 July 30 | 2422 Views
The anticipated 2nd annual IT Leaders East Africa Summit will take place from 5 to 6 September 2012 in Nairobi; in the heart of Kenya's esteemed capital city. The summit is produced and hosted by int...

Biological species named after Bob Marley

2012 July 17 | 1637 Views
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New moon orbiting Pluto discovered

US denies evidence of mermaids

A cure for HIV may be possible - Research

2012 June 21 | 3751 Views
A French virologist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, who won a Nobel prize for her part in the work which originally identified the HIV virus in 1981, told the BBC that research to finding a cure for HIV is ...

Chinese astronauts enter space orbiter for first time

2012 June 19 | 1477 Views
Three Chinese astronauts floated into the cabin of an orbiting module Monday afternoon, becoming the first group of Chinese to enter an orbiter in space.Jing Haipeng, followed by Liu Wang and ...

Mugabe officially launches the 2nd Science and Technology Innovation Policy

2012 June 14 | 1261 Views
President Robert Mugabe has officially launched the Second Science and Technology Innovation Policy of Zimbabwe.In his speech, President Mugabe said science is the backbone of development an...

Five minor planets named after top Chinese scientists

ITU lays out standards for 3DTV

2012 June 01 | 996 Views
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on Thursday announced that its specialized study group has developed the standards for 3DTV.The study group, which embodies experts from the te...

Scientists successfully transform skin cells to heart tissue

2012 May 23 | 1134 Views
London - Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat...

Samsung unveils new-generation premium TV

2012 May 10 | 1551 Views
Seoul - South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its new-generation premium television as global manufacturers seek to drive slowing sales with lucrative models.The world's top ...

World's largest solar power plant begins operation in Saudi Arabian

Wildlife conservation groups successfully collar nine elephants in Kenya

2012 March 24 | 1070 Views
Wildlife conservation groups on Wednesday completed a three-day operation, successfully collaring nine elephants in the world-famous national parks in Kenya.The nine collared elephants, six ma...

Scientists identify genetic mechanisms involved in abnormal early brain development in young autism patients

2012 March 23 | 1083 Views
US scientists have identified in young autism patients genetic mechanisms involved in abnormal early brain development and overgrowth that occurs in the disorder, according to a study published Thur...

Wandering minds are 'sharper': study

2012 March 18 | 943 Views
A study has...

Eating red meat can increase the risk of premature death - Study

2012 March 13 | 1138 Views
Regularly eating red meat, processed or unprocessed, can increase the risk of premature death, scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health said in Monday’s online Archives of Internal ...

Ugliest animals around world

2012 March 13 | 1665 Views
Here are photos of some of the ugliest animals on earth: ...

Four-legged robot 'Cheetah' sets new land speed record: Video

2012 March 06 | 1030 Views
A four-legged robot known as the Cheetah lived up to its name on Monday, setting a new land speed record for legged robots by running at 18 mph (29 kph) on a treadmill at a laboratory in Massachusett...

Lake Chivero Heavily Polluted: Research

2012 March 05 | 1429 Views
Research carried by the University of Zimbabwe on the levels of Lake Chivero pollution has revealed that the lake and all its subsidiary rivers are subject to stress from heavy pollution of metals, p...

International Space Station orbit adjusted for cargo ship docking

2012 March 01 | 1436 Views
The International Space Station's (ISS) orbit had been raised 2.1 kilometers for the docking of Russia's Progress cargo spaceship in April, Mission Control said Wednesday.It said the main eng...

Space may swarm with homeless planets: Research

2012 February 28 | 983 Views
Our galaxy may be teeming with homeless planets, wandering through space rather than orbiting a star, according to media reports Monday.The galaxy could hold a tremendous number of “noma...

Scientists discover new family of amphibians

2012 February 23 | 1208 Views
Indian scientists have claimed the discovery of an entirely new family of amphibians in the forests in northeastern part of the country.A team, led by Delhi University Professor S.D. Biju, ha...

Russian scientists successfully grow plants from 30,000-year-old seeds

Scientists in Japan confirm fat-burning protein

2012 February 20 | 1086 Views
A team of researchers of Japan's Kyoto University has found a protein that helps the body burn fat following an intake of fatty meals, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Monday.The rese...