Soon, `smaller, reversible` USB plugs to make life easier!
Washington – A new USB plug has been rolled out that is not only smaller and with a new design, but puts to rest the most annoying part: not knowing which way is up, as it is reversible. The Type-C connector, announced by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, features an entirely new design and size,... read more »
Crocs cleverer than previously thought
Washington – It seems that the crocodile can be a shrewd hunter himself, as a new study has revealed that some crocodiles use lures to hunt their prey. Vladimir Dinets, a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the first to... read more »
Simon Cowell’s pregnant gal pal’s divorce finalized
Washington – Simon Cowell’s pregnant girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, is now legally divorced from her estranged hubby Andrew Silverman, it has been revealed. According to People Magazine, the former couple’s ‘amicable’ divorce was finalized in New York Civil Court on... read more »
NASA probe obtains best views of Saturn`s unique six-sided jet stream
Washington – NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has obtained the highest-resolution movie yet of a unique six-sided jet stream, dubbed as the hexagon, around Saturn’s North Pole. Spanning about 20,000 miles (30,000 kilometers) across, the hexagon is a wavy jet stream of 200-mile-per-hour winds... read more »
New targets to help treat Parkinson’s disease identified
Washington – Researchers have used RNA interference (RNAi) – a natural process occurring in cells that helps regulate genes – to reveal dozens of genes which could... read more »
How whales successfully adapted to oceans
Washington – Researchers have claimed to have found how whales successfully adapted to ocean environment. Whales roam throughout all of the world’s oceans, living in the water but... read more »
Trouble for Modi? Damning details of Ishrat killing given to SC
The Gujarat snooping row is still to die down, but another set of explosive statements could soon besiege Narendra Modi, it seems. This time, it is IPS officer GL Singhal’s statements to... read more »
Cheap electricity, Women Security, more govt schools: AAP
Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill Commitment to passing Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill within 15 days of coming to power. All public servants to fall under its purview. Time-bound investigation and swift... read more »
Small brain part crucial in decision-making
Toronto – In a finding that c! ould be important for treatment of depression, scientists have found that one of the smallest parts of the brain may be the key to decision making skills, says a... read more »
