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Astronomer David Hughes spent years studying the Biblical tales of the star from an astronomical perspective. (Representational image)

Beyond belief

That brings us to the tale of Sodom and Gomorrah, where divine vengeance wiped out these sinful cities in a rain of...

25 Dec 2018 6:31 AM IST

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Spyware is endangering people's lives

What they found was a form of spyware they had not yet seen, despite the fact that their entire job is to root out and...

11 Dec 2018 1:32 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi, Erdogan in media war after death of Khashoggi

Granted, it was not a fight between equals, and the mind-boggling incompetence of the Saudis made for easy pickings.

30 Oct 2018 5:02 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

Nationalism is eroding democracy

That's a popular drug these days, and all we have to do is look next door at India to see the consequences.

2 Oct 2018 12:25 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Militarisation of space is not anything new

In order to offset America's massive satellite surveillance networks, lasers are also being developed to effectively ...

22 Aug 2018 1:18 AM IST

Sometime in the late Ice Age, about 40,000 years ago, a bunch of tiny roundworms took a nap somewhere in what is now Siberia and ended up cryogenically preserved until some busybody scientists thawed them out and found that the worms resumed life and normal function as if they had simply taken a short nap. (Photo: Pixabay)

Viruses buried in Siberia may hold the key to planet's future

With the recent discovery of a lake of water under Mars' southern polar cap, intriguing revelations may be on the cards.

7 Aug 2018 6:32 AM IST

For patients of Alzheimers and dementia, memory implants and reactivation will be a life-changer, just as the ability to mute or erase memories will be for trauma victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can we erase, fabricate or transfer our memories?

The US military has funded a project that aims to boost human memory by implanting neural chips in humans.

12 Jun 2018 3:34 AM IST

Ivanka Trump. (Photo: AP)

Evangelicals are hardcore Trump supporters

Many Jewish fundamentalists share the evangelicals' beliefs up to a point.

29 May 2018 12:49 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Israel-Iran conflict is in grave danger of escalating

Along with physically bombing Iranian targets, Israel is also trying to drive a wedge between Iran and the regime of...

15 May 2018 12:27 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AP)

How to gather intelligence by getting your hands dirty

Peace between the Koreas may or may not break out, denuclearisation may or may not happen and even the Kim-Trump summit...

1 May 2018 12:16 AM IST

Scientists are now planning to mimic the design of cicada wings to create anti-microbial surfaces that by virtue of their design, are resistant to bacteria. (Representational image)

Designing our way to making the world a better place

Possible applications include using this to create pathogen-proof hospital beds, bacteria-resistant paint and even...

17 April 2018 1:04 AM IST

What if you tried to book a table at a restaurant and were rejected because your rating as a human being was too low? (Photo: YouTube.com)

Scary future: If your life has to depend on how you get rated

Luckily for the rest of us, only China currently seems to have the technology and will to implement this on a national...

3 April 2018 5:30 AM IST