New York An international ban on ozone-destroying chlorine that contains manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) has led to less ozone depletion, NASA scientists have reported. CFCs are long-living chemical compounds that eventually rise into the stratosphere, where they are broken apart by the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation, releasing chlorine atoms that thenRead More

New York, Technology giant Google is all set to upgrade its desktop Calendar for all its users by February 28, 2018, unless one decides to opt out. The redesigned look, which was announced in October 2017, also includes new features. Not only has Google made conference room bookings easier, butRead More

Washington, Scientists are developing next generation of robots made from soft materials that are more similar to biological systems. Such soft robots contain tremendous potential for future applications as they adapt to dynamic environments and are well-suited to closely interact with humans, said researchers from the University of Colorado in theRead More

Melbourne The window for saving the world’s coral reefs from the effects of global warming is rapidly closing, according to a study. For the first time, researchers have measured the escalating rate of coral bleaching at locations throughout the tropics over the past four decades. The study published in theRead More

Washington, January 4 Female college professors are more likely to get requests from students for an increase of marks or extended assignment deadlines than their male counterparts, a study has found. Researchers from Eastern Washington University in the US found that women in academia more often face added work demand.Read More

Sydney Researchers in Australia have found a way to increase wheat production by up to three times through their “speed breeding” procedures inspired by NASA experiments to grow the crop in space. The NASA experiments involved using continuous light on wheat that triggered early reproduction in the plants, said LeeRead More

New York A rise of just 2 degrees Celsius in global warming could make over a quarter of the world’s land to become drier and more desert like, increasing the threat of widespread drought and wildfires, new research led by one of Indian origin has found. The study showed thatRead More

San Francisco, January 2 Facebook-owned mobile messaging app WhatsApp has stopped working on smartphones that support ‘BlackBerry OS’, ‘BlackBerry 10’, ‘Windows Phone 8.0’ and older platforms in the New Year. ”These platforms don’t offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app’s features in the future,” a spokespersonRead More

New Delhi, January 2 The price of the first-generation Pixel XL “quite black” colour variant was slashed by Rs 36,000 on e-commerce platform Amazon on Tuesday. Still tagged as one of the most bankable devices that offer pure Android experience, the smartphone that earlier cost Rs 76,000 is now availableRead More

Singapore Data from your smartphone sensors can reveal PINs and passwords to hackers and allow them to unlock your mobile devices, according to a study led by an Indian-origin scientist. Instruments in smart phones such as the gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability, said researchers from NanyangRead More