Tag: Scientists
Sea levels rising 60 percent faster than UN forecast: scientists
Sea levels are rising 60 percent faster than the UN climate panel forecast in its most recent assessment, scientists said on Wednesday.
At present,...
Cassini finds second ‘PAC-MAN’ moon in Saturn system
Scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission have spotted a second feature shaped like the 1980s video game icon “PAC-MAN” in the Saturn system, this time...
Australian scientists claim South Pacific Island does not exist at all
Australian scientists from the University of Sydney discovered in the third week of November 2012 that the South Pacific Island which is located between...
Kung-Fu nuns teach cosmic energy to CERN scientists
A dozen kung fu nuns from an Asian Buddhist order displayed their martial arts prowess to bemused scientists at CERN this week as their...
Siphonophores: the world’s longest creatures
Scientists have discovered more than 1.35 million new species including a type of plankton that, although microscopic, is longer than any other creature on...
Why do only some people develop malaria? The answer may be...
Scientists in Germany and Africa on Wednesday said they had found two variants of genes that help to explain why some lucky individuals do...
Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists
Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could...
Scientists find Grand Canyon-sized rift under Antarctic ice
Scientists have discovered a rift the size of the Grand Canyon hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet, which they say is contributing to ice...
Scientists make another Pluto discovery
A tiny new moon has been discovered orbiting Pluto, scientists announced. Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope found the moon, bringing the number of...
Israel killed five Iranian scientists: book
A new book penned by two Israeli journalists has alleged that Israel’s deadly Mossad intelligence agency carried out the assassinations of five Iranian nuclear...
Scientists discover ‘DARK MATTER’
n 1933, Fritz Zwicky—a Swiss astronomer working at CalTech—had an amazing revelation. He realized that the amount of matter that we can see through...
Scientists, technologists awarded President’s Medal
Around six scientists and technologists were awarded President’s Medal for technology for the year 2009 for their outstanding performance in the field of Chemistry,...
Chinese scientists visit PSF, PMNH
A Chinese delegation comprising of scientists and researchers visited Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) and Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH), here on Friday. ...
Nuclear scientists exchange verbal nukes
While responding to criticism by the founder of Pakistan’s nuclear programme Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, nuclear scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand has said that his...
Scientists confirm Himalayan glacial melting
Millions of people are under threat from melting of Himalayan glaciers, according to scientists carrying out the most comprehensive ever assessment of climate change...
IBM scientists demonstrate memory breakthrough
For the first time, scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated that a relatively new memory technology, known as phase-change memory (PCM), can reliably store...
LUMS congratulates award-winning scientists
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) faculty members and students on Monday congratulated four scientists from LUMS including Dr Irshad Hussain, Dr Mujahid Abbas,...
