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Life on Mars? Six Volunteers Spend Year Discovering What It's Like

The University of Hawaii, which ran the experiments for NASA under what is called HI-SEAS, is already taking applications for the next isolation period. Havin...

Apple likely to show new iPhone next week

The date is not exactly a surprise. Tech murmurings continue to suggest the soon-to-be-unveiled iPhone 7 will come without the headphone jack Apple users ...

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At the last count , 323 reindeer had been confirmed dead from the August 26 incident, including 70 calves. So far, five reindeer that survived the storm w...

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) specifications, features leaked on benchmarking website

Furthermore, it is expected that the Galaxy A3, A5, A7 will continue to stand for one Samsung line up until the next in line of Galaxy S phones. From what repor...

Apple iPhone 7 launch date confirmed: Here's everything we know so far

After months of rumours, Apple has all but confirmed that the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be officially unveiled on 7 September. The grey antenna ...

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According to The Verge , as well as other sources around the web, Apple has sent out invitations for its next conference, to be held on September 7, and this...

Rare Mass Death: 300 Reindeer Killed by Single Lightning Strike

The Norwegian Environment Agency released pictures of the dead reindeer . Of the 323 reindeer killed, five had to be put down due to their injuries. The fa...

Mars 'crew' emerges from isolation simulator after year-long mission

They had to pass special fitness tests and meet the basic requirements of the Nasa astronaut programme, including being qualified in a science or engineering di...

Tokyo Olympic Medals Could Be Made From Recycled Electronics

It said that Japan had acquired 143 kilograms of gold, 1,566 kilograms of silver and 1,112 tons of copper from its discarded electronics in 2014. According...

More than 300 reindeer killed in lightning in Norway

Speculation persists that the reason so many were killed is because they would have huddled together out of fear of the storm. Heavy thunderstorms clobber...

Scientists finish yearlong Mars test in Hawaii

Six scientists celebrate as they exit from their Mars simulation habitat on slopes of Mauna Loa on the Big Island, Hawaii on August 28. The worldwide team left ...

Terminator 2 for 3D release in 2017

This time around, fans can see Terminator 2: Judgement Day in 3D. We'll find out next year. The movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is coming to theaters once ...

Hillary Clinton invokes dad's memory to hit Donald Trump

Trump has had strong views about immigration from the start, rallying for strict immigration policies during his campaign. United States Republican presidenti...

Huge Apple Mac range refresh tipped for October

That produced the first increase in quarterly iPad revenue in more than two years. For the iPad Pro , Apple is said to be planning new features for the Appl...

New Broker Ratings For Columbia Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CXP)

Out of 14 analysts covering Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT), 6 rate it a "Buy", 1 "Sell", while 7 "Hold". ESS's 50-day moving average is $228.18 and its two hu...

World's first grid-connected tidal array deployed in the Shetlands

The devices installed in the Bluemull Sound site have the capacity to power 300 homes on the Scottish islands. The two turbines will be part of the Shetland...

Mars crew finish experiment after a year in isolation

The dome sits at an elevation of 2500 metres above sea level where no plants grow, and the six scientists who participated in the experiment were only allowed...

Tesla unveils 100 kW battery for Model S, X vehicles

The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends SolarCity and Tesla Motors. The Market Capitalization of the company stands at 33.21 Billion. Analysts' mean ...

The VMAs Moment You Missed - & Need To See

Kanye - who famously interrupted Taylor's acceptance speech when she picked up the Best Female Video award at the 2009 VMAs in which he said his friend B...

Earth Enters Anthropocene Epoch, Thanks to Humans

The Earth's climate remained stable during the Holocene epoch , which saw the development of all of human civilisation. "The significance of the Anthropocene...

Apple expected to reveal iPhone 7 next week

The next iPhone will likely look very similar to the existing iPhone 6s, though smaller, with a much improved camera and the controversial removal of the headp...

Apple eying MacBook Air, Pro updates soon

Currently, Apple only supports Pencil functionality in specifically developed apps. Talking about iPad Pro, Apple is expected to develop a unique software to ...

China Urges Japan to be `Constructive` at G20 Summit

The 11th G20 Summit will run from September 4 to the 5th under the theme "Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy". The C...

Rank Group and 888 Holdings abandon pursuit of William Hill

However, William Hill spurned the consortium's initial 3.16 billion-pound cash-and-shares proposal, saying it substantially undervalued the business. "We and ...

Amazon starts vehicle research and review site

Amazon is starting a site offering research, reviews and other information on new and used cars. You still can't purchase an automobile on Amazon , however ...

Carlos Rodon: Carlos Rodon finishes August with 1.47 ERA

Good pitching was the story of the weekend, and the Sox offense was able to take advantage in two of the three weekend games, three of four overall from the Mar...

Iran Rolls Out Its Own Internet Service

The new network aims to promote online Islamic content and encourage less dependency on the worldwide Internet, IRNA reported on August 28. It intends to repl...

German fans cool on Schweinsteiger's farewell

The friendly against Finland will be Schweinsteiger's 121st and final Germany appearance, having announced his retirement earlier this month. Germany boss, Jo...

Storm Lester becomes a hurricane in the Pacific, says United States monitor

It's a system that has been getting the most attention throughout the week because the other storm in the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Gaston, was expected to...

Tropical Depression Nine expected to become named storm by tomorrow

As of 5 a.m. Monday, Tropical Depression 9 sits about 155 miles west-southwest of Key West as it tracks slowly west. Hurricane Gaston is located 486 nautical mi...

Government forecast: 600000 commercial drones within the year

The new guidelines allow the commercial use of a drone - without a licensed pilot - as long as the user can pass a new aptitude test. (21Alive) -The first ope...

Two Men Charged With Murder Of Dwyane Wade's Cousin

Last Friday to Sunday alone, gun violence has been blamed for eight homicides and 64 non-fatal shootings, according to the Chicago Police Department. Police...

One dead, three wounded in blast at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan

The three people injured are Kyrgyz nationals: two 17-year-old embassy gardeners and an unidentified woman. Be Civil - It's OK to have a difference in opini...

Korea says United Nations condemnation of missile tests 'provocation'

The security council statement called on United Nations member states to "redouble their efforts" at a weapons embargo and economic sanctions against North Ko...

New rules, new opportunities for drone fliers

The drones can only be used during the day and can only be flown over someone related to the flight. Drone operators will have to complete an Aeronautical Knowl...