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Elon Musk was a founder of payments company PayPal, electric carmaker Tesla Motors and SpaceX, maker and launcher of rockets and spacecraft. (Photo: AFP)

Tesla's Musk resolves farting unicorn row with US potter

Tom Edwards, of Evergreen said the issue had been resolved -"in a way that everyone feels good about.-"

23 July 2018 3:31 PM IST

. Genetic engineering has also grown into a whole new field of study called synthetic biology. (Photo: ANI)

Houseplants could one day examine your home's health

Future houseplants could serve as subtle alarms of something amiss in the home and office environments.

23 July 2018 1:35 PM IST

The boats battery gets charged by the solar light. (Photo: ANI)

Kashmiri students build a solar boat for Dal Lake

The innovation was carried out by 12 B.Tech students, mostly from Kashmir valley.

23 July 2018 11:36 AM IST

Gerst played a duet of Kraftwerks 1978 song Spacelab. (Photo: AP)

German astronaut performs with Kraftwerk from space

Video posted shows German astronaut Alexander Gerst â€œdropping inâ€ for a live performance from the ISS.

22 July 2018 5:25 PM IST

Bones dating back half a million years have been discovered in Crimea. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

Prehistoric creatures' bones discovered in Crimean cave

The bones bear teeth marks on them, suggesting predators had brought back their prey to the cave.

22 July 2018 1:44 PM IST

It was about as long as a large alligator and stood at a height that would have been about waist-high for a tall human. (Photo: AP)

Spiky-headed dinosaur unveiled at Utah museum

The species of ankylosaur was a squat plant-eater that roamed southern Utah on four legs about 76 million years ago.

22 July 2018 1:27 PM IST

The 30-tonne coffin is the largest yet found in Alexandria. (Photo: Euronews)

Egypt sarcophagus does not house Alexander the Great's remains

Workmen inadvertently unearthed the approximately 2,000-year-old black granite sealed sarcophagus this month.

22 July 2018 1:00 PM IST

Deep reefs covered at least the same ocean area worldwide as shallow reefs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Deep reefs won't be 'twilight zone' refuge for fish, corals

Worldwide, coral reefs in shallow waters are among ecosystems most threatened by climate change

22 July 2018 12:45 PM IST

Among the more personal items to be auctioned are a Purdue University centennial flag from Armstrongs alma mater that travelled on Apollo 11 and his Boy Scout cap. (Photo: AP)

Neil Armstrong's moon mission' collection goes to auction

The collection includes a variety of artefacts from Armstrong's 1969 lunar landing and private mementoes.

21 July 2018 3:25 PM IST

The project, with a $1.5 billion price tag, is the first major mission under NASAs Living With a Star program. (Photo: NASA)

NASA to fly probe into Sun's scorching atmosphere

The Parker probe is set to fly into the Sun's corona within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the solar surface.

21 July 2018 2:43 PM IST

Astronomers have found a nearby star munching on a planet or mini-planets.

Astronomers spot nearby star that could be chomping a planet

A NASA space telescope noticed that the star suddenly started looking a bit strange last year.

20 July 2018 2:30 PM IST

This was the ninth test flight and lasted 11 minutes. (Photo: AP)

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches spacecraft higher than ever before

The New Shepard rocket blasted off from West Texas on the company's latest test flight.

20 July 2018 1:18 PM IST