NASA’s FINDER saves four lives in Nepal earthquake debris
NASA technology, in the form of a suitcase-sized device called FINDER, saved four lives in the debris following Nepal’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake by detecting...
You can now order food directly from Google search results
Google implemented a new feature allowing users to order food directly from search results, facilitating the process of ordering food online.
The tech giant announced...
Alibaba acquired $56.2 million of stock in US online retailer Zulily
Alibaba Group acquired $56.2 million of stock in US online retailer Zulily Inc.
According to a regulatory filing, Alibaba spent millions of dollars buying Zulily...
US economy added 223,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate at seven-year low
The US economy added 223,000 non-farm payroll jobs during April and the country's unemployment rate dropped to a near seven-year low of 5.4 percent....
Mercury’s magnetic field nearly 4 billion years old
Mercury’s magnetic field is between 3.7 and 3.9 billion years old, according to new data from the spacecraft that orbited the Sun’s nearest planet...
Saskatchewan aquatic invasive species protection measures announced
Saskatchewan Environment Minister Scott Moe said the government is changing regulations to help prevent aquatic invasive species from getting a foothold in the Canadian province....
Antarctic ozone hole getting smaller but C02 levels reach new record high
This week has seen some encouraging news regarding the size of the ozone hole over Antarctica, which appears to be shrinking. However, the amount...
Half billion year old brain tells us how early heads evolved on Earth
The discovery of a half-billion year old brain is helping scientists determine how heads first evolved in early animals on Earth during the Cambrian...
Alien signals came from microwave oven opened too early in staff kitchen
Scientists at Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia now know where those alien signals they kept picking up came from – their staff kitchen's microwave oven. Since...
Uber makes bid for Nokia’s “HERE” mapping business
Uber Technologies has made a bid for Nokia's “HERE” mapping business, according to a new report.
The New York Times said, citing “three people with...