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June 28, 2024 4:12 PM

Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf carcass

In Russia's far northeastern Yakutia region, local scientists are performing an autopsy on a wolf frozen in permafrost for around 44,000 years, a find they said was the first of its kind. Found by chance by locals in Yakutia's Abyyskiy district in 2...

June 28, 2024 1:22 PM

Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter

A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space junk already in orbit, U.S. space agencies...

June 27, 2024 11:13 PM

High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’ completes developmental trials with improved booster configuration

DRDO has successfully completed six consecutive developmental trials of High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) 'ABHYAS' with improved booster configuration from the integrated test range (ITR), Chandipur in Odisha. With this, ABHYAS has succ...

June 27, 2024 11:11 AM

North Korea claims successful test to develop multiple warhead missile

North Korea has successfully conducted an important test aimed at developing missiles carrying multiple warheads, state media agency KCNA said on Thursday, a claim rejected by South Korea as "deception" to mask a failed launch. North Korea said the ...

June 26, 2024 5:34 PM

New Israeli MRI Technique Offers Hope for Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have developed a groundbreaking magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that could revolutionize the early detection of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. The innovative m...

June 26, 2024 10:46 AM

N. Korea missile explodes in midair after launch, South’s military says

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, but it exploded in midair, South Korea's military said. The missile was launched from near the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff s...

June 25, 2024 1:17 PM

China’s Chang’e-6 moon probe lands back on Earth

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon's far side. The reentry capsule touched down at 2:07 p.m. Beijing time (0607 GMT), acc...

June 24, 2024 6:06 PM

Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought

A cyber attacker compromised Indonesia's national data centre, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom, the country's communications minister said on Monday. The attack disrupted several government services, mos...

June 24, 2024 5:01 PM

Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe

European Union antitrust regulators charged on Monday that Apple breached the bloc's tech rules, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker which also faces another investigation into new fees imposed on app developers. The Euro...

June 24, 2024 12:44 PM

Two scientists win China’s top sci-tech award

Two Chinese scientists, Li Deren and Xue Qikun, won China's top science award on Monday for their outstanding contributions to the country's science and technology development. At an annual ceremony held Monday in Beijing to honor distinguished scie...

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