WASHINGTON: Large meat-eating dinosaurs attained their great size through very different growth strategies, with some taking a slow and steady path and others experiencing an adolescent growth spurt, according to scientists who analysed slices of fossilized bones. The researchers examined the annual growth rings – akin to those in tree trunks – in bones from […]
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Tesla could widen release of ‘self-driving’ software in two weeks
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday there will probably be a wider roll out of a new “Full Self Driving” software update in two weeks. In October, Tesla released a beta, or test version, of what it calls a “Full Self Driving” software upgrade to an undisclosed number of “expert, careful” drivers. […]
Type O blood linked to lower Covid risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help-R
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. Certain blood groups less likely to get Covid-19 A large study adds to evidence that people with type O or Rh−negative blood may be […]
Dinosaur-era bird with scythe-like beak sheds light on avian diversity
WASHINGTON: A delicate but exquisitely preserved skull of a crow-sized bird with a scythe-like beak that inhabited Madagascar 68 million years ago is showing scientists that they have a lot of learn about avian diversity during the age of dinosaurs. Scientists on Wednesday said the bird, called Falcatakely forsterae, possessed a face, unlike any other […]
Mysterious ‘obelisk’ in US desert draws wild theories
LOS ANGELES: A mysterious metal “obelisk” found buried in the remote western United States desert has inflamed the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists, and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world. The shiny, triangular pillar — which protrudes approximately 12 feet from the red rocks of southern Utah — was spotted last Wednesday by baffled […]
Ammar Baig New Singing Sensation
Ammar Baig is the new singing sensation in town. His latest song “When I Was Your Man(Cover)” was a beautiful tribute to Bruno Mars and has received immense appreciation from the audiences. From this music video one can tell that he is not only an impeccable vocalist but a great performer. His smooth dance moves […]
Shocking photo shows snake eel burst out of bird’s stomach in midair
A wild new photo shows the gruesome moment a snake eel burst through the stomach of a heron in midair — a scene that looks fit for the movie “Alien.” The one-in-a-million shot, snapped by amateur photographer Sam Davis in Delaware, shows the eel dangling from the bird’s gut as the heron nonchalantly soars onward, Live […]
Microsoft launches next-generation Xbox gaming consoles amid pandemic
STOCKHOLM: Microsoft Corp on Tuesday launched two models of its Xbox gaming console, seven years after the debut of the previous version, to capture a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending on games. The Xbox Series X – which the company has described as the “world’s most powerful console” – will retail for $499.99 (379.1 pounds) […]
NASA probe Osiris-Rex set to ‘kiss’ asteroid Bennu in historic mission
WASHINGTON: After a four-year journey, NASA’s robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex will descend to asteroid Bennu’s boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday, touching down for a few seconds to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth. Last year, Japan managed with its Hayabusa2 probe to collect some dust from […]
New brain-computer interface converts thoughts to images
Researchers at the University of Helsinki used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a system that uses signals from the brain to generate images of what the user is thinking. “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to use neural activity to adapt a generative computer model and produce new information matching […]