After repeated requests for a button that can be suitable to use when the like button does not fit, Facebook has finally decided to introduce such option for its users.
Fossils of New Human Species discovered in Africa – named as ‘Homo naledi’
The fossilised bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of the human family tree have been discovered in a cave in South Africa. The discovery is being regarded as a breakthrough in evolution research.
A Blood Test to predict ‘Biological Age’ of human body discovered
British scientists have discovered a simple new molecular blood test that can predict the “actual age” of the human body, which is different from the “chronological age”.
1 bn People visited Facebook in a single day for the first time in its history
According to recent announcement made by Mark Zuckerberg, for the first time in the history of Facebook, one billion people used Facebook in a single day.
YouTube tied-up with Whistling Woods International to set up YouTube Space in Mumbai
Google-run video sharing portal YouTube and Whistling Woods International (WWI) (a film, communication and media arts institute owned by Subhash Ghai) have tied-up together to set up ‘YouTube Space’ in Mumbai. YouTube Space will be a collaboration and production facility for YouTube video creators.
DNA the next trend in Data Storage?
Scientists have taken inspiration from fossils to reach the most significant breakthrough on how to store information for years without worrying about loss of data.
Global satellite named GlobalSat for DRR to be named after Abdul Kalam
Global satellite called GlobalSat for DRR was proposed to be named after former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam who passed away on 27 July 2015. The renaming will be a tribute to his World Space Vision-2050.
NASA satellite captured Dark Side of the Moon
A Nasa satellite has captured stunning images of the Moon passing the Earth’s sunlit side, which show the `dark side’ of the lunar body that is never visible from our planet.
Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope being constructed in China
The World’s Largest Radio Telescope – Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), is being constructed in Guizhou province of south west China. The telescope’s dish size will be equivalent to 30 football fields.
India foiled UK’s Pangaea Laboratories bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea
India in fifth week of July 2015 foiled a British Company’s bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea for treating hair loss and succeeded in protecting its traditional knowledge.