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Modern tech helps boost output of Thai guava

Roving Correspondent 2017-09-07 12:00:00

The Thai guava peasants of Tentulia under Panchagarh are happy over the good market price of the fruit this season. Sources said farmers can harvest the fruit within a few months of the plantation...

New system can reconstruct faces using DNA

-- 2017-09-07 06:42:23

Scientists have reconstructed faces from people's DNA, an advance that challenges the idea that genetic databases can be anonymous, reports The Times of India.   Research institutions regularly...

Facebook reveals ‘Russian propaganda’ on US election

BBC 2017-09-07 01:53:02

Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign for promoting divisive social and political messages on its network.   The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,0...

SpaceX to launch US spaceplane on Sept 7

-- 2017-09-04 05:15:52

The US Air Force's spaceplane is getting a new ride on September 7, when the fifth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-5) lifts off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space...

8 of the top 10 deadliest cyclones occurred

-- 2017-06-11 10:36:52

Eight of the top ten deadliest cyclones on record have occurred in the Bay of Bengal, according to one list on Weather Underground, according to a report by /www.weathernationtv.com.  Some of th...

natnwide mobile handset recycling

-- 2017-06-06 10:27:30

Mobile phone operators Grameenphone (GP) on Monday launched a nationwide "Mobile Handset Recycling" campaign for greener environment. Under this campaign, GP urges interested patrons to deposit their...

5.7m-year-old footprints challenge human evolution theory

-- 1970-01-01 12:00:00

Scientists have discovered human-like footprints from Greece's largest island Crete - dating back to 5.7 million years - that may put the established theories of early human evolution to the test....

Facebook introduces new video platform

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Social media giant Facebook has made a move into dedicated video, pitting it against YouTube and TV networks. Users will soon see a new Watch tab that will offer a range of shows, some of which have...

Kaspersky Lab to withdraw Microsoft antitrust complaints

Reuters

Russia-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday it would withdraw antitrust complaints made in Europe against Microsoft after the US technology giant agreed to change how it delivers...

Scientists discover two potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ planets

FE Online Report

Scientists discover two potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ planets   Two potentially habitable “super-Earths” orbit a star just 12 light years away that is our nearest...

Now, your smartphone will spot fake products

FE Report

Indian-origin researchers have developed a new system that uses Artificial Intelligence algorithms and a smartphone app to instantly distinguish between genuine and fake versions of the same product,...

Marmite could prevent miscarriages, birth defects

FE Online Report

Marmite could help prevent millions of miscarriages and birth defects around the world. A landmark study in Australia has found Vitamin B3, a lot of which is found in the divisive yeast extract spread...

'Impressive' Perseid meteor shower seen over UK

Reuters

The Perseid meteor shower has been seen over parts of the UK, giving stargazers the opportunity to spot scores of shooting stars in the sky. The shower was due to peak in the UK on Saturday night, in...

Nasa to wake up New Horizons spacecraft next month

FE Report

Nasa is to wake up its New Horizons spacecraft next month following a five month hibernation, ahead of a journey deeper into one of the most mysterious regions of the Solar System, according to a glob...

Laughter is indeed the best medicine

Mohammad Sohel Hara

LAUGHTER is the best medicine, as we used to read in the Readers Digest. But in our country, we perceive that we should not laugh aloud as it creates a bad impression about our personality. So people...

EY ties up with IBA to impart IT training

FE Report

The UK-based Ernst and Young (EY) through its Indian subsidiary has tied up with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) under the  University of Dhaka (DU) to start an `Advanced Certifica...

Many children in BD suffer from eyesight problems

FE Report

Many children in the country are suffering from different eyesight problems mainly due to malnutrition, overuse of electronic-display devices and long stay in artificial light, experts have said. Due...

Study of e-cigarettes in UK teenagers gives mixed signals

Reuters

A British study into smoking and e-cigarette use among UK teenagers has produced mixed results, prompting scientists to caution against altering policy decisions or public health advice until evidence...