Articles by Adrita Biswas

Woolly mammoth skeleton sold for $640,000; More such specimen to surface due to global warming?

The skeleton of a woolly mammoth, discovered 10 years ago in Siberia, has been sold at the Aguttes auction house for $640,000 or €548,000 in Lyon city of France.

Dec 18, 2017

Suicide or murder? Self-made billionaire Sherman, Holocaust survivor wife Honey deaths shock many

The Toronto police said in a statement on Sunday night that billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey had died from "ligature neck compression".

Dec 18, 2017

Woman arrested for murdering daughter, chopping corpse and attempting to push body parts through drain

A woman in Hong Kong has been arrested on the charge of murdering her 12-year-old daughter and dismembering her in a Mong Kok flat on Sunday, December 17.

Dec 18, 2017

Malaysia: Man stabbed, run over twice in grisly attack at petrol station in Johor Bahru

A man was attacked by four men in a petrol station at Johor Bahru in Malaysia, who stabbed him and ran him over with their BMW.

Dec 18, 2017

Hallucinatory drug Ketamine can reduce depression and remove suicidal thoughts in hours, says research

Doctors have studied the effect of the drug ketamine in treating depression and negating suicidal thoughts, which showed positive results in hours.

Dec 17, 2017

Addicted to taking selfies? You might have 'selfitis' and need help, says study

A study into selfitis, an obsession with taking selfies, has confirmed its existence and developed a method to assess the seriousness of the condition.

Dec 16, 2017

Sumatran rhino has been dying out for 9000 years; Who is at fault, man or nature?

A new study of the genome of Sumatran rhinoceros has revealed that the species has been close to extinction since the end of the Ice Age, hanging on a thread to dear life.

Dec 16, 2017

Singapore: Multi-millionaire tricked into giving away entire S$54m property to wife; Judge sets foot down

A multi-millionaire in Singapore was tricked by his estranged wife to sign his entire property over to their son in her trust, soon after the murder of his mother.

Dec 16, 2017

380,000 Uber Singapore users affected by security breach; Are you one of them?

Transportation company Uber has released a statement about 2016's data hack, stating that about 380,000 users from Singapore have been affected.

Dec 16, 2017

Newly discovered Greenland shark is NOT 512 years old, although it is still oldest vertebrate

Researchers are now saying that the recently discovered Greenland shark might not be 512 years old as predicted, instead it is about two centuries younger.

Dec 16, 2017

Grand luxury yacht Caronte comes modeled as 17th century pirate ship: Check out pictures here

A luxury yacht named Caronte has been made by Italy's Lazzarini Studio, having a helipad, swimming pool, diving board, sundeck, etc, and costing millions of dollars for a stay.

Dec 15, 2017

Scammers pretending to be from Singapore Police on prowl; Citizens lose thousands of dollars

Singapore citizens are being targeted by online scammers who are withdrawing large sums of money from their bank accounts by pretending to be officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF).

Dec 15, 2017

Singapore crime

Monstrous flesh-eating spider shocks Australian man: Check out these terrifying facts about the tarantula [VIDEOS]

Recently, the photo of a huge flesh-eating Australian tarantula has been making news; let's found out some weird and creepy facts about the gigantic spider.

Dec 15, 2017

File photo of an ethnic Uighur woman on a drip at a hospital in Shaya county of Aksu

China collects DNA from 18 million Uyghur minorities in the name of health care, why?

The Chinese government has been collecting and storing for use the DNA samples and blood types of poor, minority citizens in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, possibly without them having any idea about it.

Dec 14, 2017

Philippines to witness heavy rainfall as Urduja storm gets ready to make landfall

Depression Urduja is set to turn into a tropical storm before it hits the Philippines province Eastern Samar on December 15, leading to tropical cyclone warning signal being issued over several areas.

Dec 14, 2017

Google opens AI lab in China; Is tech giant really vying for Chinese talent?

The Google AI China Center is being opened at Beijing, which will concentrate on artificial intelligence research and employ researchers from China.

Dec 14, 2017

Artificial intelligence

UK weather warning after recent snowfall blanketed the country

London experiences snow weeks before Christmas; Which other cities can expect White X-mas this year?

As London is seeing snowfall weeks before Christmas, the Met Office reveals the chances of a white Christmas in several cities.

Dec 12, 2017

High spirits in air: Swiss woman deplaned after throwing tantrums for more champagne

A Swiss woman's cravings for champagne resulted in her getting deplaned from a Zurich-bound flight after she threw tantrums as the crew refused to serve her more champagne.

Dec 12, 2017

Congratulations human beings! You are close to making one more species extinct: the right whale

NOAA has stated that the North Atlantic right whales will be extinct in one year due to human activities if immediate conservation measures are not taken.

Dec 12, 2017

An employee works at Shanghai Shentong Metro Group's comprehensive operation coordination center in Shanghai

China's AI firm takes big leap, develops technology to scan 2 billion people at one go

China's Yitu Technologies has an AI that can recognise faces, catch criminals, record people's movements and taker them to desired locations without pressing a button.

Dec 12, 2017

Artificial intelligence

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