Articles by Soorya Kiran NN

Israeli archaeologists unearth 2,000-year-old ancient road from Pool of Siloam to Temple Mount in Jerusalem

100 coins found beneath the paving stones that date it to 31 CE and archaeologists argue that it provides the strongest ever clue that the street was built by Pontius Pilate

Oct 21, 2019

Archaeology

DEET turns humans 'invisible' to fend off mosquitos, finds new study

Researchers have deciphered the secret behind DEET that was used for over a century to fend off mosquitos from biting humans and save from malaria.

Oct 21, 2019

Qantas completes longest nonstop flight from New York to Sydney, beats Singapore Airlines record

The existing record of Singapore Airlines' flights 21 and 22 between Singapore and New York lasting for 18 hours has been overtaken by Qantas

Oct 21, 2019

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Ransomware strikes 3 hospitals in Alabama, patients turned away

621 government entities, healthcare service providers and school districts, colleges as well as universities were attacked by ransomware in US as of September, according to Emsisoft

Oct 18, 2019

Ransomware

Singapore's Finance Minister and deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Singapore's Senior Minister Tharman receives IIF Award 2019 along with Bank of England governor Carney

IIF described Mr Tharman as "a visionary" who has been a leading proponent of global reforms to "de-risk and grow development finance, and to achieve more resilient capital flows".

Oct 18, 2019

Former NUS lecturer sentenced to 14-week jail term for molesting girl student in campus shuttle

The incident happened on the NUS shuttle bus service A1 along Lower Kent Ridge Road on Jan 14, 2019

Oct 18, 2019

NUS

Has NASA ground station lost contact with ISS? So says official website

When NASA TV page is accessed, a message states that the ground station has lost contact with ISS

Oct 17, 2019

Svetlana Savitskaya, the first female spacewalker, was welcomed aboard Russian space station with an 'apron'

When Soyuz T-7 docked with the space station on August 20, 1982, Svetlana Savitskaya became the only woman in the crew and she was presented with an apron by the commander and told "to get to work"

Oct 17, 2019

Ringing in ears? Tinnitus may soon be treated with the help of this device patented by Univ. of Michigan

Since there is no treatment to stop the tinnitus or noise ringing in ears, University of Michigan scientists have developed a device to stop it

Oct 15, 2019

Samsung opens its One UI, Android 10 for all Galaxy S10 users

Samsung has finally has finally opened registrations for the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 beta program for the Galaxy S10 users

Oct 14, 2019

'Foreign Ladies' DNA found in unearthed German village grave startles scientists

Burial consisted of unrelated foreign women in the Lech Valley villages who came from thousands of miles away in eastern Germany and Czech

Oct 13, 2019

Do we need another planet? Asks Seoul Forum; Here's an expert's answer

The possibility of an asteroid collision and destruction of our planet is a rare possibility, with chances of once in 7 million years

Oct 10, 2019

Another US scientist bags Nobel Prize; Why do many Nobel prizes go to American scientists?

Every nations aspires to make it to the list of Nobel Prize winners but American scientists have repeatedly proved that they dominate the field, why?

Oct 9, 2019

Malaysian Mugen Rao wins Tamil 'Bigg Boss 3' reality TV show

Tamil film industry's choreographer Santhosh Kumar or Sandy won the second place, while Sri Lanka-based newsreader Losliya Mariyanesan settled at third and Kollywood actress Sherin Shrinagar came in fourth

Oct 7, 2019

World Animal Day: Animal lovers bond with their pets, pledge to protect them

Events are being organised today under the World Animal Day umbrella and they are publicized online using the World Animal Day brand and logo

Oct 4, 2019

Age reversing possible but not forever, says Salk Institute expert

Epigenetic tweaks, based on a Nobel-winning discovery by the Japanese stem-cell scientist Shinya Yamanaka who demonstrated how adding just four proteins to human adult cells could reprogram them, may spell longevity for the future generations

Oct 1, 2019

Diabetes

Singapore Sikhs say it in style to critic Sheena, finally win her over

Instead of involving in verbal crossfire with Phua, the young Sikhs in Singapore invited her over to Gurudwara and learn about them closely

Sep 30, 2019

US, Singapore renew pact on military use of facilities for 15 years

The pact provides US access to Singapore's air and naval bases, as well as providing logistic support for their transiting personnel, aircraft and vessels

Sep 24, 2019

Singapore Prime Minister Lee receives World Statesman Award

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received the World Statesman Award on Monday, Sep 24 for fostering a multicultural, multi-faith and multi-ethnic communities in harmony

Sep 24, 2019

Israeli researchers discover evidence of biblical kingdom of Edom in Arava Desert

Archaeological findings suggest pharaoh's influence on Edom turned kingdom into copper powerhouse, said researchers with the help of copper specimens found in the Arava desert

Sep 19, 2019

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