NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing

New video from NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet on February 18 as the spacecraft......

Washington transit police officer arrested for aiding Islamic State

A US police officer was arrested on Wednesday on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, becoming the first law enforcement officer in the country accused of aiding......

NASA plans a hitchhike across the galaxy. Here's how

This artist concept shows Comet Hitchhiker, an idea for traveling between asteroids and comets using a harpoon and tether system. Photograph: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration......

10 cool things you should know about Obama's 'beast'

The Beast goes wherever the United States president travels. So whether or not Barack Obama follows protocol and hops into his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee’s ride to head out for the......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

Coming soon: 'Green cars from pineapple, lemon'

Coming soon: 'Eco-friendly' cars made from pineapples or bananas, say scientists. A team at Sao Paulo State University in Brazil claims to have developed a more effective way to use fibre from......

Indians develop car that goes 250 km per litre?

Ever heard of a car that gives a mileage of up to 250 km per litre? However, it may soon be a reality if a group of techies from Ropar are to be believed. Seven engineering students from Rayat......

'If you don't innovate, someone else will'

India is the 11th country on his agenda this year-- and the diary's still open. But Robert Tucker doesn't find the constant travel exhausting. Instead, the corporate innovation guru uses the......

Is This The Ball Of The 21st Century?

Remember Shane Warne's Ball Of The Century, the delivery that proclaimed his genius to the cricketing universe? Ah, but that was so last century. Thirty one years ago this June. We have a contender......

This lady has set out to become 1st to row across Pacific alone

Sonya Baumstein is not crazy but she is driven. Photograph: Facebook An American began a 6,000-mile (9,656-km) voyage on Sunday in Japan, attempting to become the third person and the first woman......

Vettel cracks Germany but further challenges await

Sebastian Vettel finally got the monkey off his back and triumphed at his home German Grand Prix but more challenges await this month with a tyre test and a race in Hungary he has never won. Red......

Teams back F1 drivers after quit threat

Formula One teams have backed drivers who threatened to boycott this Sunday's German Grand Prix if there is a repeat of the tyre chaos which rocked Silverstone last weekend. The Grand Prix Drivers'......

Pirelli surprised by driver threat, no plan to quit

Under pressure Formula One supplier Pirelli has been surprised by the threat of a German Grand Prix boycott by drivers but expects no problems with its new tyres and is planning to stay in the......