Science/tech
from
to
15:20 • 01.12.12More babies were named Apple, Mac and Siri in 2012The name "Apple" was used for at least six girls in 2012, twice as many as in 2011. "Mac," meanwhile, was used for at least 49 boys, up from 25 a year ago...
12:10 • 01.12.12Today marks World AIDS DayIn 2011 the number of people having participated in the HIV consultations has increased 5.2 times as compared with the 2004. During the recent years the number of HIV examinations among pregnant...
10:50 • 01.12.12Anonymous threatens to bring down Syrian government websitesGlobal hacking network Anonymous said it will shut down Syrian government websites around the world in response to a countrywide Internet blackout believed to be aimed at silencing the opposition...
13:55 • 30.11.12Astrologist forecasts Armenia’s political lifeHovhannisyan said the 2016 will be a blossoming year for Armenia, adding that the Armenian people and Armenia will become a spiritual teacher...
13:07 • 30.11.12Greenland, Arctic ice melts faster than everThe new research concludes that Antarctica is melting, but points to the smaller ice sheet in Greenland, which covers most of the island, as the bigger and more pressing issue. Its melt rate ...
11:09 • 30.11.122013 Porsche Cayman debuts with a lust for power (photos)At launch, two versions will be offered—the Cayman and Cayman S—both with the option of the snappy PDK automatic transmission or a six-speed manual...
17:00 • 29.11.12Pupils in Ankara’s French school study Armenian genocideThe text book of Ankara’s Charles de Gaulle school has a section - Armenian Genocide 1915-1916 - that says, “About 1 million Armenians were killed during the first genocide of the 20th century...
10:46 • 29.11.12Arguing parents can give a child teenage depressionTeenagers who witnessed lots of arguments in early childhood were more likely to suffer from the illness than others...
11:00 • 28.11.12New Hampshire teen, designing bacteria-powered batteryA 50-gallon tub stored underground would be filled with soil and bacteria, which would create energy as the bacteria multiplied that would be converted into electricity...
13:56 • 27.11.12Cadbury invents non-melting chocolateThe "temperature-tolerant chocolates" will soon be available in some countries dogged by sweltering temperatures, like India and Brazil. Conventional chocolate, in contrast, melts ...
09:50 • 27.11.12Apple, Samsung renew patent dispute"It is almost certain that the license agreement covers at least some of the patents in suit ... If so, this would be highly relevant, for evidence of Apple's licensing of patents-in-suit weighs ...
09:47 • 27.11.12Grapefruit and pills mix warningThe fruit can cause overdoses of some drugs by stopping the medicines being broken down in the intestines and the liver...
12:28 • 26.11.12Armenian books go on display in British LibraryThe event, organized by the Armenian Embassy in London, was dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Armenian printing art and the 20th anniversary of the British-Armenian diplomatic relations ...
10:24 • 26.11.12Climate talks open in Qatar amid warnings of calamityThe planet has witnessed record-breaking temperatures in the past decade and frequent natural disasters that some blame on climate change - recently superstorm Sandy which ravaged ...
21:00 • 25.11.12Mars cave-exploration mission entices scientistsThe space agency's next steps at Mars are geared toward mounting a sample-return mission, which is widely viewed as the best way to look for signs of Red Planet life...