Technology

Copenhagen, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):Scientists in Greenland announced Wednesday they had found DNA dating back two million years — the oldest ever extracted — in sediment from the Ice Age, opening a new chapter in paleogenetics. “We are breaking the barrier of what we thought we […]

PESHAWAR, Dec 04 (APP):The online service by Digital Veterinary start up has helped in saving hundreds of ailing pet animals in Peshawar by providing online guidance to owners besides visiting homes for treatment on nominal charges. Launched in 2020 in the name of `DIGIVETPK’ to […]

CHITRAL, Dec 3 (APP)::Board of Revenue (BoR) here on Saturday has launched e-stamp to prevent fraudulent practices related to documentation and the limitation of reduction in the collection of government revenue is to be determined. Additional Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Irfan was the chief guest at […]

Washington, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): The United States will on Friday unveil the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. The B-21 — which is on track […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (APP): Two meteorological satellites, along with their ground application systems, have officially started operation, said the China Meteorological Administration. The trial operation of the two satellites, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E) and Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), began in June this year. They will provide observation data and […]

BEIJING 30 Nov (Online): Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday at China’s space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station. The spacecraft Shenzhou-15, or “Divine […]

London, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):From a scientist’s laptop to the syringe used to inject the UK’s first Covid vaccine dose, an exhibition that opened Wednesday in London recounts the quest to produce a coronavirus jab through objects. The “Injecting Hope” show at the Science Museum “explores […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 23 (APP):China’s home-developed 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine rolled off the production line in East China’s Fujian Province on Wednesday. The turbine boasts the world’s largest single-unit capacity and biggest impeller, marking a breakthrough in high-end research and manufacturing to reach world-class levels. With […]

Paris, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):The European Space Agency unveiled its new class of career astronauts on Wednesday, two women and three men from five different Western European countries. The agency chose France’s Sophie Adenot, Spain’s Pablo Alvarez Fernandez, Britain’s Rosemary Coogan, Belgium’s Raphael Liegeois and Switzerland’s […]

London, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):John McFall, who has become the first astronaut recruit with a disability, is a British doctor and former Paralympian who lost a leg in a motorbike accident. The 41-year-old has been selected by the European Space Agency for a special “parastronaut” programme […]