Asia Pacific

UK's Patient Zero? Antibody Test Proves NHS Nurse Caught Coronavirus Last December

An NHS worker experienced COVID-19 symptoms in December, months before UK confirmed the first case in the country

Nov 21, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

US, UK Sourcing PPEs from Chinese Factories that Use North Korean Slave Labor, Report Says

The factories in Dandong, China, have North Korean laborers who are underpaid and forced to work 18 hours a day without any time off.

Nov 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Forget Space Elevator, Here's World's Tallest Outdoor Mountain Top Elevator For Now

Located in Zhangjiajie forest park, the Bailong elevator carries 8,000 tourists every day to the cliff of the rock face for $19

Nov 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Scientists Successfully Create Diamonds in Minutes at Room Temperature

The team of international scientists said that it was all about applying the right pressure and found that diamonds formed in the middle of lonsdaleite veins

Nov 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Is MuslimPro App Selling User Data to US Military? Singapore Regulators Begin Probe

Following reports that the app developers sold location data of users to the US military through third-party brokers, the developers faced backlash and Singapore PDPC began probing

Nov 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Scientists Discover CRISPR Gene Editing Technique for Corals To Help It Survive Climate Change

By using the CRISPR gene-editing technique, scientists can conserve corals that are susceptible to warmer ocean temperate in the face of climate change

Nov 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Bolt From The Blue Makes Indonesian Coffin Maker a Millionaire; He Wants to Have a Daughter Now

The meteorite, classified as CM1/2 carbonaceous Chondrite, contained rare amino acids and primordial elements that could have begun life on Earth

Nov 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Asteroid Space

Chinese Tombstones Dating Back to Qing Dynasty Discovered in Malaysia

The chief of the Malaysian Chinese Association said the recent findings are proof that the Chinese had set up roots in Malaysia more than 250 years ago

Nov 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Archaeology

China Allegedly Used Secret Microwave Pulse Weapon for Cooking Indian Soldiers Alive in Himalayan Border Fight

The weapons were deployed in August, which was weeks after a deadly fight involving the rocks and clubs that claimed the lives of at least 20 soldiers, as per reports

Nov 17, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Oxford Study Says Playing Video Games Could Be Good for Your Mental Health

The study surveyed 3,274 players of Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and Animal Crossing: New Horizons and found games could help mental wellbeing.

Nov 17, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Does Mac's Anti-Malware Mechanism Spy on Users? Here's What Apple Says

After Mac users reported server outage on November 12, cybersecurity researchers dug deep to find out that Apple was logging IP addresses, breaching privacy

Nov 16, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee