Rare magnetar found near supernova remnant
Washington – Astronomers have discovered a new transient magnetar near supernova remnant SNR Kesteven 79. It is likely that the magnetar, an ultra-magnetic neutron star, was part of a binary star system together with an anti-magnetar. During a COSPAR training workshop, PhD student Ms. Ping... read more »
Genes affect kids’ exam scores more than teaching
London – A new UK King’s College study has suggested that teachers, schools or the environment at home do not have as much influence on pupil’s GCSE results like genetics do. For research purposes, experts compared the GCSE scores of over 11,000 identical and non-identical twins, who... read more »
3 out of top 4 trending YouTube 2013 list features music videos
Johannesburg – Music videos have reportedly shared a huge space on Google-owned YouTube’s top trending videos of 2013 list. Google said that about 3 out of the top 4 top trending videos for 2013 were music videos, with The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) garnering 276, 137, 539 views, booting... read more »
Wayne Rooney tops Premier League’s richest footballers list
London – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has topped the latest rich list of English-born Premier League stars. Rooney is worth a whopping 45 million pounds, a poll by Wealth-X revealed. According to the Daily Star, the 28-year-old rakes in around 250,000 pounds a week in wages. He also... read more »
Lamar Odom celebrates Thanksgiving with dad instead of Khloe
Washington – Lamar Odom chose to spend Thanksgiving with his dad instead of his wife Khloe Kardashian. According to reports, the 34-year-old basketball player wasn’t invited to... read more »
Canada to claim North Pole in Arctic claim at UN
Johannesburg – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ordered the inclusion of the North Pole in the country’s Arctic claim, following a UN submission draft report proposal... read more »
Spotify reveals pays more than $1bn in royalties per year
London – Spotify, music streaming service, has reportedly revealed that it pays an average of 0.007 dollars per play. The company said that it had paid more than one billion dollars... read more »
New technology tags your Facebook photos based on relationships
Washington – A researcher has come up with an ‘algorithm’ that tags photos based on the relationships that people in images have with each other. The algorithm uses the... read more »
Tips to excel at work for introverts!
Melbourne – Modern workplaces make it difficult for introverts to feel like they can truly thrive at work. Here are certain things that introverts can do to still make their mark and stand... read more »
