By simulating a space mission to Mars, an international team of researchers notes that eating salty food led to greater hunger than thirst, at least in the long term. The reason seems to be a protective mechanism that conserves water in the kidneys.

Google yesterday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and artificial intelligence

A war monitor said air strikes, thought to be by planes from a US-led military coalition, killed at least 23 people in two parts of the

Cleveland police issued an arrest warrant yesterday for a gunman they said murdered a man in a crime he broadcast live on Facebook.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo calls WikiLeaks a "hostile intelligence service," using his first public speech as spy agency chief to denounce leakers who have plagued US intelligence.

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is heading to the Middle East and Africa next week for a series of meetings with regional allies, the

A US judge on Friday heard arguments from lawyers representing two so-called sanctuary cities that are challenging President Donald

Gunmen shot dead a crime reporter in northeastern Mexico on Friday, his employers said, the fourth journalist to be murdered in the

Fossils discovered in Tanzania in the 1930s have helped identify a "missing link" in dinosaur evolution that reveals their ancestors had long necks, walked on four legs and looked like crocodiles.

Disney has released the very first trailer and poster for episode eight of the Star Wars saga, "The Last Jedi", at Star Wars Celebration, a fan festival in Orlando.

Dhaka has been ranked second among the top cities of the world having largest active Facebook users.Bangkok is the number one city ahead of Dhaka and in the country category, the United States leads all having over 21 crore active users of Facebook, says a recent report conducted jointly by social media research organisations -- We Are Social and Hootsuite.

After less than three months in office, President Donald Trump has abruptly shifted his stance on an array of foreign policy issues

US President Donald Trump gave the order to strike Syria with dozens of cruise missiles "during dessert" with visiting Chinese leader Xi

An eight-year-old American boy drove his father's van to a McDonald's because he just had to have a cheeseburger.

Facebook says it has started weeding out bogus accounts by watching for suspicious behaviour such as repetitive posts or torrents of messages.

On the eve of the 2017 New York International Auto Show, Jaguar's first-ever SUV, the F-Pace, has been named the 2017 World Car of the Year.

Released online on April 10, the trailer for the Norse god's third movie adventure has been watched 136 million times in just 24 hours -- a new record for Disney and Marvel Studios.

Britain's Daily Mail newspaper yesterday apologised to US First Lady Melania Trump and agreed to pay her damages

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday there is "no doubt" the Syrian regime was behind last week's deadly chemical

US Health officials want to find out how a dead bat in a “deteriorated condition” ended up inside a packaged salad sold at a grocery store in Florida.