Paul Alexander, ‘The Man in the Iron Lung,’ died on 11 March, 2024, aged 78 years. He was infected with polio in 1952 at the age of six, which paralysed him from the neck down. He thereafter, lived in a Read More …
The journey to discover what we now know – that the Earth is round and moves – was not an easy one. The Greek philosopher, Aristotle, in his book, On the Heavens, in 340 B.C. wrote that the Earth is round, Read More …
There are tens of unidentified aerial vehicles, that look like drones, spotted in the night sky over New Jersey, USA, for over a month since 18 November, 2024. Credible eye witnesses have also observed such drones flying low at night Read More …
NigComSat-1, a large geo-stationary satellite weighing 5,150 kg (11,350 lbs), which Nigerian Communications Satellite ltd, NigComSat ltd, owns was launched on 13 May, 2007. It was the first communications satellite from Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. It developed a solar array Read More …
The US has released 750 million genetically modified male mosquitoes into the wild in continuation of a biological control effort against the insect, especially in Florida Keys. The experiment covered 34,760 acres in the states of Florida and California from Read More …
A United States court in Los Angeles, California, on 7 November, 2022, sentenced international fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, Hushpuppi, to 11 years and three months in a federal prison. He was also ordered by the federal judge to pay $1.7m Read More …
West London Ealing Central Library closed for four days on 1 November, 2023, after bedbugs were found in the furnishings. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said they are disinfesting the Tube train furnishings daily to avoid an outbreak. Dan Read More …
A court in Russia has found Google, owners of YouTube, guilty of unfairly blocking the accounts of Russian channels. The court slammed a fine of 2.5 undecillion rubles or $2.5 decillion. This is 2.5 trillion, trillion, trillion dollars, that is, Read More …
Science World celebrates Emeritus Professor Pius Nwankwo Okeke who is widely regarded as the father of astronomy in Nigeria. He was born on 30 October, 1941, iñ Oraukwu, Idemili Local Government in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria. He had his early Read More …
The Director-General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, NNRA, Dr Yau Idris, has been elected Chairperson of the Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa, FNRBA. The forum is an association of all nuclear regulatory bodies in Africa. He served Read More …
