Astronomers unravel the mystery of the 'Dragon's Egg' nebula
Two large stars residing inside a spectacular cloud of gas and dust nicknamed "Dragon's Egg" nebula have presented a puzzle to astronomers.
Fri Apr 12 2024
World's smallest escape room is a coffin
The live-action puzzle game is called "Catalepsy", a reference to a medical condition easily mistakable for death.
Thu Feb 01 2024
Scientists solve the genetic puzzle of sex-related Y chromosome
By fully deciphering the enigmatic Y chromosome present in males, the achievement could help guide research on infertility in men.
Sat Aug 26 2023
Tennis: Djokovic puzzled as leaf-blowers needed at slippery Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic's match was delayed for over an hour as ball boys took to using leaf blowers to dry the grass.
Wed Jul 05 2023
Fixed term Parliament will eliminate 'puzzle' of GE date - Political analyst
It has been proposed that the dissolution of Parliament in the future is done only when the term ends, which is after five years, so that the GE has a fixed date.
Sun Aug 21 2022
Tennis - Medvedev puzzled by chance to claim No.1 ranking despite Wimbledon ban
Russian Daniil Medvedev still yearns to play at Wimbledon next month.
Wed May 25 2022
Chinese chess checks in with hushed SEA Games debut
Malaysia's Sim said he picked up the game at the age of seven after watching grandmasters puzzled over the ancient Chinese game.
Thu May 19 2022
The forecast on planet Neptune is chilly - and getting colder
Astronomers are puzzled by a surprising drop Neptune's atmospheric temperatures during the past two decades.
Tue Apr 12 2022
New taboo - Wordle removes 'insensitive' words
"We are updating the word list over time to remove obscure words to keep the puzzle accessible to more people," said Times spokesman.
Wed Feb 16 2022
The race is on to translate viral app Wordle
Wordle is sparking spontaneous efforts to develop similar games for other languages.
Wed Feb 02 2022
What in the Wordle? Five-letter puzzle craze goes global
Wordle's rules are disarmingly simple: find the word of the day in six tries or fewer.
Thu Jan 13 2022
Japan's Kaji, the "godfather of Sudoku," dies at 69
Adored by puzzle lovers around the world, Maki Kaji died due to bile duct cancer.
Tue Aug 17 2021
Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message
Thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.
Wed Feb 24 2021
COVID's cognitive costs? Some patients' brains may age 10 years
Cognitive tests measure how well the brain performs tasks such as remembering words or joining dots on a puzzle.
Tue Oct 27 2020
Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa's low fatality rates from pandemic
As the world marks 1 million COVID-19 deaths, Africa is doing much better than expected, with a lower percentage of deaths than other continents.
Tue Sep 29 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024