California

Thirty years ago to the day, the first Space Shuttle mission landed in California. On April 14, 1981, the rear wheels of the space shuttle orbiter Columbia touched down on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (then Dryden Flight Research Center), in southern California, to successfully complete a stay in space of more than two days.

Tech billionaire Sean Parker announced on April 13 a $250 million grant to fund research aimed at breakthroughs in cancer treatment through immunotherapy.

With the summer being around the corner and the weather getting better and better, we all start thinking of summer holiday and relaxing moments.

See some of the most exotic swimming pools in the world and why not start planning to visit one?

1.Marina Bay Sands Resort, Singapore

The Greek island of Lesvos is home to Sappho, one of the most famous female poets in history. Although it is not clear whether she was actually homosexual, with some claiming she plunged to her death in the Aegean Sea over her love for a male, the island of Lesvos has lent its name to female homosexuality.

A wooden chair used by J.K. Rowling when she wrote her first two "Harry Potter" books has sold for $394,000 at a New York auction - more than eight times its opening bid.

Scientists claim that a mysterious planet that destroyed life on Earth millions of years ago could do it again, with some believing it could happen as early as this month.

From volcanoes in Iceland to wildfires in California, NASA has made nearly three million images of Earth’s thermal emissions available to the public for free.

In a bid to boost sluggish sales in the country, the Romanian government is to announce a 16.6-million-euro programme of incentives to encourage people to buy new electric and hybrid cars. 

The money is to be offered as a subsidy to companies or individuals who purchase an electric car or a hybrid vehicle that produce fewer than 50 grammes per kilometre of carbon dioxide emissions.

Alaska Airlines parent company Alaska Air Group said on April 4 it was acquiring Virgin America in a friendly takeover worth around $4 billion including debt to create the U.S.'s fifth-largest airline.

A definitive merger agreement had been unanimously approved by the boards of both companies, it said in a statement.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) might have no tangible success for the existence of other life forms so far, but scientists have not been discouraged and are continuing their search. Thus, it announced a new 2-year program for the exploration of extraterrestrial radio signals.