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Indian astronaut Group Captain Sudhanshu Shukla is preparing for a groundbreaking journey to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, 2025, as part of the Axiom Mission-4, a collaboration between NASA, ISRO, and the European Space Agency (ESA). Among his key tasks is conducting pioneering experiments to sprout and grow green gram (moong) and…
Image: University of Toronto A groundbreaking study has uncovered staggering reserve of natural hydrogen hidden deep within the Earth’s continental crust, a potential energy jackpot that could power humanity for the next 170,000 years. Researchers from the University of Oxford, Durham University, and the University of Toronto have found that this naturally occurring hydrogen could…
In a frozen drama worthy of a neighbourhood soap opera, scientists have discovered that an Antarctic glacier has been quietly siphoning off ice from its unsuspecting neighbour. It’s a bit like when your next-door neighbour reroutes your wi-fi, borrows your milk, fights you over parking, or watches you from behind the curtain with suspicious eyes….
HADERA: With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: Black shark fins.The sharks are attracted to this patch of water in Hadera during the cold season because of the…
NASA study reveals why the moon look so different on each side The moon, Earth’s only natural satellite, has been a source of fascination for centuries, not just for its mesmerizing phases but also for the stark differences between its two sides. While the side that faces Earth, known as the nearside, is characterized by…
Covid-19 is once again making headlines in Asia, with Hong Kong and Singapore witnessing a sharp rise in infections, hospitalizations, and virus activity, challenging assumptions that the disease would slow in warmer months, Bloomberg reported.In Hong Kong, authorities are sounding the alarm. “The virus’ activity is quite high,” said Albert Au, head of the Communicable…
For centuries, gold has been the stuff of dreams. From ancient kings to medieval alchemists, the idea of turning base metals into gold symbolised ultimate power, wealth, and mastery over nature. Now, in the age of particle physics, that fantasy has brushed reality. At CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), scientists have done the impossible, transformed…
Image source: Live Science A historic satellite survey has found a disturbing trend among 28 of the US’s largest cities, such as New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Denver. Scientists from Virginia Tech employed the latest in radar imaging to map land subsidence, a slow sinking of the ground. Their results indicate that these large urban…
Staring up at the starry night sky is normally a source of awe, but scientific investigation can turn such a sense of wonder into discovery. In an unprecedented breakthrough, scientists have watched clouds developing in the northern hemisphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, for the first time ever. This landmark sighting, facilitated by the James…
For centuries, humans have looked to the skies and wished they could fly, to be as free as a bird. Little did we know, a scrappy little dinosaur beat us to it 150 million years ago. Meet Archaeopteryx, the feathered trailblazer of aviation, whose newly analysed fossil has scientists flapping with excitement. Found in limestone…