Science
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India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report
New Delhi: India has 103 active or defunct spacecraft and 114 objects categorised as ‘space debris’ in orbit and it has embarked on a research to reduce such fragments from outer space.…
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Study finds how plants protect themselves from pathogens in rain
Tokyo: A recent study has found that when plants are exposed to rain, hair-like structures on the leaf surface called trichomes recognise this rain as a risk factor for causing disease and…
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Researchers find vegetarian birds are more sociable than insect eaters
London: A new study has found that weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects. For the first time, the study…
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Ozone may be heating the planet more than we realize: Study
London: Ozone may be weakening one of the Earth’s most important cooling mechanisms, making it a more significant greenhouse gas than previously thought, recent research has found. The research by an international…
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‘Tree of Life’ could help slow climate change: Study
Woodhouse: According to a new study, changing the way fruit is gathered from a ‘tree of life’ could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts. Researchers have shown for the first time…
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Researchers discover fishes can calculate
Berlin: A recent study by the University of Bonn has shown that cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five. The findings of…
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NASA satellites detect 1st ever decline in human CO2 emissions
Washington: A team of scientists at NASA has for the first time ever spotted regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activities during the…
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Methane may be first detectable indication of life beyond Earth: Study
Santa Cruz: According to a new study, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth. It was detected by astronomers. The study was published in the journal, ‘Proceedings of…
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‘Flash droughts’ to set in more rapidly worldwide: Study
New York, April 3 (IAN) After flash floods, it may be the turn of flash droughts – drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks – that are likely to…
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Sound gets slower on Mars as ‘deep silence prevails’, reveals NASA rover
New York: While a ‘deep silence prevails’ on the Red Planet, NASA rover Perseverance has captured several interesting noises during its explorations and a first analysis of acoustics based on recordings has…
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After 22 years, scientists have fully sequenced human genome
New York: A large international team led by the US National Institutes of Health has completed the DNA sequence of all protein-coding genes in the human genome, about two decades after starting…
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NASA launches wet dress rehearsal for Artemis I moon rocket
Washington: After making a public debut on its way to the launch pad, NASA has started a two-day wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis 1 mega moon rocket, the US space agency…
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Spiders use webs as external eardrums for auditory sensing
Washington: Orb-weaving spiders use their webs as external eardrums to outsource auditory sensing, according to a study led by Binghamton University researchers. The study titled ‘Outsourced hearing in an orb-weaving spider that…
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Nature-based carbon removal can lower global peak warming levels: Study
Burnaby: A new study has found that temporary nature-based carbon removal can lower global peak warming levels but only if complemented by ambitious fossil fuel emission reductions. The findings of the study…
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NASA documents hint at discussion to rename Webb telescope: Report
Washington: Internal email documents of NASA indicate that the US space agency officials have dismissed concerns raised by the LGBTQ community over the name of the James Webb Space Telescope. The flagship…
