Scientists
- Science
How does Venus flytrap snap shut? Scientists reveal the secret!
California: Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches its prey (chiefly insects and arachnids) with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant’s leaves. How this…
- Science
NASA’s Perseverance completes 1st year on Mars
Washington: NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully completed the first year since touching down on Mars on February 18, 2021. Weighing roughly 1,025 kgs, Perseverance is the heaviest rover ever to safely land…
- World
Australian scientists flag 45,000 vulnerable marine species
Sydney: A team of marine experts at the University of Queensland (UQ) have compiled a list of more than 45,000 at-risk species, showing the extent of the impact that global warming and…
- Technology
Winning Twitter battles via pre-print studies harming evidence: Scientists
Washington: Preprint studies have mushroomed during the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic, but they may be harming evidence, scientists have argued. Preprints are a version of a scientific paper that has…
- Health
Scientists discover crucial link between high blood pressure and diabetes
Bristol: One of the long-standing medical mysteries is the diagnosis of diabetes (high blood sugar) in majority of patients suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension). The reason for this had been unknown.…
