Category: Science

A primate is a eutherian mammal framing the taxonomic order Primates. They vary in size from Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur, which weighs 30 g (1 oz), to the eastward gorilla, … Read More

Many people snore while sleeping and don’t give a second thought to the whys or hows. Many experts conclude that snoring is likely somewhat due to gravity, and if this … Read More

A new type of ‘exotic particle’ consisting of four quarks – also known as a tetraquark – has been discovered by scientists using data from Large Hadron Collider. A University … Read More

In one of my previous articles, we saw steps needed to terraform our moon.  As mentioned then, Terraforming of a moon, planet, or other celestial body is the method of deliberately … Read More

(IANS) In a stunning hour-long video, NASAs sun-pointing semi-autonomous spacecraft, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, has put together a time lapse of its 10 years of observing the Sun. Over the … Read More

(IANS) The US space agency has thrown open a challenge to win over Rs 26 lakh, calling the global community to send novel design concepts for compact toilets that can … Read More

Manatees are large, entirely aquatic, mostly herbivorous maritime mammals that are also known as sea cows. There are three recognized living species of Trichechidae, depicting three of the four living … Read More

The Dark Clouds Congratulations! You have just dissipated heat from the environment. The latest research has proved that even a single click of a mouse on the web page consumes … Read More

(IANS) As thick passing monsoon clouds played hide and seek with partial solar eclipse over this tech city, hundreds of people observed the celestial event in awe despite poor visibility … Read More

Cats have many ways of interacting with other cats and humans. Cats express vocally (meowing, purring, and hissing) and with their bodies and activities. Vocal Communication Cat sounds are divided … Read More

You’ve probably played the game SimCity and constructed your city. It’s incredible that you have to think of so many things to get it right – for example – distribution, … Read More

Archaeologists have discovered a wide circle of deep shafts surrounding an ancient settlement close to Stonehenge, opening up new lines of investigation into the origins and meaning of the mysterious, … Read More

Not long ago, I had an engaging conversation about colonizing Mars, terraforming moon, long-term space flight, private space flight, and hibernation of exotic animals on Earth. What does that last … Read More

(IANS) Elon Musk, please take note. Billionaire Richard Branson”s space tourism company Virgin Galactic on Monday announced the signing of an agreement with NASA to encourage commercial participation in orbital … Read More

Let’s first start with a beehive. What is a Beehive? A beehive is a formation in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and grow their young. … Read More

A group of scientists from New Zealand have launched interactive maps for the first time of the continent of Zealandia, located in the south of the Pacific Ocean and 94 … Read More

Why do we have to die? I think I first asked that question of my mom when I was four years old. She revealed that “we are all going to … Read More

Biorepositories are biological materials repository that collects, processes, stores, and distributes biospecimens to promote the future scientific investigation. Biorepositories can hold or manage specimens from animals, including humans and many other living … Read More

The scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx, also known as the Sahara oryx, is a kind of oryx that was once widespread across North Africa. The species went extinct in the … Read More

Mantis shrimps are marine crustaceans that branched from other members of the class Malacostraca around 340 million years ago. Mantis shrimps typically grow to around 10 cm (3.9 in) in … Read More

Female students are four times less likely to enrol in a maths-heavy subject like physics or engineering than boys, a study found. This is despite evidence that girls demonstrate a … Read More

The whole market of the laboratory chemicals is fully anticipated where they are registering a CAGR of at least 4% during the forecast period. The entire market of laboratory chemicals … Read More

A new deal between the UK and US governments will see American companies operate and launch from British spaceports for the first time. The technology safeguards agreement will let US … Read More