In one of the most rugged and least studied areas in the world, researchers have found a massive black coral off the south coast of New Zealand that has been thriving for a staggering 300 years. Reaching heights of over four metres with sprawling roots, this biological phenomenon gives researchers a glimpse into the largely…
One of the most recognisable and feared predators within our oceans is, of course, the shark, and this is because of its greatly powerful and continually regrowing teeth. But aside from serving as a feeding mechanism, shark teeth play a very important part in how sharks can effectively hunt and keep themselves at the top…
What happened to NASA’s ‘Moon Trees’ after they orbited the Moon on Apollo 14 (Image source: Wikipedia) What NASA accomplished in the early 1970s is a little-known but truly impressive feat. Instead of putting rockets or robots in space, they put seeds there. Seeds of different trees accompanied astronauts on the Apollo 14 mission in…
Baby dinosaur fossils found in Arctic permafrost reveal how dinosaurs survived polar winters (Image source: AI- Generated) In a startling flip-flop on our perspectives on ancient civilisations, scientists have discovered baby dinosaur fossils buried in Arctic permafrost, thereby validating that dinosaurs did nest in the polar regions. These fossils of dinosaurs that are merely 2…
Pannotia occupies an awkward position in Earth science. It is described in textbooks and review papers, yet its outline remains faint. The proposed supercontinent is said to have existed around 600 million years ago, before the better-known Pangea. For years, it offered a neat bridge between the breakup of Rodinia and the later assembly of…
Source: The New York Times NASA has shown off fresh details of its long-awaited Artemis II mission, marking a major step in the return of humans to deep space. For the first time in more than five decades, astronauts are preparing to fly around the Moon, testing systems designed eventually to take humans back to…
Cockroaches are usually treated as simple creatures that react without pause, driven by instinct rather than experience. New laboratory work from Scotland suggests the picture is less fixed. Researchers found that male cockroaches altered their behaviour after exposure to stress, becoming more cautious when faced with uncertain signals. The study focused on how insects respond…
NASA has completed a series of scientific balloon flights over Antarctica during a campaign that began in early December. Four balloons were launched from a site near McMurdo Station on the Ross Ice Shelf and remained in flight for several weeks. The flights were part of NASA’s ongoing Scientific Balloon Program, which supports research using…
WASHINGTON: The scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively builds dense new clusters of synapses in specific parts of neurons. These clusters emerge only in adolescence and may help shape higher-level thinking. When the process is disrupted, it could play a role in…
Scientists who work on long-term climate patterns usually stay close to Earth. The data is here, the records are clearer, and the risks are immediate. A new study shifts that focus slightly outward. Research published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific suggests that Mars plays a role in shaping Earth’s climate…
Research into how decisions are made often starts with people. Occasionally, it drifts elsewhere. A study from Yale University points to something familiar showing up in monkeys. The focus is on loss aversion, a pattern where avoiding loss matters more than gaining something new. In controlled tests, capuchin monkeys were observed trading tokens for food…
Kolkata: Indian scientists have discovered a rare subterranean amphibian species in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra and named it Gegeneophis valmiki.The discovery, made by a multi-institutional research team led by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), has been published in the international journal Phyllomedusa. The species was first collected in 2017 by K P…
The Artemis II rocket makes its way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Nasa’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century….
A lizard with no arms just back limbs discovered in Australia (Image Source – Wikipedia) Scientists working in northern Australia have identified a previously unknown species of slider skink in the Gulf of Carpentaria, a region that has received relatively little biological study compared with other parts of the country. The discovery adds to growing…
CIA issues “can’t confirm or deny” response on 3I/ATLAS nature When the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS was first detected in July last year, it quickly escaped the quiet, technical orbit usually reserved for distant comets. It was only the third confirmed visitor from outside the Solar System, but its behaviour invited far more attention…
Junco_hyemalis (Image Source – Wikipedia) For a brief period during the pandemic, cities slowed down in ways rarely seen. Streets emptied, food waste declined, and daily human presence dropped sharply. For wildlife living close to people, this shift created an unusual pause. New research now suggests that this moment left a physical mark on at…
Living on the Moon has usually belonged to long-range planning documents or speculative films, not booking forms. That line may now be thinning. A private company called Gru Space says it is preparing what it describes as the first hotel on the lunar surface, and it has begun taking early reservations. The proposal blends commercial…
For a long time, the idea of giant animals has mostly been tied to dinosaurs on land. Oceans feel different, quieter, even though they hide their own deep history. Fossils occasionally hint at creatures that once filled warm seas in ways that are hard to picture now. One such animal comes from scattered bones rather…
Earth’s orbiting satellites are commonly regarded as if they were suspended in mid-air. It is a fact that they actually experience a state of continuous free fall. This implies that they fall toward Earth continuously, but since they move at a very high speed, they never actually reach the ground.Nowadays, there are more than 13,000…
Some of China’s largest cities are wrapped in air that carries more than dust and exhaust. New research suggests that tiny plastic particles are present in the atmosphere at levels far higher than previously measured. These particles are too small to see, yet they drift above streets, buildings and people each day. Scientists analysing air…
