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Researchers from the University of Otago have identified and named a new species of an ancient baleen whale, which according to researchers, existed more than 27.5 million years ago. The fossils of this prehistoric whale were discovered in 1988 from a fossil-bearing rock unit in the Hakataramea Valley in South Canterbury, New Zealand. The fossils […]
A team of scientists from San Diego is ready to embark on a new journey around the world in upcoming summer season to make new discoveries and find solutions to different global problems. For next few months, these scientists will travel various countries including China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel, the UK, The […]
A joint team of researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD), Stanford University, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has designed a new type of robotic gripper that is able to grip a wide variety of objects and can lift up to 45 lbs (20 kg). Researchers have designed this gripper by combining […]
Several studies in past years have examined the link between depression and anxiety symptom severity with problematic smartphone use (PSU). However, a new study carried out by researchers at the University of Toledo suggests that individuals with poor emotion regulation skills might be at higher risk of PSU. “The research literature demonstrates associations between both […]
For centuries, scientific community has believed that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from the atmosphere. However, scientists at the University of California (UC) Davis in the U.S. have now identified a new source of global nitrogen – the weathering of Earth’s bedrock – which, according to scientists, provides up to […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologized to Facebook users and promised to take measures to ensure that the Facebook user data is not misused to influence elections in India and elsewhere. He said he was sure that “someone is trying” to meddle in elections via Facebook. “This is a massive focus for us to make […]
A joint team of Russian scientists from Rosatom, the state nuclear energy corporation, and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) claim to have blown up model asteroids measuring less than an inch wide with lasers in an experimental setup. The primary aim of the study was to find out how Earth could be prevented […]
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have succeeded in recreating the “alien environments” in a laboratory setting. According to researchers, they were able to simulate the atmosphere of nine potential alien worlds with the help of distinctive gas mixtures rich in carbon dioxide, hydrogen, water vapors, etc. “We’re really excited to figure out […]
During the last Ice Age when our planet was experiencing extremely chilly conditions and ice sheets in all of Europe and North America were expanding, there was one region on Earth where glaciers were actually shrinking, according to a new study carried out by researchers at the University of Washington (UW). The study, whose findings […]
Nav Canada has said that an insufficient number of women are working with it as air traffic controllers (ATCs). The job of an ATC is considered one of the most stressful among all jobs. An ATC ensures that aircrafts takeoff and land safely at an airport without crossing paths of one another. The field of […]