Humans were previously believed to be the only species to engage in cumulative practice, chimpanzees also engage in “cumulative practice” and pass knowledge from one generation to next, a new study carried out by primatologists at the University of St. Andrews has discovered. Cumulative practice refers to the process that allows subsequent generations to build […]
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Lightning Delays First Launch of SpaceX’s Pre-Flown Dragon Space Capsule
The first launch of SpaceX’s pre-flown Dragon cargo capsule has been delayed due to lightening. The lightning strike occurred just 25 minutes before the slated launch time on June 1. The launch is now expected to take place on Saturday (June 3). The Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-11) was scheduled to launch atop a […]
Researchers Recover Ancient DNA from Egyptian Mummies
A team of researchers has succeeded in recovering ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from 1400 BCE to 400 CE. This international team of researchers is led by researchers at the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany. According to the team, they have been […]
Blood Samples of Sea Turtles on Great Barrier Reef Found to have Pesticides and Medications
Researchers taking part in a project led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have found pesticides, medications, and a variety of other industrial chemicals in blood samples of sea turtles in Great Barrier Reef. In this study, researchers collected blood samples of turtles from different locations including Cleveland Bay in Townsville, Upstart Bay at […]
French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet to Return to Earth after 196-day Trip
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is returning to Earth on Friday. Pesquet will return after completing a long 196-day trip on International Space Station (ISS). Thomas Pesquet, 39, is a French aerospace engineer and pilot, who was born in Rouen, France. He holds a black belt in judo. He was selected by European Space Agency (ESA) […]
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Helps Scientists find Evidence of Frost on Earth’s Moon
NASA scientists have found evidence of frost on Earth’s moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, helped scientists find this evidence by identifying bright areas in craters near south pole of the moon. According to scientists, these areas are so cold that could be having frost present on the surface. In their research, scientists analyzed […]
LIGO: Third Detection of Gravitational Waves
On Thursday, The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) announced that it has detected gravitational waves for third time. These waves were created with merging of two black holes about three billion light years away, and were detected by LIGO in the US on January 4, 2017. The latest detection of gravitational waves has been named […]
World’s Biggest Aeroplane Stratolaunch Unveiled by Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has unveiled the world’s largest aeroplane Stratolaunch that is bigger than a football pitch and has a wingspan of 385-foot. The plane left its hangar in the California desert for the first time on Wednesday. “We’re excited to announce that Stratolaunch aircraft has reached a major milestone in its journey toward […]
NASA Cassini Suggests Collision with Asteroid may have Tilted Saturn’s Mysterious Moon Enceladus
New data received from NASA’s Cassini probe suggests that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may have tilted or tipped over in the past after a collision with some other celestial body such as an asteroid. In the past, NASA had said that Enceladus had all the basic ingredients to support life. It has a warm subterranean […]
Australian Researchers Rediscover a ‘Faceless’ Fish that was Missing for More than 100 Years
Researchers from Museums Victoria and the Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have discovered a ‘faceless’ deep-sea fish in Australia that was missing for more than 100 years. The fish, according to experts, had not been spotted in waters off Australia since 1873. These researchers are currently on a month-long mission off […]
Giant Crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf Grew by 11 Miles in One Week
There has been a major turn in Antarctica’s big crack cutting across the Larsen C Ice Shelf. New updates from researchers from Swansea University and Aberystwyth University in Wales who are currently working with Project MIDAS show that the crack grew 11 miles in just 6 days between May 25 and May 31. These researchers […]
Japan Launches Second ‘Michibiki’ Navigation Satellite to Build a Homegrown, Precise Navigation System
Japan has launched its second ‘Michibiki’ satellite to build a homegrown precise geolocation system that will help boost accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps. The satellite was launched through an H-IIA rocket that blasted off from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan. “The launch was a success,” a Cabinet Office spokeswoman […]
Carcass of a 79-Foot Blue Whale Found Washed up at Agate Beach in Bolinas, California
Carcass of a 79-foot blue whale was found washed up on Friday at Agate Beach in Bolinas along the Marin County Coast, about 10 miles north of San Francisco, California. According to experts, the animal died to blunt force trauma following a collision with a large boat. Experts from the Marine Mammal Center also performed […]
European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT): Construction of the world’s largest optical telescope starts in Chile
[Image:ESO] On Friday, Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, inaugurated the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the world’s largest optical telescope that will be located on mountain in the middle of the Atacama desert and will start operating in 2024. “What is being raised here is more than a telescope. Here we […]
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer Ready for Emergency Spacewalk outside ISS today
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer are getting ready to perform the emergency spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, May 23 to replace a relay box, known as a multiplexer-demultiplexer (MDM), that failed on May 21. There are two MDM devices installed outside ISS, and their job is to control exterior […]
NASA Plans a Spacewalk for Astronauts on Tuesday to Replace Failed MDM Unit
NASA has planned a spacewalk for astronauts on International Space Station (ISS) to replace failed data relay box outside space station. NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough had installed this multiplexer/demultiplexer (MDM) device on March 30 during her spacewalk. Shane Kimbrough, then-flight engineer, has now returned to Earth. Tuesday’s spacewalk repair will be accomplished […]
Solibacillus kalamii: Bacteria Found on ISS Named After APJ Abdul Kalam
American space agency NASA has named a new bacteria found on International Space Station (ISS) after famous Indian scientist and former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The new bacteria has been named Solibacillus kalamii and according to scientists, this spore forming bacteria was never found earlier on Earth. Scientists also suggest that this new […]
Astronomers Find a New Moon Orbiting the Third Largest Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10 in the Kuiper Belt
Astronomers have found a moon circling the third largest dwarf planet 2007 OR10 in the Kuiper Belt in the outskirts of our solar system. The discovery was made possible using the combined power of three space observatories, including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Kuiper Belt is a realm of icy debris—beyond Neptune—left over from our solar […]
Mysterious Giant Squid Measuring 19 feet Caught off Dingle in Ireland
On Monday, a six-meter giant squid, one of the most elusive and mysterious creatures of the oceans, was caught accidentally off the coast off Co Kerry, about 190 km off Dingle. The Cú na Mara fishing vessel was trawling for prawns on the Porcupine Basin when the giant squid was accidentally netted by it. […]
Australian Citizen Scientists Join the Hunt for Exploding Supernovas to Help Astronomers Understand Secrets of Dark Energy
Amateur star-gazers from Australia are leading the large-scale search for exploding stars to help scientists understand the secrets of dark energy and measure the growth of the universe. The search for exploding stars is part of a project launched by Australian National University to speed up the search for supernovae. The supernovae explosions are used […]
KalamSat: Indian Teen Rifath Sharook Builds the World’s ‘lightest satellite’
An Indian teen has made the country proud by building the world’s lightest and smallest satellite for the American Space Agency NASA. Dubbed KalamSat, this satellite was created via 3D printing and is named after India’s former president and nuclear scientist, APJ Abdul Kalam. Rifath Sharook, 18, comes from Tamil Nadu’s Pallapatti area, and his […]
Okanagan Lake Water Level is Quickly Approaching Flood Mark
Okanagan Lake’s water level is quickly approaching flood mark (343 m), thus causing concerns among officials. Okanagan Lake is currently at 342.65 m above sea level, and if it rises to its flood mark, the low-lying areas near the lake will flood. The lake’s water level is now just 35 cm away from flood mark, […]
American Researchers Discover Fossils of a Snake Species that had Wings
Researchers have found fossils of a new species of snakes, named Zilantophis schuberti, in the US. According to researchers, this species existed about five million years ago, and featured broad wing-shaped projections. The fossils were found from Gray Fossil Site in the US, one of the richest fossil localities in the US. Fossils commonly found […]
China Starts Trials of Bioregenerative Life Support System (BLSS) or Yuegong-1 Space Cabin in Beijing
China wants to send its astronauts on the moon in the next two decades, and is currently testing a simulated space cabin dubbed Yuegong-1 to allow for longer lunar stays. According to the official Xinhua news agency, eight Chinese volunteers will live in this cabin to test its abilities to support life sustainability on […]
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