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Women Need Less Gym Effort For Significant Long-Term Health Gains: Study

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Wednesday February 28, 2024

Women compared with men derived greater gains in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk reduction from equivalent doses of leisure-time physical activity.

Scientists Find When And Why Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" Began Melting

Edited by Bhavya Sukheja | Wednesday February 28, 2024

Scientists have reconstructed the past life of Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" and discovered how it started retreating rapidly in the 1940s.

As India Gets Its Second Space Port, Rocket Startups Excited

Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday February 28, 2024, New Delhi

India's space fairing gets a major boost, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the country's second launch site, at Kulasekharapatnam in the Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu.

Red Lipstick Dating Back To 4,000 Years Unearthed In Iran

Edited by Bhavya Sukheja | Wednesday February 28, 2024

Researchers in Iran have unveiled an artefact that could rewrite the history of cosmetics. What was initially believed to be a small vial of deep red paste has now been identified as an ancient tube of lipstick, dating back nearly 4,000 years.

10,000 Genomes Of Indian Population Sequenced: Centre

Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 28, 2024, New Delhi

Scientists on Tuesday announced that they have sequenced genomes of 10,000 Indians from diverse communities to create a database that could lead to gene-based remedies.

NASA's Mission Not Only Altered Asteroid's Path, But Its Shape Too, Says New Study

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Tuesday February 27, 2024

According to an analysis of a collision between NASA's DART probe and the asteroid Dimorphos back in September 2022, the tiny asteroid's shape could have changed significantly as a direct result of the impact.

Scientist's "Dance Your PhD" Win Celebrates Kangaroos, Drag Queens & Cultural Fusion

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Tuesday February 27, 2024

The Dance Your PhD contest, initiated in 2008, serves as a platform for scientists to communicate their research through dance, aiming to elucidate intricate theories via interpretive dance. The primary objective of the contest is to educate and make

India Will Have Its Own Space Station By 2035, Announces PM Modi

Asian News International | Tuesday February 27, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the country will have its own space station by 2035 which will help in the study of the unknown expanse.

Himalayas To Bahamas, NASA Shares Stunning Pics Of Earth Taken From Space

Edited by Bhavya Sukheja | Tuesday February 27, 2024

NASA recently delighted its Instagram followers with a series of photos, including an image of the Himalayas, taken from space. "Earth: It's got range," the space agency wrote in its caption.

Brightest Known Object In The Universe Was Hiding In Plain Sight For Decades: Study

Edited by Anjali Thakur | Tuesday February 27, 2024

The object was hiding in plain sight for several decades before it was discovered.

IQ Scores Have Dropped Over Past 30 Years. What It Means

The Conversation | Monday February 26, 2024, Aberdeen

The majority of children, those who do not take or pass IQ-style entrance exams to private or grammar schools, will have many qualities not measured on an IQ test.

Experience The Total Solar Eclipse At 30,000 Feet On These Exclusive Flights

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Saturday February 24, 2024

The Path-of-Totality flight is designed exclusively for umbraphiles, providing them with ample time to be directly immersed within the path of totality.

Ancient Spanish Treasure Reveals Out-Of-This-World Twist: Meteorite Iron Used in Crafts

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Saturday February 24, 2024

Alien metal with enigmatic properties has been uncovered within a set of items initially identified six decades ago, and it has been employed in the creation of weaponry.

Scientists Find Microplastics In Every Human Placenta Tested For New Study

Edited by Bhavya Sukheja | Friday February 23, 2024

Scientists at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences have used a new tool to measure how much of these microplastics are in human placentas.

Scientists Discover 240-Million-Year-Old "Chinese Dragon"

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday February 23, 2024

Scientists said the animal is similar to Tanystropheus hydroides, a marine reptile from the Middle Triassic period.