Himalayas Formation Might Have Destroyed 30 Percent of Continental Crust
In a study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, researchers have quantified the significant loss of continental crust to...
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China Might Be Trying to Protect Its Potatoes From Climate Change Impact
Chinese scientists are reportedly racing against time to protect potatoes, a vital global food crop, from the adverse effects of...
Lithium Mining Could Impact Water Quality and Environment, Says Study
A recent study by researchers at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment has examined the water quality effects of...
ISRO EOS-06 Satellite to Monitor Cyclone Fengal Moving Towards Tamil Nadu
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has deployed its advanced satellite technology to closely monitor Cyclone Fengal as it nears...
Youngest Exoplanet Ever Discovered Orbiting Around a Growing Protostar
A gas giant exoplanet, estimated to be just 3 million years old, has been identified by researchers as one of...
Two Pre-Human Species Might Have Lived Together 1.5 Million Years Ago
A discovery in Kenya has revealed that Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei, two distinct hominin species, coexisted 1.5 million years...
Researchers Find Evidence of Embalming Practices in 16th-Century France
A research paper published in the Scientific Reports journal has detailed the discovery of embalming practices by an aristocratic French...
ISRO to Launch ESA Proba-3 Mission That Aims to Study the Sun
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will deploy the European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 mission on December 4, 2024, using...
This Asteroid Is Confirmed to Be the Smallest Documented Space Rock
An asteroid, identified as 2022 WJ1, exploded in a bright green fireball above southern Ontario on November 19, 2022, according...
JWST Findings Reveal Supermassive Black Holes Might Be Linked to Big Bang
Astronomers have been perplexed by the existence of supermassive black holes detected during the universe's earliest phases, just a few...
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Completes 400th Successful Mission
A major milestone in spaceflight was reached by SpaceX on Wednesday (November 27) with the successful launch of 24 Starlink...
NASA’s Europa Clipper Probe Begins Deploying Science Instruments
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has begun deploying its scientific instruments during its journey to Jupiter. The probe, launched on October...
Ryugu Sample Study Reveals Earth Microbes Colonising Asteroid Material
A study published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science has reported the discovery of terrestrial micro-organisms in a sample returned from...
Sea Turtles Reveal Hidden Seagrass Meadows for Better Marine Conservation
Seagrass meadows, which serve as critical marine ecosystems, have been mapped more accurately using satellite-tagged green turtles compared to conventional...
This Is How Researchers Want to Detect Microscopic Primordial Black Holes
Recent studies, published in Physical Review D on September 16 and 17, have proposed that microscopic black holes may be...
China Unearths Massive Gold Deposits That Could Be the Largest in the World
A significant gold deposit has been discovered in China's Hunan Province, with experts estimating its value at approximately £66 billion....
Fossilised Dinosaur Droppings Could Reveal Secrets Behind Their Evolution
A study published in Nature has provided new insights into the environment during the time when dinosaurs began to dominate...
NASA Teams With Johns Hopkins for Advanced Space Weather Instruments
NASA has confirmed in a press release that a contract valued at approximately $20.5 million (173.2 crore) has been awarded...
China’s Tianzhou 7 Spacecraft Deorbits, Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere
China's Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft has ended its mission after delivering essential supplies to the Tiangong space station. According to...
This Underwater Mountain Chain Might Have Been Created by a Moving Hotspot
New research has uncovered that the Ninetyeast Ridge, a 5,000-kilometre-long underwater mountain range in the Indian Ocean, was shaped by...