Science

Have you ever watched a butterfly pass by and wondered where it was headed? With their distinctive colours and wing patterns, butterflies have a way of catching our attention and, lately, the attention of scientists in particular. According to U.S. News & World Report, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón and other scientists are now getting a closer look…

A 14-year experiment in the cold deserts of northern India’s Trans-Himalayan ecosystem has found that replacing native grazers with livestock changes the abundance of ground-dwelling arthropods. Researchers analysed 25,604 arthropods collected using pitfall traps over 2,765 trap-days during spring, summer and autumn.The study examined how different grazing regimes affected these small animals and found clear…

File photo: The Shenzhou-23 manned mission launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China (AP Photo) A Pakistani astronaut will join the crew of China’s Shenzhou-24 spacecraft this year, becoming the first foreign national to visit Beijing’s space station, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.The astronaut will undertake a short-term stay in…

Scientists have identified a rare rock formed in an impact by a carbon-rich asteroid in lunar soil returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission. The discovery provides evidence that material from asteroids reached the Moon through powerful impacts. The fragment was found in samples collected from the Moon’s far side. Its unusual chemical composition points to an…

Wildlife conservation is tricky. The goal is never just to sustain the animal’s population but also to make the habitat and surrounding conditions suitable for them to reproduce and establish a population. The black grouse, a fairly rare bird in the United Kingdom, has brought encouraging news as part of a conservation effort. But can…

Sunlight at night, sold on demand by an American space start-up using Indian rockets, is moving from science fiction towards commercial reality. California-based Reflect Orbital plans to place giant mirrors in low-Earth orbit and steer reflected sunlight onto chosen spots on the ground after dark. Customers could include solar farms wanting longer generating hours, rescue…

According to this new study, intelligent women get less help from their teammates (Canva) “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman.” The famous quote was written by Simone de Beauvoir, a French author, academician and feminist. The quote captures the struggle of women to fit into roles defined by society rather than being…

Image of a Massive Black hole (Canva) Black holes are mysteriously the most fascinating and dreadful part of the universe. Scientists have been trying to know how they work. Not until very recently did scientists even know what they looked like. It was only on April 10, 2019, that the first image of a black…

For years, residents of Pamarawan, a small fishing village on the edge of Manila Bay in the Philippines, watched floodwaters enter their streets and threaten homes whenever strong monsoon winds or typhoons sent waves crashing towards the coast. Even a concrete breakwater, standing up to four metres high, was not enough to keep the water…

The team of Scientists involved in the research project (Image courtesy- Instagram/ Curtin_news) Time has a way of taking almost everything away. Bodies decay. Tissues disappear, and even bones gradually change as millions of years pass. Out of the excruciating cycle of time, nature sometimes decides to find a loophole by preserving a few traces…