If you love meat, you may want to look away now. Scientists at Harvard University have issued a stark warning about red meat, urging the public to slash their intake following the release of a new study. The team of US experts analysed data from more than 200,000 participants across 36 years to uncover what … Read more
PARIS: The punishing heat experienced around the Mediterranean in July would have been “virtually impossible” in a world without global warming, a group of climate scientists said Wednesday.A deadly heatwave brought temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) to southern Europe and North Africa, where such extreme summer spells are becoming more frequent.Scorching heat … Read more
Scientists have proposed an interesting approach to increase the temperature of Mars, Earth’s planetary neighbour, by introducing engineered particles into its atmosphere. These particles, similar in size to commercial glitter and composed of iron or aluminium, would act as aerosols, trapping and escaping the heat and reflecting sunlight towards the Martian surface.The goal is to … Read more
New research has left people shocked at the number of calories pregnancy burns. Biologists from Monash University in Melbourne have discovered human pregnancy requires an astonishing 49,753 dietary calories. That’s the same as 104 McDonald’s Happy Meals or 218 Mars bars. “Most of (the) energy that mammals put into reproduction is ‘boiled off’ as metabolic … Read more
NEW DELHI: Scientists have uncovered the mystery behind the recent surge in killer whale attacks on boats around the globe. Since 2020, killer whales, also known as orcas, have been ramming into the rudders of over 600 ships, causing significant damage and even sinking some vessels.Experts believe that these attacks are being led by a … Read more
NEW DELHI: A team of researchers led by physical chemist Rodney Ruoff at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea has developed a groundbreaking technique to synthesize diamonds at normal atmospheric pressure, without needing a starter gem. This innovative method, published in the journal Nature, could revolutionize the way diamonds are produced in laboratories.Traditionally, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Scientists have put forward a theory that dark matter might actually be an alternate universe. In a recent study quoted by Daily Express, Dr Arushi Bodas and his team at the University of Chicago’s Enrico Fermi Institute suggest that dark matter could be seen as a distorted parallel universe that never fully developed.Dark … Read more
Researchers will be standing by to observe how animals’ routines at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas are disrupted when skies dim on April 8. Clockwise from top: (1). A lioness and cub move in their enclosure at the Fort Worth Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (2). A … Read more
NASA images reveal the extent to which the coast is collapsing. The US East Coast faces a double whammy from water, according to NASA. Rising sea levels are already a concern, but new research reveals the land itself is sinking, adding another layer of vulnerability to major cities like New York, Baltimore, and Norfolk. Using … Read more
Home Technology How Do Whales Sing? Scientists Point To A Specialized Voice Box That Other Animals Don’t Have In the laboratory, the scientists blew air through the voice boxes under controlled conditions to see what tissues might vibrate. Clockwise from top: (1) This photo provided by Samuel Lam shows a humpback whale and her calf … Read more