- SpaceNASA's Curiosity rover snaps last selfie on Martian ridge
After spending more than a year on a twisting ridge on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its last selfie as it moves on to new sights on the Red Planet "Curiosity rover has taken its last selfie on the Vera Rubin Ridge and descended toward a clay region of Mount Sharp. The twisting ridge on Mars has been the rover's home for more than a year, providing scientists with new samples and new questions to puzzle over," NASA said in a statement on Monday.
EnvironmentHere is why feathered dinosaurs failed to fly like birdsIn an attempt to study ancient lives and habitats, scientists in China and America has found that Anchiornis, one of the earliest feathered dinosaurs, could to fly like birds due to the lack of certain kind of proteins in its feathers. This interesting study and findings has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
SpaceNASA's Opportunity Rover might have died on Mars, fear scientistsNASA’s Mars Opportunity rover that, once, went into hibernation in June 2018 might have died in Mars, fears scientists. The rover went into sleeping mode after a massive dust storm blocked sunlight from reaching its solar panels to generate power.
Science NewsWeapons of Neanderthals are more advanced than we actually thoughtWhen we talk about our Neanderthal cousin species, there is so much more to dig out. From their food habit to dressing sense to daily life activities, they are sea of hidden facts. Here, in this article we'll discuss a little about the weapons of their times. Researchers analysing ancient Neanderthal spears found that they are amazing examples of precision weaponry, not just basic tools.
SpaceDiscovered: Earth's oldest rock found in Moon samplesScientists reveal that the moon rock samples once collected by Apollo 14 astronauts have the origin from Earth. The rock found on Moon is presumed to be the oldest known rock of the Earth. It was formed around the same time our planet was formed, according to an analysis in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
Science NewsIndia will soon mark presence on Moon with Chandrayaan-2: ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday India will soon mark its presence on the Moon with the Chandrayaan-2 mission and appreciated the use of space technology in saving assets and life and in delivering government schemes.
SpaceThis how life came to Earth and Moon was bornThough science and technology is paving ways to explore the universe, life on earth remains a mystery, yet. Scientists give different definition and assumption behind the evolution of life on Earth. Now, a new study claims that mysterious planet impact some billion years ago brought forward life on the Earth and created the Moon.
EnvironmentDo you know plants can smell; Yes, researchers know howUnlike human beings, plants don't have nose to smell. They have this inherent ability in their genes. A team of researchers at the University have discovered how information from odour molecules changes gene expression in plants. The study of plants odour detection systems may lead to new ways of influencing plant behaviour.
Environment12-year-old boy design ship to save marine lifeGood news! A 12-year-old Pune-based boy has designed a ship named 'ERVIS' that will help reduce pollution in the ocean and save marine life. Haaziq Kazi has designed a ship which has saucers in its base to suck plastic and other forms of waste from the ocean and segregate it. “The ship has saucers surrounding it, with centripetal force to suck in the waste and store it in the chamber. The waste then gets segregated between marine life, water and the waste,” Kazi told media.
Science NewsChina scientists clone 5 gene-edited monkeys: Aren't they super cuteThe gene editing technology seems to be trending in the science sphere. The news of gene-edited chicken is at its infancy and now again, there is fresh news of gene-edited monkeys. A team of Chinese scientists have cloned five monkeys. These monkeys were cloned from a gene-edited macaque.