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A groundbreaking study in Science Advances reveals that Earth’s tectonic plates are breaking apart under the Cascadia subduction zone. Geologists from Louisiana State University and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory used high-resolution seismic imaging, similar to an ‘ultrasound’ of the Earth. They noticed the Juan de Fuca plate is fracturing into smaller pieces as it sinks…
Octopuses are surprisingly intelligent, with two-thirds of their neurons in their arms, allowing them to solve puzzles, escape enclosures, and even recognize human faces. These mollusks demonstrate advanced problem-solving skills, as evidenced by a lab octopus that raided fish tanks at night. Their intelligence evolved independently from humans, making them unique among invertebrates. Octopuses might…
A new NASA-supported research study has discovered that some fungal spores can survive exposure to the extreme environment of outer space; these findings raise questions about the potential for bacteria and other microbes to survive during future trips to Mars. The research, which was published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, involved exposing conidia…
The universe is at it again; scientists have been baffled by a discovery that turns all the knowledge they have on planetary systems on its head. Scientists have discovered an alien solar system around 120 light-years away from our planet. This alien solar system apparently consists of two Earth-like planets, but the whole composition is…
Gold was not born on our planet Earth; it was forged in a violent ‘cosmic forge’ far beyond our solar system. Research published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters identifies a ‘missing link’ in the cosmos, proving that gold existed in the early universe long before rare star collisions could create it, with the identification of…
Looking out to the future, we see a gradual but also very important shift occurring right under our feet; the Earth’s own rhythm has begun to alter and slow down. New studies by researchers from both ETH Zurich and the University of Vienna have demonstrated that climate change caused by humans is making our planet’s…
NASA’s Space Umbrella Project: Earth’s magnetic field vs. solar winds (Image source: NASA) There is a constant outward flow of charged particles from the Sun. This flow, known as the solar wind, moves across space and reaches Earth every day. When it arrives, it meets the planet’s magnetic field, an invisible region that bends and…
Tyrannoroter heberti is a 307-million-year-old land vertebrate that may have been one of the earliest animals to consume plants. Most land vertebrates of that time were predators, feeding on insects or smaller animals. Fossil evidence indicates that T. heberti had features suggesting it also ate plant matter.The fossilised skull of T. heberti was discovered in…
Seeing the Earth from space never gets old. NASA astronaut Zena Cardman recently shared a breathtaking time-lapse video that seems to capture the planet in all its glory. Filmed during SpaceX’s CRS-33 mission, the clip compresses hours of orbital movement into a few magical seconds. Lightning storms flicker, sunsets blaze, stars twinkle, and the Moon…
NEW DELHI: An agreement for cooperation on rare earths and critical minerals, bilateral trade target of $30 billion by 2030 and Global South solidarity in technology that, according to PM Narendra Modi, must be inclusive and act as a bridge for shared progress were among the highlights of Modi’s bilateral meeting with Brazilian President Luiz…
