On June 30, 2022, the world observed the International Asteroid Day. But days building up to it were extremely dramatic for the space agencies across the globe because of an asteroid named 2021 QM1. … [+2600 chars]
When asked to name the most resilient animal, not many people likely think of tardigrades. In fact, most people probably dont even know that tardigrades exist. Affectionately called water bears or mo… [+4407 chars]
The word 'Selfie' was the 'word of the year' of Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The concept was new in the preceding years. But since then the word (and photos) have become almost a second nature to us.… [+1336 chars]
Its nice to have a feel-good story every once in a while, so heres one to hold off the existential dread: the Earth isnt likely to get flung off into deep space for at least 100,000 years. In fact, a… [+3602 chars]
An enormous comet that is twice the size of Mount Everest has entered the inner part of our solar system and is about to pass through Earth in July. Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), called K2 for short,… [+1912 chars]
image: Heat maps of the confusion matrices of wheat (a) and rice (b) sample sets identified by InResSpectra.view more Credit: XU Zhuopin Recently, the crop quality intelligent perception team of H… [+2188 chars]
It was not only one of the largest volcanoes, but also the fastest in history: an eruption. Honga Tonga – Hong HappiOn the island of Tonga, Polynesia, shock waves were recorded with a speed of 1,158 … [+2053 chars]
We know the brain changes after traumatic injury, and now we have maps from mice showing what that change looks like. A team of scientists has traced connections between nerve cells throughout the e… [+5962 chars]
As we strive for a more environmentally conscientious world, everything we eat, drink and buy can be looked at from the vantage point of sustainability. And that includes simple pleasures like wine. … [+7503 chars]
