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Why Meteor Showers Will Light Up The Sky This December To February
Debris streams encountered in December-February often come from different comets or asteroids, so multiple showers overlap in quick succession - giving more than one opportunity in a short span.
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New Research Links Volcanic Activity To Origins Of Black Death Pandemic
Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death -- the most devastating pandemic in human history -- to the shores of mediaeval Europe, new research has revealed.
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Ahead Of Closest Approach To Earth, A Look At 3 Latest Images Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet was detected on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope in Chile.
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Cute But Cruel? Research Shows Popular Pet Videos Often Cause Stress
So-called "challenges" on social media can involve scaring a pet, which is unkind and risks causing harm.
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Ancient Chinese Texts Reveal New Insights On Solar Eclipse And Earth's Rotation
The study was published in Astrophysical Journal Letters on December 2.
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Supercomputer Builds One Of The Most Realistic Virtual Brains Ever Created
Scientists have built an ultra-detailed virtual mouse brain using a supercomputer, offering a powerful new tool for studying brain function and diseases like Alzheimer's.
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China's Researchers Bring Closure To Einstein And Bohr's Long-Standing Quantum Mystery
Professor Pan and his team recreated Einstein's thought experiment to demonstrate how the quantum world actually works.
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Scientists Finds Galaxies Rotating Together Inside Massive Dark Matter Thread
The filament is a part of the vast cosmic web composed primarily of dark matter and interspersed with lighter layers of normal matter.
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Advanced Civilisations Could "Seed" Life On Earth By Interstellar Objects, Scientist Claims
The scientist suggests that the unusual trajectory and physical characteristics of 3I/ATLAS may indicate it is a technological artefact.
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Decades-Old Stepping Stones In China Turn Out To Be 190-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints
The researchers found that these dinosaurs walked with a "ground-running" gait.
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Study Warns Urban Growth Could Leave Millions Without Clean Water By 2050
The study also revealed that by 2050, the population of cities in Africa and Asia will experience rapid population growth.
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Cold Moon 2025: Where And How To Watch The Last Supermoon Of The Year. Check India Timings
Cold Moon 2025: The peak brightness of the Cold Supermoon will be at 4:44 a.m. on December 5 in India.
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Young Ants Send 'Kill Me' Signal When Sick, Study Finds
A new study shows that sick young ant pupae release a chemical scent asking worker ants to kill them to stop diseases from spreading in the colony.
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New Tick Disease In US Dogs Could Pose Future Risk To Humans, Experts Warn
Scientists in the US have discovered a new tick-borne bacterium, Rickettsia finnyi, after several infected dogs fell severely ill and some died.
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"Martian Butterfly": Astronomers Unveil Mystery Of Unique Crater On Mars
The crater was formed when a space rock collided with its red-brown surface.
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NASA Shares Details About Electric Sparks Detected In Mars Storms, Dust Devils
The discovery has significant implications for understanding Martian atmospheric chemistry and climate.
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Rare Bacteria 'Play Dead' To Survive Some Of The Cleanest Environments, Study Reveals
This discovery also raises questions about the challenges of preventing contamination during missions to other planets.
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Satellite Constellations Like Elon Musk's Starlink Could Contaminate Space Telescope Images, NASA Warns
The contaminated images could impact various scientific studies, including asteroid detection and galaxy observations.
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Scientists Inch Closer To Solving Cosmic Dust Mystery On Distant Star
The discovery of Kappa Tucanae A's companion star provides a unique "laboratory" for studying hot exozodiacal dust.
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In A Major Breakthrough, Menstrual Cups Successfully Tested In Space: "Giant Leap For Womankind"
The success of menstrual cups in spaceflight conditions paves the way for their use in long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
