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  South Africa Injecting Radioactive Material Into Rhino Horns To Thwart Poaching

  For the pilot study, 20 rhinos were injected with the radioactive material last year, which proved that it was not harmful to the animals.

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  New World Record Alert: Weather Satellite Records Longest Lightning Flash of 515 Miles

  The Weather satellite has recently detected the record-breaking megaflash that appeared in the year 2017 and has surpassed the record of the 477-mile lightning bolt, which occurred in 2020. The new world record holder for the lightning bolt stretched 515 miles long, measuring Texas to Missouri.

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  Microplastics In Mind: Scientists Discover Plastic Particles In Human Brains

  Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough evidence to say whether this is doing us harm, experts have said.

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  New Inelastic Dark Matter Model Could Bypass Current Limits of Particle Detection

  A new study from Brazil proposes an inelastic dark matter model using a massive vector mediator, potentially explaining the correct abundance of dark matter while evading existing detection limits. This fresh approach could revive interest in previously ruled-out models and offers experimental pathways to test these elusive particles through the in...

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  Massive 200-Light-Year Cloud May Be Channeling Matter to the Milky Way's Core

  Astronomers have discovered a massive, 200-light-year-wide cloud of gas and dust—dubbed the Midpoint cloud—hidden in the Milky Way. This giant molecular cloud appears to channel dense material into the galaxy’s core, possibly fueling star formation. The discovery offers rare insights into how matter flows from the galaxy’s disk to its turbu...

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  892-Kilometres Megaflash From Texas To Kansas Shatters World Record For Longest Lightning Strike

  Researchers used data from the GOES East weather satellite, which orbits 22,236 miles above Earth's surface, to detect the enormous lightning strike.

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  New Rogue Planet Discovered in Hubble Data Using Einstein’s Gravity Theory

  Astronomers discovered a rogue planet hidden in Hubble’s archival data using gravitational microlensing based on Einstein’s theory. The event, OGLE-2023-BLG-0524, lasted just eight hours and lacked signs of a host star, suggesting the planet might be truly free-floating.

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  No More 100 ml Limit? European Union Airports May Soon Ease Hand Baggage Liquid Rules

  Advanced security scanners capable of detecting liquid explosives could soon be rolled out across EU airports, allowing passengers to carry larger bottles and containers in their cabin bags.

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  US Dentist Kills Wife By Poisoning Her Protein Shakes, Gets Life Sentence

  A Colorado dentist was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison before delivering a fatal dose of cyanide when she was in the hospital.

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  Google to Release Age Assurance Tool to Detect Minor Users Pretending to be Adults

  Google plans to release an age assurance tool in the US that will assess whether an account is being used by a minor or an adult. On Thursday, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced that it will be releasing this algorithm-based tool to a small set of users in the US in the coming weeks.

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  Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Observed Reveals Cosmic Secrets

  On October 9, 2022, astronomers detected GRB 221009A, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded, earning the nickname “BOAT” (Brightest Of All Time). This rare, once-in-10,000-year event came from a galaxy 2 billion light-years away and temporarily blinded gamma-ray detectors. It revealed new insights into stellar death, as the associated...

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  Hackers Steal Rs 380 Crore In Cryptocurrency From CoinDCX, Employee Arrested

  Bengaluru police are investigating a massive cryptocurrency theft from leading crypto exchange CoinDCX after hackers allegedly siphoned off nearly $44 million (approximately Rs 384 crore) from the company's wallets.

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  PSR J0922+0638 Pulsar Keeps Glitching Every 550 Days, Scientists Are Intrigued

  PSR J0922+0638, an ultradense neutron star, shows puzzling rotational glitches every 550 days. Using 22 years of radio data, scientists detected both abrupt and slow changes in its spin. These may be linked to magnetic field cycles or superfluid dynamics deep inside the star. However, the exact cause remains a mystery, demanding continued long-term...

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  How Pigs, High-Tech Tools Can Help In Search For Mexican Drug Cartel Victims

  First the scientists dress dead swine in clothes, then they dispose of the carcasses. Some they wrap in packing tape, others they chop up. They stuff the animals into plastic bags or wrap them in blankets. They cover them in lime or burn them.

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  Google's Android Earthquake Alerts Partially Failed to Warn Millions of Users During 2023 Turkey Earthquake

  Google says its Android Earthquake Alerts (AEA) system, available in nearly 100 countries, failed to adequately warn users during a major 2023 earthquake in Turkey. Despite being active, the system severely underestimated the quake's magnitude, resulting in millions of Android users not receiving crucial "Take Action" alerts before the disaster. Th...