Explosive stomach infection hits US, how the parasite Cyclospora makes people unwell and what researchers know so far about its source
US is currently battling a growing Cyclospora outbreak across the states. According to researchers, it…
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From notebooks to furniture: Why everything Marie Curie and her husband touched is kept in lead-lined boxes till date
Marie Curie and her husband spent nearly four years boiling down seven tonnes of pitchblende…
Quote of the Day by Galileo Galilei: “All truths are easy to understand once they are…” |
Centuries after he transformed humanity’s understanding of the universe, Galileo Galilei continues to inspire people…
Nasa’s Curiosity rover discovers evidence of an ancient sandstorm preserved in Mars rocks for billions of years |
Mars still experiences powerful dust storms, but one patch of rock inside Gale Crater appears…
A single man spent 40 years planting trees on a barren Indian sandbar: Now it’s a 1,300-acre forest packed with elephants, rhinos, and tigers |
On a remote stretch of sand in Assam’s Brahmaputra River, this person spent decades doing…
Microplastics have reached one of Earth’s most isolated ecosystems: Indian Ocean animals carried up to 14.7 times more particles than Pacific specimens
Life on Earth isn’t just about the flora and fauna anymore, microplastics have entered the…
China’s giant sinkholes are protecting an endangered magnolia tree, but they may also be trapping its future
Haven or trap? Study finds sinkholes protect endangered tree at evolutionary cost China’s huge sinkholes,…
Scientists discover 64,000 square miles of heat-resistant coral reefs across 71 countries that could help protect the world’s oceans for decades
A coral reef in the southern Andaman Sea, in Southeast Asia Cavan Images An international…
Chimpanzees climb hills, mongooses post guards and meerkats close ranks: Scientists reveal what animals do before going to war
Studies have shown that chimpanzee groups often rest on hilltops in places where conflicts with…
Quote of the day by Isaac Newton: “No great discovery was ever made without…” – why every breakthrough begins with the courage to explore the unknown |
Isaac Newton (Image: Wikipedia) Every major scientific breakthrough starts the same unglamorous way, with a…