The largest dinosaur footprint had been discovered by scientists in Western Australia. The track is known to be from a sauropod or long-necked dinosaur.
Researchers discovered the oldest plant-like fossils in central India. These had the characteristics of red algae according to the study.
Jane Austen may have died because of arsenic poisoning according to a new research. The author died when she was 41 years old and had been open about her poor eyesight.
The True's beaked whale has been captured on video in the wild. this is the first time that the rare whale species had been seen.
Seven species of frogs have recently been discovered in India. The discovery includes four miniature frogs and all the species belong to genus Nyctibatrachus.
The Pre-colonial America has its finest story as these researchers uncover more relics from the 12th century.
People are quicker to share than read news on Twitter, according to a new study which found that 59 per cent of all links shared on the website went unclicked, and presumably unread, even by people who shared them. The tiny fraction of headlines that news editors push out on Twitter draw a large share of eyeballs, but it is the stories recommended by friends that trigger more clicks, the study found. In what may be the first independent study of news consumption on social media, researchers at Columbia University and the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) found that reader referrals drove 61 per cent of the nearly 10 million clicks in a random sample of news stories posted on Twitter.
Flat ‘metalenses’ may soon redefine industries that rely on the current optical technology largely based on conventional curved lenses. The latest breakthrough churned out from one of Harvard University’s tech labs can magnify objects with 30% greater and more focused sharpness than most top-end microscopes.
Flat ‘metalenses’ may soon redefine industries that rely on the current optical technology largely based on conventional curved lenses. The latest breakthrough churned out from one of Harvard University’s tech labs can magnify objects with 30% greater and more focused sharpness than most top-end microscopes.
Slovenia has witnessed the once-in-a-decade birth of ‘rare baby dragons’ known as olms that is long been considered as the country’s national symbol for centuries. The fragile eel-like sightless creatures can reportedly go on without eating for about a decade.
Ultrasensitive hairs offer explanation as to how bumblebees pick up weak electrical signals emitted by flowers according to University of Bristol researchers. Previously, scientists think that the ability to sense natural electrical fields was confined only to aquatic creatures.
A third of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have reportedly died or are currently dying due to mass bleaching that plagues the Pacific Ocean triggered by global warming and El Nino. Meanwhile, the Australian drew fire for removing sections of the global warming impact on the reef in a UN report for fear of potential harm to the country’s tourism industry.
A new international study brings hope to people suffering from schizophrenia- a mental illness characterized by delusions, chaotic thought patterns, and frequent hallucinations. Researchers reveal that the brains of schizophrenic patients show signs of self-repair based on MRI scans which could lead to possible treatments in the future.
An antibiotic-resistant superbug has been recently discovered in the US after a Pennsylvania woman exhibited traces of a rare E.Coli strain that resisted antibiotics including Colistin. Reports of E.Coli superbug was previously documented in China but later surfaced in Europe and other parts of the world.
Partial findings released by the US National Toxicology Program reveal that mobile phone usage is somehow linked to cancer and growth of brain tumors. However, some experts remain unconvinced as there have been no reports of dramatic surge in cancer cases since mobile handsets came into widespread use in the 90’s.
