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The results of the study were published in the scientific journal mBio. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Science
Novel process discovers how microbes harvest electrons!

Researchers have revealed how one kind of bacteria -'eats-' electricity by pulling in electrons straight from an...

19 Nov 2019 11:24 AM IST

The findings of two researchers which include the relative age of Titans geologic terrains, were recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy. (Photo: NASA)Science
First global geologic map of Saturn-'s largest moon Titan completed

The map fully reveals a dynamic world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters and other terrains on the celestial body-'s...

19 Nov 2019 10:44 AM IST

The mystery of sliding on ice can therefore be found in the \viscous\ nature of this film of waterScience
Researchers find reason behind slippery nature of ice!

Researcher-'s have for the first time been able to demonstrate why ice becomes slippery enough for people to skate on.

11 Nov 2019 10:46 AM IST

The analysis found that for one specific sector - industrial boilers - technology is cheaper at cleaning the air than ecosystem upgrades.Science
Trees - a feasible option for cutting down air pollution around...

It is the plants and not technologies for cleaning the air near a number of industrial sites, roadways, and oil and gas...

8 Nov 2019 8:09 AM IST

Prehistoric ape from Germany was a pioneer of two-legged walkingScience
Prehistoric ape from Germany was a pioneer of two-legged walking

Fossils unearthed in southern Germany of a remarkable ape that lived about 11.6 million years ago

7 Nov 2019 12:32 PM IST

NASA probe provides insight on solar system\s border with interstellar spaceScience
NASA probe provides insight on solar system-'s border with...

NASA-'s Voyager 2 had crossed over to areas beyond the Milky Way-'s Sun-'s reach last year, learnings of which have now...

5 Nov 2019 12:08 PM IST

Boeing tests space taxi, one of three parachutes does not openScience
Boeing tests space taxi, one of three parachutes does not open

The tested CST-100 Starliner crew capsule however performed -'acceptably-' overall, being developed to ferry astronauts...

5 Nov 2019 11:23 AM IST

The spaceplane, roughly the size of a small bus and sharing many design features with NASAs Space Shuttle, was sent into orbit in 2017 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (Photo: SpaceNews)Science
Secretive military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long...

The unpiloted X-37B, touched down on an airstrip at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 3:51 a.m. ET after spending 780...

30 Oct 2019 1:26 PM IST

A lake that at the time was Africas largest - twice the area of todays Lake Victoria - gave rise to the ancient wetlands covering the Greater Zambezi River Basin that includes northern Botswana into Namibia to the west and Zimbabwe to the east.Science
Humankind-'s ancestral -'homeland-' pinpointed in Botswana

It has been long established that Homo sapiens originated somewhere in Africa before later spreading worldwide.

30 Oct 2019 1:21 PM IST

The device is essentially a large, specialised battery that absorbs carbon dioxide from the air (or another gas stream) passing over its electrodes as it is being charged up.Science
Research develops new way to remove carbon dioxide from air

The technique is described in a new paper in the journal Energy and Environmental Science by MIT postdoc Sahag Voskian.

29 Oct 2019 10:53 AM IST

Scientists have eyed lunar water as a key resource for enabling long-duration astronaut missions on the moon, though its form and exact amount are unknown.Science
NASA plans to send water-hunting robot to moon surface in 2022

The VIPER robot will drive for miles (km) on the dusty lunar surface to get a closer look at underground pockets of ice.

26 Oct 2019 2:03 PM IST

This chemical, Opabactin, is also known as \OP,\ which is gamer slang for \overpowered,\ referring to the best character or weapon in a game.\Science
Here-'s how plants can remain green throughout the year

It mimics abscisic acid, or ABA, the natural hormone produced by plants in response to drought stress.

26 Oct 2019 11:53 AM IST

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