Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun on Saturday in a rare celestial event known as an inferior conjunction. However, the phenomenon will be extremely difficult to see without specialised equipment and expertise. âThe glare from the sun makes it really, really difficult to see,â explained Michelle Nichols of Chicagoâs Adler Planetarium. What…
Challenging assumptions about infant memory, a novel functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study shows that babies as young as 12 months old can encode memories, researchers report in a study published in Science. The findings suggest that infantile amnesia â the inability to remember our first few years of life â is more likely caused by memory retrieval failures rather…
âYou donât look at the big problem all together, because I think itâs a little intimidating. You just take it one day at a time, meet the people who are going to meet with youâŚ, and really try to do the best job that you can. Thatâs all teamwork, and thatâs what space travel is…
Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers, headed by Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad, has urged the Union Fertilizers Ministry to seek additional funds for the sector at the revised estimate stage to ensure that subsidy schemes for farmers are not negatively affected. In a report on…
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs for short, are suddenly the hot health concept â the new antihero in global diets. The topic is exploding both in scientific literature and on social media. Thereâs even an AI system to help consumers select less-processed foods while shopping. But once you get past the important and  obvious idea that…
Chandrayaan-3 mission’s new findings about water-ice deposits on the Moon has provided valuable insights for future lunar missions. Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander, which conducted Chandraâs Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE), played a crucial role in the exploring Moonâs thermal environment and noted the potential for water-ice deposits. The experiment helped unveiled the never known before details about…
Water scarcity is not a new issue haunting the world; nevertheless, it is still seen as a challenge that affects billions every year. The increasing water demand, coupled with climate change and mismanagement, has made water a scarce commodity, especially in developing countries like India. Scarcity essentially occurs when there is limited availability of a…
Eccentric? Undoubtedly. But as we report this week, Mr Johnson is not alone. He is part of a growing movement that sees the human body as just another piece of hardware to be hacked, optimised and upgraded. In the name of âhuman enhancement” Mr Johnson and his fellows, who include Peter Thiel and Elon Musk,…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday (March 21, 2025), although significant ice loss is now inevitable. Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year…
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) â A growing industry is racing to engineer a solution to global warming using the absorbent power of the oceans. Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or…
