In the 17th-century, a German alchemist named Hennig Brandt was on a quest to find the “philosopher’s stone”, a mysterious object that could turn any ordinary metal into gold. When he realised the golden colour of urine, he believed it contained tiny particles of the precious metal. Brand then collected urine from himself, his family,…
Europe’s counterpart to NASA is seeking new partnerships in space with a range of other countries as the continent bolsters its defenses and faces a more isolationist US under President Donald Trump. The European Space Agency wants to initiate more projects with the likes of Japan, India, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, Director-General Josef…
A person undertakes an early version of the polygraph test. | Photo Credit: US FBI A: A polygraph, also called a lie-detector test, is generally used during interrogation by police. The instrument works by recording physiological functions such as blood pressure, heartbeat, respiration and perspiration. A pneumograph tube is fastened around the person’s chest and…
Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit…
Delhi is seeing a significant rise in seasonal flu cases, with Influenza B and H1N1 leading to upper respiratory infections characterized by prolonged symptoms and persistent high fevers. A recent survey conducted by LocalCircles revealed that fever, sore throat, cough, headache, stomach troubles, joint pain, and respiratory problems are among the symptoms of swine flu…
Understanding how particles such as electrons travel vast distances in space or how they acquire ultra-high energy has been a long-standing puzzle in astrophysics. In fact, physicists’ picture of the manner of energy propagation in the universe is still not fully clear. On January 13, researchers with the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University…
Sunita Williams’ return: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth on March 16, Sunday. Although the duo’s return, is due in just a week, a look at their odyssey would make us time travel nearly nine months back. Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore have been stranded…
Humanity’s drive to conquer space is undeniable. Recently, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship exploded 10 minutes into the latest flight test. The ‘failure’, however, did not sway him from his project to ‘colonise’ Mars — a plan that has been widely talked about ever since US President Donald Trump’s DOGE major-domo announced it in September 2024….
This photo shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. | Photo Credit: João Zilhão/AP Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. The child’s…
Sunita Williams, the NASA astronauts, formally transferred ISS command to the Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin ahead of her scheduled plan to board the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to return to Earth, USA Today reported. Roscosmos and National Aeronautics and Space Administration collaborated to make it possible for the two astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore…
