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Flying Foxes Headed Towards Extinction For Three Decades, Need Conservation ASAP

04.02.2017 18:32 PM

Hunting and habitat loss are causing mass deaths in flying foxes of Mauritius. It's been three decades, the government recognized this species as threatened, but no actions were taken until now.

How Plants Produce Oxygen, Cyanobacteria Has The Answer

03.31.2017 18:12 PM

scientists found cyanobacteria is the first organism on earth that produced oxygen for the first time. It was often thought that the bacteria is blue-green algae. In a recent study, researchers found it is not an alga. It is actually bacteria which first introduced Oxygen on Earth.

Manatees Have Returned Back From The Jaw Of Extinction, US Officials Confirmed

03.31.2017 07:07 AM

Manatees which is also known as sea cows has promoted to threatened species from endangered status. for the first time in 1966, manatees are considered as endangered under the protection act, but since 1980 a remarkable change in their number observed.

Carbon Nanotubes Soon Become The Future Of Water Filtration, Perfect Alternative To Eliminate Toxins & Other Contaminants

03.30.2017 18:31 PM

Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology are planning to manipulate Carbon Nanotube as a nest generation water filter media. As carbon nanotube dislikes water, so during filtration it would absorb all organic compounds and let the water go.

NASA Plans To Send Solar Probe Plus Inside The Sun's Atmosphere In 2018

03.30.2017 06:17 AM

NASA designing a special spacecraft named Solar Probe Plus to unveil the mysteries of solar flares. this spacecraft will not only monitor the Sun closely but also warn scientists for the future solar storm event.

Fossils & Bones Analysis Of Hawaiian Petrel Reveal How Food-Web Shift In North Pacific Leaving Impact On Their Existence

03.29.2017 23:21 PM

Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and Michigan State University scientists analyzed fossil records and bones of Hawaiian Petrel to determine how human interference affecting their food chain. industrial fishing and other human activities are damaging their resources During the past 100 years.

Earth-Sized Solar Waves Around The Sun Could Predict Space Weather

03.29.2017 14:11 PM

NASA scientists found Earth-like waves on Sun that could predict space weather. Between 2011 and 2014 NASA launched three satellites to scan the Sun in every direction.

Archaeologists Unearthed 3,800-Year-Old Tomb Of An Ancient Egyptian Woman In Intact Position

03.28.2017 19:27 PM

A research team has found the mummified body of Lady Sattjeni from Qubbet el-Hawa. The tomb was about 3,800 years old but it was in intact condition.

Astronomers Declassified The Mysteries Of PDS 11 Binary Star System

03.28.2017 11:13 AM

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research scientists found a new binary star system named PDS 11. advance spectrometer of Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) detected that it is containing two stars: PDS 11A and PDS 11B and these two stars are almost 371 to 427 light years away from each other.

Advanced Fingerprint Tracking Technique Would Help Scientists To Spot Frog Population From The Risk Of Pollution

03.27.2017 17:50 PM

Lancaster University scientists created and bio-spectrometer that will monitor the pollution level of water. Rapidly increasing pollution taking lives of tadpoles which is impacting their existence.

Cambodian Villagers Rescued 11 Endangered Elephants From Muddy Bomb Crater [Video]

03.27.2017 11:49 AM

11 endangered wild elephant got a new life after getting trapped for four days in a mud crater. Cambodian local villagers and forest ranger team rescued those elephants in four hours of operation

Scientists Found 40 Tons Of Capstone From South India, Largest Capstone Ever Found

03.26.2017 22:51 PM

Telangana Archaeology and Museums Department scientists found the largest capstone from southern India. the weight of the capstone was about 40 tons and it took four hours to lift it up with a crane.

Bats In Texas Are In Danger Of Getting White-Nose Disease

03.26.2017 19:51 PM

Lethal fungus named Pseudogymnoascus Destructans is causing mass deaths in the bats of Texas. Scientists found this fungus can cause white nose disease which leads the bats to death. this disease was first found in 2006, since then it's been spreading at the speed of 100 miles per year.

Scientists Developed A New Method To Discover New Materials By Using Molecular Treasure Maps

03.24.2017 15:38 PM

Scientists from the University of Southampton and the University of Liverpool have developed a new method which has the potential to revolutionize the way we search for, design and produce new materials. Researchers explained that new Molecular Treasure Maps would accelerate the discovery of new materials.

Penn State Scientists Created Fungal Biopesticide To Smash The Resistance Of Insecticide In Bed Bugs

03.23.2017 17:55 PM

An average American spend almost $500 to $1,000 per room to get rid of bed bugs but still, they can't sleep. Bed bugs generate insecticide resistance in their body which won't let them die. Penn State scientists found another alternative to get rid of bed bugs.

Scientists Found A New Species Of Terrestrial Crab In Hong Kong That Can Climb Trees

03.23.2017 10:08 AM

this terrestrial crab can climb a tree like a pro. researchers found this species which is not more than the size of a fingernail in the mangrove areas of Hong Kong.

ESA Latest News & Update: Rosetta Orbiter Captured Landslide On The Comet 67P In Deep Space

03.22.2017 17:51 PM

ESA astronomers have captured details of a landslide that occurred on Comet 67P. The Rosetta spacecraft took pictures before and after of landslide. The cliff was 70 meters high and between 55 and 88 meters wide.

NASA Reported: On August 21 US Citizens Will Experience Total Solar Eclipse For The First Time In 99 Years

03.22.2017 04:43 AM

An eclipse will cross the US on 21st August 2017 from the West Coast in Oregon to East Coast in South Carolina. It Will be the first total Solar eclipse in 99 years of American history and the first total eclipse since 1776.

NASA Plans To Send Seven SMD-Supported instruments To Europa In Search Of Life

03.21.2017 17:07 PM

For upcoming 2020s Europa mission, NASA is developing seven SMD supported instruments to explore deeply. Scientists are assuming there might be the sign of life in the ocean of Europa which lies beneath the icy surface.

This New Zealand Parrot Species Named 'Kea' Can Spread Laughter With An Emotionally Contagious Call

03.21.2017 05:43 AM

Messerli Research Institute scientists found a species of parrot with a unique behavior at Southern Island of New Zealand. This parrot Named, Kea can make its friends laugh with their emotionally contagious call.

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Successfully Return To Earth From International Space Station [Video]

03.21.2017 00:47 AM

A month ago from today space probe called Dragon set up on a mission to International Space Station, now it's time to get back home. On 19th March, Sunday at 5:11 a.m. EDT Dragon finally said goodbye to ISS.

NOAA Recorded 2017 Has The Second Warmest February Since 1880

03.20.2017 05:54 AM

NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency have confirmed that the average temperature of February was the Second Warmest since 1880. The average temperature was 1.76 degrees higher than the mean temperature of the 20th century.

Scientists Found Acoustics Of Extinct Jurassic Species In Rare Cricket Family

03.18.2017 08:26 AM

An international team of sensory and evolutionary biologists from UK, Canada, and France conducted a study on a rare family of insects. Researchers studied on the sound-generating organs in Orthopterans to understand how bush-crickets developed their highly specialized acoustic functions.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Launch EchoStar XXIII Satellite Into Orbit [Video]

03.18.2017 08:25 AM

Another successful mission by SpaceX. Falon 9 finally delivered EchoStar XXIII communication satellite into the orbit. It was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday(March 16) at 2:00 a.m. EDT.

HD 106906b, This Gigantic Jupiter-Like Planet Can Reveal The Information About Planetary Evolution

03.17.2017 04:13 AM

A team of astrophysicists from United States, Netherlands, and Italy found a young planet which is 300 light-years away. The planet is only 13 million years old and 11 times larger than Jupiter.

Dark Matter: No Such Evidence Found In Earlier Galaxies Of The Universe, Study Finds

03.16.2017 19:08 PM

European Southern Observatory's powerful telescope discovered that 10 billion years ago star-forming galaxies were dominated by normal matter. Dark matters cannot emit, absorb or reflect light, It could only be observed via its gravitational effects.

This Amazonian Frog Can Glow In Dark: Only Known Naturally Fluorescent Amphibian On Earth

03.15.2017 19:27 PM

University of Buenos's researchers discovered a new species of frog from Amazon basin that can glow in the dark. Scientists found the sign of fluorescent in the lymph tissue and skin glands of the frog.

Deep Ocean Voyage Found The Evidence Of Hydrothermal Vent At The Bottom Of The Pacific Ocean

03.15.2017 18:40 PM

At the deep surface of the Pacific, researchers found five new hydrothermal vents. the temperature of those places are about 370-degree celsius and water reaches up to 22 meters high.

Study Says: Now it's Possible To Predict The Red Tide, It's Not Random

03.14.2017 18:03 PM

Scientists found the reason behind the blood-red color of ocean which is commonly known as "Red tide". George Sugihara from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego explained that it caused by the algae bloom.

NASA/ESA Update: Hubble Captured Detailed View Of Milky Way's Closest Galaxy NGC 1448, It Has A Supermassive Black Hole

03.14.2017 10:21 AM

Hubble Space Telescope Captured Detailed View Of NGC 1448. It is One Of The Closest Galaxy Of Milky Way. On January 2017 Scientist Daniel Stern discovered a black hole in the center of NGC 1448.