The term dinosaur (Dinosauria, to be exact) was coined by British paleontologist Sir Richard Owen in 1842 and is derived from the Greek term “deinos” meaning reptile or lizard. According to the available fossil record, dinosaurs first...
Researchers use Atom Probe Tomography to analyze lunar soil. The technique uses only a single grain of soil to identify helium, pure iron, water, and products of space weathering. This is the first time a sample extracted from the Moon has been...
Researchers find a previously unknown quasiparticle in computer simulations. Dubbed pi-ton, it contains 2 electrons and 2 holes. A few experiments conducted on the samarium titanate material give strong evidence of the existence of pi-ton. There...
New experiments with diamond nanoneedles show that diamonds can be bend. Researches bent diamond pillars (20 nanometers in length) to 90 degrees without breaking. These diamond nanopillars can undergo a new form of plastic deformation. Diamonds...
Researchers establish a link between stress and hair graying. Under stress, sympathetic nerves release the chemical norepinephrine, which plays a major role in stress-induced hair graying. Stress can have several adverse effects on the body. One...
Researchers develop an effective and inexpensive device that identifies a broad range of viruses within minutes. The device is called VIRRION. It utilizes Raman spectroscopy to identify viruses based on their individual vibration. Viruses are...
Some people find it hard to follow a particular speech in noisy environments. Existing auditory tests are not advanced enough to detect this type of hearing loss. Researchers develop two sets of tests that can detect such ‘hidden’...
Physicists develop an analytical formula for measuring Hawking radiation on the black hole’s event horizon. It will help scientists test the accuracy of different quantum gravity theories. In 1975, Stephen Hawking published a theory stating...
Researchers develop energy-efficient transparent solar cells using silicon microwire composites. In addition to absorbed sunlight, these solar cells also utilize reflected rays to produce energy. In recent years, the floodgates of research focusing...
National Science Foundation released the highest resolution image ever captured of the Sun’s surface. They used ground-based Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope to capture unprecedented details. It reveals features as small as 18 miles in size...
Scientists study a type of naturally occurring protein known as Sestrin. It can mimic various effects (benefits) of exercise. The experiments with mice and flies have shown that Sestrin upregulation mimics both molecular and physiological effects...
If you’re planning to visit the Caribbean Islands next, there is a good chance that you have considered the Dominican Republic, after all, it is the most sought after tourist destination in that part of the world. The Dominican Republic (DR...