According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2019 was the second warmest year ever recorded. Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increased by 2.3 ± 0.8 ppm in 2019. Understanding past atmospheric and climate change helps us...
Researchers observe how pyrocumulonimbus clouds form by a rising thermal from a fire. They studied wildfires that occurred in the Pacific Northwest in August 2017. Up to 50% of the ozone layer depleted over some parts of Canada. Wildfire is...
So far, we have identified some 3,600 species of snakes from 20 different families and 520 genera. Out of which, about 600 species of snakes are venomous and only a few are considered deadly. Besides self-defense, snake venom plays a crucial role in...
Starlink becomes the world’s biggest commercial satellite network. So far, SpaceX has deployed more than 180 satellites in Low Earth Orbit. Its commercial operation in the Northern U.S. and Canada will begin in 2020. The company aims to...
Researchers identify cellular pathways for increasing the lifespan of C.elegans by 500%. The incredible gain of C. elegans lifespan would be equivalent to a human living for approximately 500 years. Highly conserved insulin-like signaling (IIS) and...
The term pollution comes from the Latin word ‘polluere’, which means contamination. Thus, in a simple language, pollution can be defined as the process of contaminating air, water, land, or other parts of the environment. In the majority...
Researchers published a high-quality genome of one of the most poisonous snakes, the Indian Cobra. They were able to identify 19 key toxic genes primarily expressed in the venom glands. This would lead to the development of effective drugs for...
Cat eyes or cat’s eyes may refer to a variety of things. Initially designed in 1934 by a British inventor, a retroreflective pavement marker of the same name is being currently used in many parts of the world. Likewise, a rare gemstone called...
An exoplanet named TOI 1338 b orbits a pair of stars every 95 days. This circumbinary planet is almost 7 times bigger than Earth and 1,300 light-years away. In 2018, NASA launched a space telescope named Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite...
The new material can withstand being shot at by bullets traveling at 3.6 miles per second. It is extremely impressive considering the fact that this material is highly compressive, made of plastic, and contains several holes. In material design...
The Chinese space administration (CNSA) is neither the oldest nor the biggest space agency in the world but it’s about to achieve a feat that has been accomplished only by few in the past; establishing a fully functional global navigation...
A genetic disorder, in layman’s terms, is a serious medical condition triggered by irregularities in the genome (gene) which can either be hereditary (inherited from parents) or caused by new alterations to the DNA. They can be divided into...