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First global repository of ice cores: How Antarctica scientists are preserving ice samples from melting glaciers; why is it important? |

Scientists in Antarctica have inaugurated the world’s first global repository of mountain ice cores, aiming to preserve vital records of Earth’s atmospheric history as glaciers rapidly melt due to global warming.The frozen sanctuary was opened on Wednesday at the Concordia research station on the Antarctic Plateau by the Ice Memory Foundation, a consortium of European […]

Scientists Discover Natural Protein with Semiconductor Properties

New Delhi: Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have made a significant discovery. They have identified the semiconductor properties of a well-known self-assembling bacterial shell protein. This breakthrough could lead to the development of electronic devices that are safe, body-friendly, and environmentally […]

Scientists say a space explosion 13,000 years ago may have changed life on Earth |

For a long time, the end of the Ice Age felt like a slow fading rather than a sharp break. Mammoths vanished. Old ways of living disappeared. The climate lurched colder again, without much warning. Archaeologists and geologists have argued over the cause for decades. Some blamed hunting. Others pointed to natural climate shifts. But […]

With days left on Baba Vanga’s 2025 alien prediction, scientists explain what first contact would look like |

A new hypothesis from Columbia University astrophysicist David Kipping suggests humanity’s first sign of alien life won’t be a greeting For most people, the idea of alien contact has been shaped less by astronomy than by cinema. Films have taught us to expect intention: visitors who arrive either with open hands, as in E.T., or […]

Does cracking your knuckles make them bigger? Scientists finally settle long-standing myth |

Cracking knuckles creates a gas cavity in fluid; it makes noise but causes no damage Nearly everyone who cracks their knuckles has heard the same warning at some point: keep doing that and your hands will grow, your joints will suffer, and arthritis will follow. The habit has long carried a reputation for causing damage, […]

Mysterious deep-sea ‘Bloop’ had scientists convinced they’d finally found the giant Megalodon |

NOAA hydrophones recorded the 1997 “Bloop,” a sound so loud it travelled over 3,219 kilometres underwater. Nearly 30 years after it was first recorded, people are still arguing about a single sound from the deep ocean. The “Bloop,” a strange, powerful underwater noise picked up in 1997, has been folded into YouTube conspiracies, Lovecraft memes […]

Mysterious structures under the Pacific: What scientists found beneath the ocean floor could reshape Earth’s history |

For decades, scientists believed they understood how material moves deep inside the Earth. The basic theory seemed simple enough. Tectonic plates slowly shift across the planet, some slide beneath others, and the remains of these plates sink into the mantle and eventually disappear. Yet new research has revealed something unexpected far below the Pacific Ocean. […]

NASA spots weird rock on Mars that should not exist, scientists stunned |

There are moments in space exploration when a single picture forces scientists to pause, rethink and question everything they know. That is precisely what happened when NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a strange boulder sitting alone in the Jezero Crater region. Its texture, colour and placement immediately stood out. This was not the sort of rock […]

Scientists discover a new pink Sea Anemone that builds and expands shells for hermit crabs |

Source: Royal Society Open Science Beneath the waves off Japan’s Pacific coast, scientists have made a discovery that seems straight out of a nature documentary: a pale pink sea anemone that actually builds homes for hermit crabs. Named Paracalliactis tsukisome, this elegant creature isn’t just another deep-sea oddity; it’s a living architect of the ocean […]

NASA confirms strongest geomagnetic storm of the year: Where to see auroras and what scientists warn could happen next |

When the sky lights up in ribbons of green and red, it’s not just a pretty sight; it’s Earth reacting to a solar outburst. NASA has confirmed that the planet is currently facing the strongest geomagnetic storm of the year, one powerful enough to make auroras visible far beyond the polar regions. The event has […]