The world's smallest life form can now move, thanks to genetic engineering

An international team of scientists is focusing on mercury from Siberian volcanoes that ended up in sediments in Australia and South Africa to understand how the events of the Late Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) unfolded, according to a press release (Jan .26). The team of scientists includes Professor and Department...

A mistakenly identified fossil has recently rewritten the history of the Indian subcontinent for the second time, explained the University of Florida. Two years ago, a group of geologists discovered a fossilized specimen of Dickinsonia, a flat, elongated, and simple mammal that existed before more complicated animals developed. It was the first time ever that Dickinsonia had been found in India. But it turned out that it was a bee.

A team of researchers at the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) has found a new layer under Earth’s crust called "melt," according to a press release. It comprises hot molten rocks and reveals useful insights about our planet's tectonic plate activity. Tectonic plates are giant subterranean rocks that...

An international team of astronomers discovered a new planet that greatly resembles Earth in size. The astronomers confirmed the existence of K2-415b, an exoplanet orbiting an M dwarf star some 72 light-years away from Earth, according to a press release. Discovering an alien world. The team behind the discovery set...

The discovery is putting into question everything astronomers believed about ring systems.

On February 6, 2018, SpaceX launched a Tesla roadster and a spacesuit-clad mannequin into space onboard its Falcon Heavy rocket. Presuming that the harshness of space hasn't decimated the duo, the question is, where is the payload five years since its launch? The answer will blow your mind. Back in...

It is "designed to use an inherently safe and extremely robust fuel form."

Could this be the future of wind energy?

"The Sun, Earth, and Moon are in just the right configuration to enable this kind of climate mitigation strategy."

A mysterious Russian satellite broke apart in early January, creating a cloud of debris that could orbit Earth for a hundred years or more. The Kosmos 2499 spacecraft fell apart on January 3, according to a social media post from the U.S. Space Force, which tracks orbital debris. It brings...

Aiming to extract hydrogen for energy generation, scientists are looking at various ways of production, especially ones that do not strain existing natural resources. In a breakthrough, an international team of scientists from the University of Adelaide has devised a cost-effective method to split seawater to produce hydrogen directly. The research gains significance as earlier methods needed seawater to be treated using an energy-intensive process before splitting it using electrolysis.

The construction of the world's largest green electrolyzer and hydrogen power plant is a specialty of priority for the South Australian government these days. As reported by Renew Economy, the South Australian government is ready to build a 250 MW hydrogen electrolyzer, which will be 10 times bigger than its counterparts. Sam Crafter, the CEO of the Office of Hydrogen Power in South Australia, will lead the project.

A team of researchers from Beijing has created a generator "capable" of converting hot gas at hypersonic speeds into a powerful electric current. The electricity generated can be used to power military lasers, microwave weapons, rail guns, and other pulsed energy weapons, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Thursday.

15 million people are at risk of floods caused by glacial lakes, with more than half of those exposed living in just four countries, according to a press release. Critically, the most vulnerable regions are neither those with the most lakes nor those expanding most quickly. Instead, it's the size of the population, how close people are to a glacial lake, and, most significantly, how well-prepared they are for a flood that determines how dangerous the somewhat overlooked natural hazard is.

A team of scientists inserted an alligator gene into the genomes of catfish. The alligator gene called cathelicidin is an antimicrobial gene that plays a role in the animal's innate immune response, providing defense against various pathogens, including bacteria and viruses. Researchers inserted the gene into the part of the...

Here is an affordable spongy alternative to expensive water purifiers.

In Melka Kunture, modern-day Ethiopia, a new study ascertained the oldest workshop in human history, dating back to 1,2 million years ago. As stated by the researchers, this workshop includes the production of obsidian bifaces. The study also suggests that this finding raises the possibility that our ancestors' production of...

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to send humans to the moon. The U.S. space agency launched the megarocket to orbit for its Artemis I mission on November 16, where it slinged the uncrewed, human-rated Orion capsule to lunar orbit and back. NASA's Space Launch System passes its first...

The team has trained a computer program on how to detect ink on papyri.

Scientists have taken a leaf out of science fiction and realized that young blood could have a "rejuvenating effect" when infused into older bodies. Research suggests that the infusion could help aging hearts, muscles, and even the thought process become stronger. "An aging blood system, because it's a vector for...