Near the shore of the Caspian Sea is a very unique geological formation called the mud volcano islands. Recently, they have been discussed in the Earth Observatory blog of NASA. They have an unusual formation that seems to be unearthly if seen from space. They are formed through explosive events and ocean waves shaping the…
The idea that a day on Earth always lasts 24 hours feels fixed, which is believed to be permanent. The same rhythm people build their lives around. But scientists have long observed that Earth’s rotation is not completely stable. It changes in very small steps over time. The planet is gradually slowing down. This means…
In Brazil, scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology of São Paulo State University (ICT-UNESP) are working on a new way to safely treat drinking water. They have found that a saline extract from the seeds of Moringa oleifera can be used to remove microplastics from drinking water. By taking advantage of the coagulant…
Do you ever find yourself pondering the volume of the sun? On the surface, it seems like a rather odd thing to think about because space doesn’t produce any sound waves that we can hear. However, there’s actually quite a bit of evidence that shows the sun isn’t as silent as one might expect. Studies…
Leonardo da Vinci was sketching the human body long before modern medicine even existed. One of his more curious drawings focused on the inside of the human heart, something most people barely understood back then. Reports suggest the 500-year-old structure has long puzzled scientists, but they now think they understand what Da Vinci was looking…
A new NASA-supported research study has discovered that some fungal spores can survive exposure to the extreme environment of outer space; these findings raise questions about the potential for bacteria and other microbes to survive during future trips to Mars. The research, which was published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, involved exposing conidia…
Quote of the day by Edwin Powell Hubble (Image source: Wikipedia) In a world where new things are found all the time and technology is always getting better, it’s easy to think that science knows everything. Modern science has helped people understand things in ways that were impossible a hundred years ago. For example, it…
Unification of all natural forces in a single theory of everything has been the dream of physicists for many years now. While Albert Einstein attempted this through his Unified Field Theory, many have tried this through quantum mechanics theories. However, according to the latest thoughts among some of the best physicists out there, what holds…
When Surbhi Sarna was a teenager dealing with painful ovarian cysts, she came face-to-face with a troubling gap in modern medicine. Doctors could treat her condition, but tools for detecting ovarian cancer early were limited, often invasive, and carried the risk of harming the ovaries. That experience stayed with her and later became the foundation…
The Lyrids are among the oldest recorded meteor showers, with historical observations dating back more than 2,500 years. The shower remains active from around 16 to 25 April each year, with peak activity typically centred on 22 April. Activity increases gradually, peaks briefly, then declines over several days. No equipment is required to view the…