Dinosaur (Representative image) (Pic credit: AP) NEW YORK: Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina with powerful claws, feasting on an ancient crocodile bone. The new find was possibly 23 feet (7 meters) long and hailed from a mysterious group of dinosaurs called megaraptorans. They prowled across what’s now South America, Australia and parts…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made headlines again by successfully completing an autonomous close approach to the Sun and confirming that all its systems are operating normally. On September 18, 2025, the spacecraft transmitted a status signal to flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, where it was designed,…
A recent study has uncovered that liquid water once flowed through the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, overturning long-held beliefs about water activity on asteroids. Researchers analysed tiny rock fragments returned by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft and found signs of water movement occurring over a billion years after Ryugu’s formation. This discovery challenges the traditional view that asteroid…
A recent study has uncovered that liquid water once flowed through the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, overturning long-held beliefs about water activity on asteroids. Researchers analysed tiny rock fragments returned by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft and found signs of water movement occurring over a billion years after Ryugu’s formation. This discovery challenges the traditional view that asteroid…
NASA on Monday unveiled its newest class of astronaut candidates at Johnson Space Center in Houston, selecting 10 individuals from a competitive pool of 8,000 applicants. This group, comprising six women and four men, marks the first time women outnumber men in a NASA astronaut class. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy described them as “America’s…
Saturn, the majestic sixth planet from the Sun, is renowned for its spectacular rings and enigmatic hexagonal storm at the north pole. Recently, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed astonishing new details in its upper atmosphere, capturing phenomena never before seen on any planet. Scientists detected drifting “dark beads” in the ionosphere and a…
Squinting at fine print or reaching for a pair of glasses to bring blurry text into focus could become a thing of the past.Last week, Argentinian scientists told an international ophthalmology conference in Denmark that they have developed eye drops as an alternative to prescription spectacles. These drops, if safe and commercially viable, would be…
Scientists discover how chocolate gets its fine taste Why does one bar of chocolate taste so smooth and fruity while another flat and bitter? This variation in flavour is due to the unpredictable and mysterious nature of the cocoa fermentation process. After cocoa pods are split open, farmers leave beans to ferment in wooden boxes…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A research team in California has used artificial intelligence to design viral genomes, which were later built and tested in a laboratory. Some of these AI-created viruses successfully infected bacteria, demonstrating that generative AI models can produce functional genetic material.Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto described the…
Human eye colour is one of the most striking and memorable features, ranging from deep brown to icy blue, rare green, and shifting hazel tones. Behind this diversity lies a fascinating interplay of melanin, iris structure, and genetics, which determines how light is absorbed and scattered to create the shades we see. While brown eyes…
