The moon‘s polar regions are home to craters and other depressions that never receive sunlight. Today, a group of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany present the highest-resolution images to date covering 17 such craters. Craters of this type could contain frozen water, making them attractive targets…
One of the most popular teleconferencing programs in the world joins Facebook’s new vr co-working platform. Facebook today announced a partnership with Zoom Video Communications to bring the company’s popular teleconferencing software program to Horizon Workrooms, marking a major milestone for the recently released VR co-working platform. …
Hubble Space Telescope’s(HST) glamour shots of the universe are so revealing they nearly always have a discovery behind them. In this image, a remote galaxy is greatly magnified and distorted by the effects of gravitationally warped space. After its public release, astronomers used the picture to measure the galaxy’s distance of 9.4 billion light-years. This…
What do leafcutter ants and scores of middle-school students have in common? A mouth full of metal-laced teeth. Tiny arthropods such as ants, spiders and scorpions routinely bite, sting or otherwise pierce tough material like wood and skin. It’s a remarkable feat, given that humans have trouble chewing through so much as a piece…
Indian History: According to consensus in modern genetics anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. However, the earliest known human remains in South Asia date to 30,000 years ago. Settled life, which involves the transition from foraging to farming and pastoralism, began in South Asia…
NASA plans to land its next lunar rover beside a crater, named Nobile, near the Moon’s south pole, the agency has announced. But some scientists question whether the mission, set to launch in 2023, will efficiently find the lunar ice that it’s looking for. The mission, known as the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER),…
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history. But Mars has no liquid water on its surface today. New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests a fundamental reason: Mars may be just too small to hold onto large amounts…
Some years ago, the concept of seasonal fruits and vegetables like green peas was common. For instance, fresh peas and spinach were available only during the winter season, and similarly, watermelon and mango used to be easily available during the summer season. Now, with the help of technology and chemicals, everything is available throughout the…
Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi (Vināyaka Caturthī), or Vinayaka Chaviti (Vināyaka Cavitī) is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. The festival is marked with the installation of Lord Ganesh’s clay murtis privately in homes and publicly by Shri Bal Gangadhar…
Australia’s koalas are in trouble. The question is how much. Australia’s iconic marsupial is in trouble. The question may just be exactly how bad the country’s koala situation has become. Nearly a third of Australia’s koalas were wiped out in just the past three years, according to new figures released by a conservation group, though…
