Flying Foxes Headed Towards Extinction For Three Decades, Need Conservation ASAP

Medicine & Technology Apr 02, 2017

Hunting and habitat loss are causing mass deaths in flying foxes of Mauritius. It's been three decades, the government recognized this species as threatened, but no actions were taken until now.

How Plants Produce Oxygen, Cyanobacteria Has The Answer

Mar 31, 2017

scientists found cyanobacteria is the first organism on earth that produced oxygen for the first time. It was often thought that the bacteria is blue-green algae. In a recent study, researchers found it is not an alga. It is actually bacteria which first introduced Oxygen on Earth.

Manatees Have Returned Back From The Jaw Of Extinction, US Officials Confirmed

Mar 31, 2017

Manatees which is also known as sea cows has promoted to threatened species from endangered status. for the first time in 1966, manatees are considered as endangered under the protection act, but since 1980 a remarkable change in their number observed.

Carbon Nanotubes Soon Become The Future Of Water Filtration, Perfect Alternative To Eliminate Toxins & Other Contaminants

Mar 30, 2017

Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology are planning to manipulate Carbon Nanotube as a nest generation water filter media. As carbon nanotube dislikes water, so during filtration it would absorb all organic compounds and let the water go.

NASA Plans To Send Solar Probe Plus Inside The Sun's Atmosphere In 2018

Mar 30, 2017

NASA designing a special spacecraft named Solar Probe Plus to unveil the mysteries of solar flares. this spacecraft will not only monitor the Sun closely but also warn scientists for the future solar storm event.

Fossils & Bones Analysis Of Hawaiian Petrel Reveal How Food-Web Shift In North Pacific Leaving Impact On Their Existence

Mar 29, 2017

Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and Michigan State University scientists analyzed fossil records and bones of Hawaiian Petrel to determine how human interference affecting their food chain. industrial fishing and other human activities are damaging their resources During the past 100 years.

Earth-Sized Solar Waves Around The Sun Could Predict Space Weather

Mar 29, 2017

NASA scientists found Earth-like waves on Sun that could predict space weather. Between 2011 and 2014 NASA launched three satellites to scan the Sun in every direction.

Archaeologists Unearthed 3,800-Year-Old Tomb Of An Ancient Egyptian Woman In Intact Position

Mar 28, 2017

A research team has found the mummified body of Lady Sattjeni from Qubbet el-Hawa. The tomb was about 3,800 years old but it was in intact condition.

Astronomers Declassified The Mysteries Of PDS 11 Binary Star System

Mar 28, 2017

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research scientists found a new binary star system named PDS 11. advance spectrometer of Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) detected that it is containing two stars: PDS 11A and PDS 11B and these two stars are almost 371 to 427 light years away from each other.

Advanced Fingerprint Tracking Technique Would Help Scientists To Spot Frog Population From The Risk Of Pollution

Mar 27, 2017

Lancaster University scientists created and bio-spectrometer that will monitor the pollution level of water. Rapidly increasing pollution taking lives of tadpoles which is impacting their existence.

Cambodian Villagers Rescued 11 Endangered Elephants From Muddy Bomb Crater [Video]

Mar 27, 2017

11 endangered wild elephant got a new life after getting trapped for four days in a mud crater. Cambodian local villagers and forest ranger team rescued those elephants in four hours of operation

Scientists Found 40 Tons Of Capstone From South India, Largest Capstone Ever Found

Mar 26, 2017

Telangana Archaeology and Museums Department scientists found the largest capstone from southern India. the weight of the capstone was about 40 tons and it took four hours to lift it up with a crane.

Bats In Texas Are In Danger Of Getting White-Nose Disease

Mar 26, 2017

Lethal fungus named Pseudogymnoascus Destructans is causing mass deaths in the bats of Texas. Scientists found this fungus can cause white nose disease which leads the bats to death. this disease was first found in 2006, since then it's been spreading at the speed of 100 miles per year.

Scientists Developed A New Method To Discover New Materials By Using Molecular Treasure Maps

Mar 24, 2017

Scientists from the University of Southampton and the University of Liverpool have developed a new method which has the potential to revolutionize the way we search for, design and produce new materials. Researchers explained that new Molecular Treasure Maps would accelerate the discovery of new materials.

Penn State Scientists Created Fungal Biopesticide To Smash The Resistance Of Insecticide In Bed Bugs

Mar 23, 2017

An average American spend almost $500 to $1,000 per room to get rid of bed bugs but still, they can't sleep. Bed bugs generate insecticide resistance in their body which won't let them die. Penn State scientists found another alternative to get rid of bed bugs.