The rise of levels of mercury found in women of child bearing age is a fact that the neurotoxic element is creeping in systems of humanity. Mercury is found in the food we eat, gold and coal mining. Coal used as fuel emits toxic mercury when combusted.
Ability to measure the direction and the perception of distance makes tarantula spiders the ultimate navigator. Autonomous University of Madrid researchers found tarantula use their four pairs of lateral eyes to calculate the angle of polarized light which gives them the direction.
The Chemical Laptop which was used at the Atacama Desert has the capability to check for amino acids with even just a small drop of the water sample. Amino acids are known to be the building block of life and are widespread in the solar system.
At the time of subtropical depression, the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission, known as GPM satellite flew over the area and successfully marked the places that had the heaviest rainfall.
Little Ripper drones are helicopter like structures with the capabilities of autopilot. These battery powered devices are loaded with UTS software system for the aerial surveillance and shark detection.
The origin of the 'hobbits' or Homo floresiensis was finally revealed. The origin of Indonesian 'hobbits' was finally revealed. The study claims that the Homo Floresiensis evolved from African ancestors, not from Java.
Research found that flowers believed to have evolved to lure hummingbirds really showed combinations of traits to keep away bumblebees, whose visits were 'wasteful' for the plants.
The crack in Antarctica’s Larsen-C ice shelf continually grows at an alarming rate. Scientists foresee that it will the biggest in the history to be recorded.