A breakthrough experiment has showcased the ability of chloroplasts, essential for photosynthesis in plants, to function inside animal cells. Red algal chloroplasts were introduced into cells derived from Chinese hamster…
There's a slight chance that the enormous asteroid Apophis, known as the "God of Chaos," could hit Earth when it makes its extremely close pass in 2029. Named after the…
Velvet ants, despite their name, are not ants but parasitic wasps known for their painful stings. These insects, often called "cow killers" due to the intensity of their sting, possess…
Earth might gain another Moon, a miniature one, due to a rare phenomenon called gravitational trapping. Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, researchers from Universidad…
A significant discovery involving a supernova remnant in the Milky Way, identified as G278.94+1.35, has been made by a team of international astronomers. This structure, resulting from a massive stellar…
Mars is unlike any other planet in our solar system due to its distinct ellipsoidal shape, having different sizes along all three axes. While it has two tiny moons today,…
A recent study has highlighted the potential of metformin, a commonly used diabetes medication, in slowing the ageing process in monkeys. Published in Cell on 12 September, the research shows…
New research from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission reveals that Mars sheds water more quickly when it is closest to the Sun.…
Recent research indicates that Earth may have once had rings similar to those of Saturn. Scientists believe this ring system was created by the breakup of an asteroid around 466…
Recent research has revealed that teenagers who lived between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago, during the Ice Age, went through puberty at roughly the same age as modern teens. An…