After the discovery of more moons of Saturn, the number of moons has increased to 145. Photo: File Taiwan: Saturn, the planet with beautiful rings, is the planet with the most moons in our known universe. This is because the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially declared 62 more moons. Thus the total number of…
An underwater stone road was discovered in Croatia, which is estimated to be 7,000 years old. Scientists have discovered a 7,000-year-old stone road buried in a layer of sea mud attached to the remains of an ancient settlement near the coast in Croatia. Experts from the University of Zadar in Croatia discovered the ancient stone…
The ant called ‘Polyrax femorita’ pretends to die in case of danger and saves itself. Photo: Courtesy of Eureka Alert Melbourne, Australia: Scientists have probably seen for the first time in an ant the ability to pretend to die to avoid being preyed upon by a predator and thereby protect itself. On Australia’s famous Kangaroo…
A deep relationship has been revealed between nutrients, brain structure and mental capacity itself. Photo: File Boston: An independent study noted a link between three key factors—nutrition, brain structure, and cognitive ability—that may play a particularly important role in older adults. According to a report published in the journal Nutrition, Dr. Aaron Barbey and Tanveer…
Traces of a 2000-year-old Roman military camp have been found in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Courtesy of the BBC Saudi Arabia: A small and two large Roman military camps have been discovered in the Luq Daq desert of Saudi Arabia, which are about 2000 years old. Scientists from the University of Oxford’s Department of Archeology have…
The American space probe Dart has revealed that the asteroid Diademos in deep space is spinning rapidly and throwing small stones and rocks into space. Photo: NASA Pasadena, California: Last year, NASA’s Dart spacecraft collided with a meteorite, but now it is known that the same meteorite is throwing stones and rocks in all directions….
Chikungunya, dengue and Zika virus outbreaks are increasing in many countries including France, which is attributed to global warming. Photo: File (Photo: File) France: The World Health Organization has warned for the second time that due to climate change, mosquito-borne diseases can spread far and wide. WHO has said that on the one hand, mosquitoes…
British astronomers have discovered a black hole 30 billion times the mass of the Sun, which they say is the largest black hole ever discovered. It is 8000 times larger than Sagittarius A at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. The discovery was made possible by the phenomenon of gravitational lensing and is the…
Two new carnivorous plants have been discovered in Ecuador, one of which stands out. Photo: Science Daily Ecuador: International experts have discovered two new plants similar to the wedge plant that attract insects and turn them into nests. Thus the number of carnivorous plants has increased to 115. Ecuadorian, German and American experts have jointly…
Traffic noise can cause an increase in blood pressure. Photo: File Beijing: Be warned, if you live near a busy road and traffic noise area, the noise can raise your blood pressure after a while. According to the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC), the relationship between traffic noise and blood pressure has been…
