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A renowned herpetologist Richard Vogt who studies sea turtles reportedly used obscene pictures of women practicing field tasks in is presentation slides. Vogt was demonstrating these slides as part of an approval presentation dedicated to a big award. During the conference, an audiovisual manager put “blue censorship boxes” atop the private parts of the bodies …
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Recent reports encompassing a “rabid fox” in Brunswick and a “rabid otter” in Rockland, have scared off the residents of central Maine. However, the officials dealing with those wild animals have cautioned the people against getting too anxious on seeing a raccoon or fox. Sgt. Aaron Cross from the Maine Warden Service said in a …
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A recent study conducted by a group of international researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California at Berkeley, Harvard and other institutions revealed that the interior of our Earth is brimming with a “quadrillion tons” of diamonds. According to the study, these diamonds are one thousand times more in number in …
Interior of our Earth is brimming with diamonds, reveals new study Read More »
Diamonds, the rarest and one of the most precious minerals found on the face of the Earth are not so rare in reality. According to the latest research, there is a huge stash of Diamonds with more than quadrillion tons of diamonds hidden deep below the Earth’s surface waiting to be extracted. The research published …
Scientists found quadrillion tons of diamonds stashed under the Earth Read More »
Scientists and space experts have always debated on the presence of alien life in the Universe. That being said, nevertheless, a study conducted recently by a group of researchers at the University of Oxford has revealed that the earthlings may be the only creature living in the Milky Way galaxy. This study conducted by Toby …
New study suggests we could be the only creature living in our Milky Way galaxy Read More »
After series of leaks of yet-to-be-released Samsung Galaxy Note 9, the device has yet again scaled up the popularity with hundreds of headlines appearing in various websites and portal after an accidental photo leaked by Ice Universe was revealed on Twitter showing the first ever look of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9. As of …
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Cape Canaveral is known to all space enthusiasts as it is one of the popular launch sites for the launch of rockets carrying spacecraft, rovers, satellites, etc. The two towers erected on complex 17 were recently detonated to give way for something new. The Cape Canaveral launch complex 17 was originally was built for Thor …
Two towers at Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 17 finally demolished Read More »
In a recent incident, fisherman Robinson Russell witnessed an amazing spectacle in a lobster haul at the Grand Manan Island in Canada. Among the different lobsters that were caught in the fray, Robinson observed a lobster which had a translucent blue-pink shell. The lobster was termed as a ‘cotton candy’ lobster and Russell named it …
Israel announced on Tuesday that it is all set to launch its very first lunar mission in December 2018 aspiring to become the fourth country to stand in the list of moon travelers, after the U.S, Russia, and China. The Israel aerospace industries in collaboration with the Space-IL developed the new spacecraft over a period spanning …
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The world’s oldest color has been discovered by the scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) and from the overseas. According to the new study, the bright shade of pink is the oldest color present on the Earth. The pink color segments were extracted from the rocks underneath the African Sahara desert and the color is …
World’s oldest color discovered by scientists, and it’s breathtaking Read More »
Most of the people feel cranky before the mealtimes. This is the state known as ‘Hangry’ when the brain mixes being hungry and being angry as one. There was a survey conducted by a DNA-testing company named 23andme where more than 100, 000 people were asked to participate and answer a question. The question asked …
Survey finds a link between genetics and getting hangry Read More »
The future might hold something dire for humans as a recent study has confirmed that the climate models prepared for the near future aren’t accurate and the situation could be worse than earlier predicted. As per a research, global warming could warm up our planet twice than current climate models and projections estimate. The research …
In an attempt to combat few elements causing harm to the coral reef systems, Hawaii became the first state in the United States and the first state in the world to pass a legislation banning sunscreen carrying few harmful chemicals. According to the reports, the bill was passed on Friday, it will take effect starting …
Hawaii bans sunscreens to save endangered corals Read More »
NASA officials made an announcement on July 6 which stated that the Kepler Space Telescope was put in a hibernation-like state after finding out that it was running out of fuel. On Monday, the Kepler team identified a reduction in the fuel pressure of the spacecraft that indicated a drop in the fuel level. Therefore, …
NASA’s planet seeker Kepler Space Telescope could be retiring soon Read More »
Feral cats have been the domestic mouse catchers for years but now they are living life in the wild eating reptiles and small animals. The experts believe that these cats aren’t any harm to the human existence and should not be disturbed while a lot of conservationists believe that these cats are an environmental catastrophe. …
Feral cats in Australia eat millions of reptiles everyday Read More »
NASA’s Opportunity rover hasn’t been sending any signals since the giant dust storm hit Mars turning it into a planet of dust and sand. The storm started on May 30 and grew eventually, thereby taking over the entire planet or most of it within just a few weeks. The entire planet is covered with swirling …
Mars rover Opportunity still has no signs of existence since dust storm Read More »
Home food delivery at the International Space Delivery has redefined standards since the early years of Uber Eats. On the request of one of the astronauts floating above our planet, Serena Aunon-Chancellor, the Falcon 9 rocket launched towards the ISS has carried the world’s strongest coffee, Death Wish Coffee alongside a ball-shaped device called CIMON …
World’s strongest coffee delivered to the ISS by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Read More »
The continuous efforts in the domain of astronomy and space research, as well as numerous advancements in the field of space exploration, might make us feel that we are aware of everything on our planet. However, the concerns of space exploration are yet to cease that has been validated by researchers in their study which …
New research finds there are 44% more rivers and streams than we know now Read More »
Scientists have now found out how asteroids could possibly trigger an apocalypse leading to the end of human life on Earth as we know it. Researchers at the University of Southampton have outlined seven different ways in which an asteroid collision could pose risk to our planet. The paper of the researchers with a discussion …
Researchers unravel seven profound risks posed by asteroids to Earth Read More »
Recently there have been many speculations pertaining to the establishment of a separate military division for space termed as Space Force by the Trump Administration. The program has received the support of another formidable ally in the form of NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine who helmed the reign of NASA recently. It is interesting to note …
Newly appointed NASA administrator supports Space Force proposal Read More »
The Director of Government Affairs for SpaceX, Caryn Schenewerk, stated in a congressional hearing on June 26 that the company is still committed for conducting over 25 launches in 2018 which would require SpaceX to increase its launch frequency by almost 50% in the second half of the year. The focus of the congressional hearing …
SpaceX appeals in congressional hearing for reforms in spaceflight regulations Read More »
