Science

The last place most people would expect to find a thriving marine ecosystem is beneath an abandoned offshore oil rig. Built to drill for crude oil and often criticised for their environmental impact, these massive steel structures are now supporting colourful corals, schools of fish, sea turtles and even sharks in several parts of the…

Image Credit: By Calistemon – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=127909261 The global race to combat climate change has started a debate on how we use our energy, moving us toward a world powered by wind, sun, and electricity. We view technologies like electric vehicles and battery storage systems as beneficial for the planet, but…

Anyone who has watched a large, heavy-bodied bee moving slowly from flower to flower on a hot day has seen an insect working far harder than it looks. New research suggests these bigger bees are now facing a growing threat tied directly to rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. As CO2 from burning petrol,…

A surprising new scientific study has revealed that the heart has a small network of neurons capable of controlling essential bodily functions. The research conducted at Yale University in US, was published in July 2026 in the scientific journal Cell. It revealed that this nervous system participates in regulating heartbeats and also protects the organ…

July 2026 is set to bring one of the year’s most recognisable full moons, with the Buck Moon lighting up the night sky. The Buck Moon 2026 is going to reach its brightest phase on July 29, offering skywatchers around the world a chance to witness a brilliant lunar display. Though the full moon phase…

When planning to shift to the Moon, where would humans live? Prior to the move, one would have to carry all the cement, water and building materials from Earth and build homes first. The entire idea seems practically impossible and this is why a recent study has provided an interesting alternative to all this hard…

When Solar Impulse 2 returned to Abu Dhabi in July 2016, it completed something that had never been achieved before. The aircraft had travelled around the world powered only by energy collected from the sun, finishing a journey of roughly 40,000 kilometres without using conventional fuel. It was not built to prove that commercial airliners…

Why do sperm whale release gas bubbles while sleeping vertically When it comes to marine life, there are facts beyond human imagination. In the most recent findings, scientists discovered a lesser-known fact about sperm whales and their resting mechanism. According to them, sperm whales have a fantastic way of resting far beneath the ocean waves….

An astronaut caring for plants inside the Veggie growth chamber, part of NASA’s long-running research into producing fresh food during extended space missions. Growing fresh vegetables aboard the International Space Station has become a familiar part of NASA‘s efforts to support astronauts on long-duration missions. Now, researchers believe those same plants could take on a…

For centuries, honey bees introduced from Europe quietly became part of life across the Americas, pollinating crops and producing honey without drawing much attention beyond farms and gardens. That picture shifted during the second half of the twentieth century after an agricultural breeding project in Brazil took an unexpected turn. What began as an attempt…