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Fossils from Venezuela reveal anacondas reached their enormous size 12.4 million years ago and have barely changed since then/ Image: YT Anacondas have long dominated the South American waterways, with modern researchers recognising around five distinct species within the genus Eunectes (literally “good swimmer”). The green anacondas , the largest of the group, still hold…

As Russian president Vladimir Putin begins his three-day visit to India on Thursday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos has suggested that both countries are set to elevate cooperation in the space sector. Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov told Russian newspaper Izvestia that an announcement on space cooperation would be made as soon as “literally the day…

The asteroid Bennu is providing scientists with critical insights into the early solar system and the origins of life. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned pristine samples to Earth, enabling unprecedented analysis. Recent studies published in Nature Geosciences and Nature Astronomy highlight three groundbreaking discoveries. Researchers identified sugars essential for life, including ribose and glucose, which…

BENGALURU: Biomoneta has become the first Indian healthtech company to receive US-FDA 510(k) Class II clearance for a medical air-cleaning device, marking a key milestone in its efforts to expand into the US healthcare market.“The clearance covers the Biomoneta Avata Rx Medical Recirculating Air Cleaner, which is built on the company’s patented ZeBox technology. Unlike…

Source: NASA Earth Observatory In the remote reaches of southeastern Libya, the Sahara Desert holds formations that are both enigmatic and visually captivating. Among the most striking are the concentric rings of Jabal Arkanū, rising sharply from the otherwise flat desert plains. Their circular ridges, spanning kilometres across the landscape, have long intrigued explorers and…

Scientist proposes consciousness is universal, not biological and death may not end it/ representational image If you ask a neuroscientist what happens to your mind when you die, the usual answer is blunt: your brain shuts down, and with it your thoughts, memories and sense of self. Consciousness, in that view, is something the brain…

Imagine watching the Moon from Earth and knowing that your name is physically travelling around it on a real spacecraft. A tiny piece of your identity traveling through deep space, circling our closest celestial neighbour, and returning home after a historic journey. NASA has opened this extraordinary opportunity for people worldwide through the upcoming Artemis…

The first day of December 2025 has brought a striking surge in solar activity, prompting renewed scientific attention to the relationship between the Sun’s magnetic behaviour and the technological systems that depend on stable conditions in near-Earth space. An unexpected X2-class flare erupted during the early hours of the morning, offering a reminder of how…

Life often finds surprising ways to adapt, even in places where survival seems impossible. Inside the abandoned ruins of Chernobyl’s destroyed nuclear reactor, scientists discovered a strange black fungus that not only survives extreme radiation but appears to grow toward it and possibly use it for energy. Scientists working with NASA’s space biology teams and…

The December 2025 full moon, widely called the Cold Moon, promises one of the year’s most striking lunar displays. This supermoon will appear larger and brighter than most other full moons, reaching an unusually high point in the sky for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Its proximity to Earth during perigee enhances its size, making…