Before Concepts of Physics became every JEE student’s bible, IIT Kanpur professor H.C. Verma solved a bigger problem
Millions solved his physics problems, but few know why H.C. Verma wrote Concepts of Physics. (Photo: X post)…
Scientists identify ‘oddball’ meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs | News
Dr. Philippe Claeys, a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia, in front of an exhibit at…
Amendment 67: D.3 AGIGO: Change to IXPE and NICER General Observer Second Opportunity in ROSES-25
The IXPE GO Program solicits proposals for investigations in any area of astrophysics (not constrained to IXPE’s prime…
Plant-based diets reshape gut microbes to boost healthy metabolites
Plant-based diets are good for you. They promote gut, immune, metabolic and cardiovascular health, in part by cultivating…
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Space Station Mission
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station during a news…
China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam
Chinese scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest verified amber in the northwestern Xinjiang region, revealing that ancient plants…
Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket’s epic Flight 13 test launch (video)
The 13th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket went pretty well — and provided some amazing visuals, too.…
UK Researchers Target Leading Role in NASA’s Next Flagship
How can the UK Space Agency contribute to NASA’s highly anticipated Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) mission? This is…
The 24-hour day is not fixed but slowly stretching, and in the dinosaurs’ time it was shorter: the Moon’s pull is gently braking Earth’s spin, so a day back then ran about 23.5 hours, and far shorter deeper in the past
The day you are living through right now is longer than any day a dinosaur ever saw. Not…
Chang’e-6 Samples Provide an Ancient Record of the Moon’s Far Side.
Samples obtained by China’s Chang’e-6 mission are revealing a great deal about the Moon’s far side. The study…
The first woman to fly in space was not a test pilot or a scientist but a young textile worker, and in 1963 Valentina Tereshkova orbited the Earth alone for three days, longer than every American astronaut combined had managed by then
When you picture the people who flew the first space missions, you probably picture a certain kind of…
Meet Emily Morrison: The marine biologist who sets a world record for ‘106 shark tattoos to raise awareness for shark conservation |
Image Credit: guinnessworldrecords.com Shark is a unique animal that has survived five mass extinctions and swam in our…