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24 Sep 2022, 10:06

ISRO develops microprocessor controlled knee

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has developed a microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which is ten times cheaper against importe...

24 Sep 2022, 02:38

Hazardous 'forever chemicals' are in our water, food, and air. Here are 6 simple ways to reduce exposure at home.

PFAS may be impossible to avoid, but you can reduce the amount you inhale or ingest through regular vacuuming, cooking, and a few other easy steps.

22 Sep 2022, 18:03

James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune's rings

US-based space agency NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of Neptune's rings in more than 30 years.

21 Sep 2022, 01:08

After devastating Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has strengthened to a Category 3 storm, continuing its ruinous path across the Caribbean

In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona unleashed severe flash flooding, with one weather station reporting more than 2 feet of rain in 24 hours.

20 Sep 2022, 16:38

Scientists calculated the global population of ants: there are 20 quadrillion, or 2.5 million per person

Taken together, the tiny insects would weigh at least 12 million tonnes, according to researchers, more than every bird and wild mammal combined.

20 Sep 2022, 11:12

All about Super-Earths, their dwarf stars and how they're more habitable than our earth

Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system they're called exoplanets. But in summ...

20 Sep 2022, 09:18

Death toll rises to 4 as Hurricane Fiona hits Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Guadeloupe

The Category 1 storm made landfall on Puerto Rico's southwestern coast on Sunday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour.

20 Sep 2022, 04:43

NASA's InSight lander captured the 'bloop' sound of a meteor falling to Mars

NASA captured the sound of a meteor careening through Mars' atmosphere, splintering, and crashing. Then a satellite photographed the impact craters.

17 Sep 2022, 17:24

Europe's severe drought is unearthing ancient artifacts from 'Spanish Stonehenge' to Emperor Nero's bridge

Europe's rivers are drying up due to the worst drought in 500 years, revealing prehistoric monuments, ancient bridges, and war relics.

17 Sep 2022, 16:14

A 31,000-year-old Stone Age skeleton reveals the world's oldest limb amputation

Archaeologists in Borneo have discovered that people 31,000 years ago had a good grasp of complex surgery and successfully amputated limbs.

17 Sep 2022, 00:18

Saturn's gravitational pull shredded an ancient moon, creating its iconic rings and unusual tilt, new research suggests

One of Saturn's icy moons may have been ripped apart 160 million years ago, a new study suggests. The disintegrated moon could explain two mysteries.

16 Sep 2022, 18:19

Anti-vaxxers evaded social-media content bans by replacing the word 'vaccine' with a carrot emoji, BBC investigation finds

One 250,000-member group using the emoji had as part of its rules to "use code words for everything," per the BBC

15 Sep 2022, 21:25

Ancient bodies of 'vampires' were buried with rocks in their mouths to stop them returning from the dead

Vampire myths have existed for centuries, with weird burial practices have been linked to these beliefs.

15 Sep 2022, 15:04

Photos show 'vampire' burials in Europe and what they mean, according to experts

Examples of "vampire" burials found by archeologists.Amy Scott/Insider; REUTERS/Handout/Insider Scientists have uncovered th...

15 Sep 2022, 03:39

The 34 oddest names for groups of animals

FrogsAmarasiri Peasena Wigemanna / 500px via Getty Images You probably know that a group of wolves is called a pack or that a group of puppies is cal...

14 Sep 2022, 11:18

Mysterious underground sounds reported at Latur village without seismic activity

Mysterious underground sounds have been reported at Hasori village in Maharashtra's Latur district, an official said on Tues...

13 Sep 2022, 23:18

NASA says it will try to launch its massive moon rocket again in late September

NASA postponed its second Artemis I launch attempt after a fuel leak. After repairs, the next launch attempt might be on September 27.

13 Sep 2022, 19:25

Side-by-side photos of the Orion Nebula show how powerful Webb's infrared cameras are. They spot star-forming clouds and gas cocoons Hubble can't see.

A new image of the Orion Nebula from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals parts of the nebula that were undetectable in visible light.

12 Sep 2022, 23:46

On this day 60 years ago, President John F. Kennedy pledged the US would land a person on the moon. Decades later, NASA has a plan to go back.

As NASA prepares to blast off its new moon rocket, the space agency is poised to return to the moon for the first time in half a century.

Dramatic footage shows orcas breaking an ice platform to trap and kill a seal, a rare technique used by only 100 whales

12 Sep 2022, 17:59

'Doomsday' glacier — which could raise sea levels by several feet if melted — is 'holding on by its fingernails' says new study

Using a new sea floor mapping technique, scientists found the Thwaites "Doomsday" glacier had retreated much faster in the past, and could do so again.

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