China's first Moon rover, Jade Rabbit also known as Yutu, has suffered a technical glitch, state media reported. Moon exploration vehicle experienced a "mechanical control abnormality” due to its complicated lunar surface environment before the rover entered its scheduled dormancy period on Saturday, Xinhua reported, citing the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for … [Read more...]
14,000 volt Shock Leaves Man With Star-Shaped Cataracts
The images from the New England Journal of Medicine above corresponds to a 42 year old man who was left with stars in his eyes after suffering from a 14,000-volt shock. The electrician from California, United States, experienced the shock after his left shoulder got an electrical burn. Four weeks after the accident the man complained of vision problems and Dr Bobby Korn, who treated the … [Read more...]
NASA Opportunity Rover Finds Evidence Mars Had Life-supporting Freshwater
Even after 10 years of efforts of exploring Mars, mineral analysis by the NASA’s Opportunity Rover shows the planet had liquid water 4 billion years ago fresh enough to support life, NASA scientists say. "While Mars is too cold to contain water supporting life now, we've had proof for past water commotion on the planet from satellite images of valleys and examination of rocks by the Rovers," … [Read more...]
Frog ‘Love Ripples’ Attract Predators
Male Tungara (Physalaemus pustulosus) frog, a tiny native of the Central and South America, call from their puddles to attract females. They start perching in a shallow pond and create a unique mating call that comes out as a series of whines and “chuck” sounds which create ripples that attract the attention of frog-eating bats. On Thursday, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research … [Read more...]
Melting ice posing threat to polar bears in Arctic
The theory of survival of the fittest is becoming very apt with the polar bears these days. A new study conducted by American researchers has found that the polar bears in the Arctic regions are changing their hunting pattern and source of prey as the regions ice is melting day-by-day. The study carried by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History found that the melting sea ice is … [Read more...]
Tunagra frogs invite their predators while making mating calls
The scientists have made a bizarre discovery about the mating behavior of tungara frogs. They say when male frogs make mating calls to entice their female partners, in the process they unknowingly give invitation to their predators as well. As much as the mating calls woo the female frogs, they attract frog-eating bats. Scientists say mating calls gives a signal to the bats that its meal is … [Read more...]
Biologists Began Necropsies For 25 Pilot Whales Found Dead
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) – In context to the investigation regarding the death of 25 pilot whales found in the shallow waters off southwest Florida, teams of biologists performed other Necropsies that began Friday morning. It was done on 16 males and nine females found on Kice Island. Necropsies on Tuesday's eight whales showed they all had "empty stomaches. Officials of National Oceanic and … [Read more...]
NASA ‘s rover Opportunity makes big water finding on 10th anniversary
In a major achievement for NASA’s Opportunity Rover, that celebrates its 10th anniversary today, the Mars rover has discovered concrete evidence about presence of fresh water on the red planet. The Opportunity rover was launched on the flat plains of Mars ten years ago on January 24, 2004. After its landing, the rover rolled into an impact crater about whose existence the scientists were not … [Read more...]
Astronaut Major Tim Peaked Trained Underwater
Britain’s first astronaut in around 20 years, Major Tim (Timothy) Peake has been undergoing a lot of frenzy training to set off to space. He is working for EAC (European Astronaut Centre).his first mission will be on 2015. The countdown to blast-off has also included a week in an underground cave and 12 days under the sea. Apart from this Peake is also learning to take sickening ‘zero gravity’ … [Read more...]
New River Dolphin Species Found in Brazil, First in Last 100 Years
A novel species of river dolphin has been discovered by the scientists in Brazil. Known as Inia araguaiaensis, it is the first new species to be found since 1918. It can mostly be found in a 932-mile stretch of the Araguaia-Tocantins River system in Brazil. Scientists estimate the number of dolphins currently living in the basin is somewhere in between 600 to 1,500 and they propose they be … [Read more...]
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