Category: Science

The loggerhead turtle can learn and remember the magnetic signature of an area and does a ‘turtle dance’ when in a location that they associate with food, a study in Nature reports. The research presents mechanisms of how migratory species navigate using the magnetic field of the Earth. Sea turtles are renowned for their long-distance migrations and…

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The loggerhead turtle can learn and remember the magnetic signature of an area and does a ‘turtle dance’ when in a location that they associate with food, a study in Nature reports. The research presents mechanisms of how migratory species navigate using the magnetic field of the Earth. Sea turtles are renowned for their long-distance migrations and…

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Q: Where does the colossal squid live? The colossal squid is a massive squid that lives in the deep sea surrounding Antarctica Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean Deep sea surrounding Antarctica Pacific Ocean A: 3 Q: What is the colossal squid’s claim to fame as an invertebrate? The colossal squid is the largest invertebrate on Earth….

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The presence of a twin inside the body of the other twin may go undetected for years. Rare foetus in foetus  In January 2025, doctors at the Buldhana District Women’s Hospital in Maharashtra detected a rare case of “fetus in fetu” in a pregnant woman. This condition occurs when a malformed foetus develops inside another foetus. The…

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Researchers conduct final inspections on a neutrino detection unit on a launcher vehicle aboard a research vessel to the seafloor in the Mediterranean Sea. Image released on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Using an observatory under construction deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily, scientists have detected a ghostly subatomic particle called a…

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NASA’s astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module. NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly earlier return for two Starliner astronauts who have been on the…

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On January 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed draft guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to assess the safety and effectiveness of drugs. The influential body has said that in the last decade, the number of submissions from drugmakers that include an AI or machine-learning component has seen an exponential…

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