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The sun sets over the mountains, as a geomagnetic storm continues hitting the Earth, in Ronda, Spain, May 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the ones that…
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Coconut trees (like many other plants) get water from the ground through their roots. | Photo Credit: Freepik Water is a fundamental element for the sustenance of life, and in the case of coconuts, it plays a vital role in their growth and development. Anatomy of coconut Designed to thrive in harsh environments, the coconut…
Questions: 1. Name the assistant in Humphrey Davy’s lab who, in 1823, liquefied all the gases known at the time excluding hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. In the post-industrial era, Davy was among the first scientists to deduce atoms were not indivisible by observing the physical properties of matter. 2. In 1900, German physicist ____ _____…
In 1961, Mary Frances Lyon argued that one of the X chromosomes in females is randomly inactivated during early embryonic development to prevent the overexpression of X-linked genes. Representative illustration. | Photo Credit: BlackJack3D/Getty Images In mammals, the females have two copies of the X chromosome while the males carry a single copy. The X…
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The interior of Singapore Airline flight SQ321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, May 21, 2024. One passenger died and 30 others were injured after the plane hit severe turbulence. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turbulence-related incidents are common, but fatal incidents are rare. What should you do when there…
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Q: Why does water appear white in a waterfall even though it is colourless? A: When all colours are reflected from the surface of an object, it appears white. In a waterfall, water drops can be thought of as being suspended in air and as an inhomogeneous mixture of water and air. We know that…
Smoke from burning vegetation rises in a rainforest in Yanomami Indigenous land, Roraima state, Brazil, March 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on…
More than four billion years ago, Venus had enough water to cover its surface with an ocean 3 km deep. Today, the planet only has enough for this ocean to be 3 cm deep. Scientists have been able to account for a lot of the water Venus lost in this time — but not all…
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Emblica chakrabartyi, the new plant species discovered from the Edamalayar forest range of Kerala | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Scientists from SNM College Maliankara, Ernakulam, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, and King Fahd University, UAE, have reported the discovery of a new plant species Emblica chakrabartyi from Adichilthotti within the Edamalayar forest range of Kerala….
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Daily Quiz | On World Bee Day A group of honeybees are busy sucking nectar from lotus flowers. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | The day was chosen as a tribute to which Slovenian who in the 18th century pioneered modern beekeeping techniques. 2 / 6 | How many pairs of wings and eyes…