A tiny fossil of a prehistoric baby bird dating back to the Mesozoic Era (250-65 million years ago) has been discovered by scientists, which they feel can help them understand how early avians came into the world in the age of dinosaurs.
According to researchers, the fossil is a chick from a group of prehistoric birds called Enantiornithes. The specimen is amongst the smallest known Mesozoic avian fossils ever discovered.
Dec 21, 2017
Test Trial of Anti-smog Gun
The Delhi government began testing of anti-smog gun, a machine that sprays water into the air, amid concerns over the alarming level of air pollution in the national capital.
The trial run is being conducted by the Department of Environment and Delhi Pollution Control Committee.
Anti-smog gun is a device which is used to sprays atomised water into the atmosphere to reduce air pollution.
Dec 14, 2017
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
New research published by The University of Texas at Austin and the University of South Florida found that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may not be as stable as it seems. In fact, the ice sheet has a long history of expanding and shrinking -- a finding that indicates the ice sheet may contribute substantially to global sea level rise as Earth's climate warms. The new results came from geophysical and geological data collected during the first-ever oceanographic survey of East Antarctica's Sabrina Coast. The glaciers in this region may be particularly susceptible to climate change because they flow from the Aurora Basin, a region of East Antarctica that mostly lies below sea level.
Dec 11, 2017
New form of matter ‘excitonium’ discovered
Scientists have proven the existence of a new form of matter called excitonium — which was first theorised almost 50 years ago. Researchers from University of California Berkeley and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US studied non-doped crystals of the transition metal dichalcogenide titanium diselenide. Excitonium is a condensate — it exhibits macroscopic quantum phenomena, like a superconductor. It is made up of excitons, particles that are formed in a strange quantum mechanical pairing.
Dec 04, 2017
Super Moon Brightens up the Sky
The moon appears bigger and brighter in the sky as it moves closer to earth. The moon will appear 14% larger and about 30% brighter because it revolves around the earth in an ‘elliptical orbit’. The moon will be closest to earth at 2.15pm (IST) on Monday, the distance being 3,57,492km. Nasa has said that there will be two more supermoons—one on January 1, and the second one on January 31—calling it a supermoon trilogy, including the one on Monday. The space agency said the January 31 supermoon will be ‘extra special’ because it will also feature a total lunar eclipse.
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