In February, researchers from IIT-Bombay, the Indian Statistical Institute, and IISER-Kolkata reported that fossil beds in the Dwarka Basin date back to the early Miocene epoch. They identified 42 species of snails, including four new to science, that indicated the area was once warm and rich in nutrients. The findings are expected to help scientists...
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April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Science & Tech
Why do octopuses have a ‘mating arm’?
A: Octopuses often live solitary lives and rarely encounter mates, which means they need to be very good at recognising other octopuses if they are to have reproductive success. Now, researchers have found that male octopuses have a specialised arm, known as the hectocotylus, as a sophisticated sensory organ to identify females. Scientists previously thought...
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April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis astronauts to study the Moon’s surface using mainly their eyes
More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday (April 6, 2026) and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes. Despite the technological advancements since the Apollo missions, NASA still relies on the eyesight of its astronauts to learn more about the Moon....
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April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Health, Science & Tech
ISRO launches mission in Ladakh to test mental, physical strength of astronauts
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch of a mission in Ladakh to examine the physiological, psychological and operational dynamics of gaganyatris (astronauts) and ground teams functioning in a high-altitude environment. Scientific data generated on crew performance and human factors will contribute directly to the Gaganyaan programme and future long-duration missions. Known...
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April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Science & Tech
How energy efficiency drives seasonal mountain bird migration worldwide
Migration is the movement of birds across long distances, from temperate to tropical regions during winters, and vice versa. The birds move to areas with more or increasing resources and to stay within the climate niche to which they are adapted. They also migrate short distances up and down mountains around the world. And a...
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April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis II astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby
The Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday (April 4, 2026) for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyze and photograph during their time circling the Moon. “Morale is high on board,” commander Reid Wiseman told Houston’s Mission Control center as the space crew’s work day began. Upon waking around 1635...
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April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Science & Tech
The discoverers of radio emissions from Jupiter
Does Jupiter have a “voice”? When we say discovery of Jupiter’s “voice”, it corresponds to the discovery that the planet Jupiter is a strong source of radio waves. This discovery was made in the 1950s by two scientists at the Carnegie Institution in Washington D.C. – Bernard F. Burke and Kenneth Linn Franklin – when...
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April 4, 2026April 4, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis II | Mission moon
An irony hides in the context of the NASA Artemis II launch on April 2. The U.S. has both openly and in internal reports cast the Artemis programme to return American astronauts to the moon as part of a race against China. But as China in Space editor Jack Congram has pointed out, China does...
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April 4, 2026April 4, 2026Science & Tech
NASA’s Artemis II mission will be a grand success: ISRO chairman V. Narayanan
V. Narayanan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Saturday described the Artemis II mission of US’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as “a great effort” and expressed confidence that it will lead to future human landings on the moon. “I’m 100% sure that this mission will be a grand success, leading...
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April 4, 2026April 4, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis II astronauts pass half-way point on way to Moon
The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, NASA said on Friday (April 3, 2026) evening. “You are now closer to the moon than you are to us on Earth,” mission control told the astronauts at around 11 p.m. (0400 GMT),...
