NASA spacecraft touches outer atmosphere of Sun for first time
The Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, has been orbiting the Sun. The craft has a carbon composite shield which protects the instruments inside it from the scorching heat of around 1370 degree Celsius
Super immunity against coronavirus wanes with time, suggests new research
The research was conducted before the emergence of the Omicron variant and has raised concern about how capable double immunity would be against Omicron
Key chunk of vital Antarctic glacier under threat, says study
The huge ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is likely to break apart within the next five years or so. This could have a catastrophic effect, leading to a rise in global sea levels
Between sleep and wakefulness, there is a sweet spot of creativity
Scientists experimenting on a sleeping trick followed by Thomas Edison to boost his creativity have had positive results in a study, published on December 8 in Science Advances.
Mega project failed to reproduce high impact cancer researches, raises questions
The project team reported their findings in two papers published on December 7 in eLife and concluded that around half of the experiments could not be replicated on most criteria
Pendant found in Poland could be the oldest surviving jewellery made by humans
Carbon dating has established that the pendant found in southern Poland inside the Stajnia cave is thousands of years older than artifacts decorated similarly and found in other sites
COVID-19 worsened seepage of plastic into oceans
Scientists say that 193 countries have produced around 9.2 million tons of plastic waste associated with the pandemic. 87.4% of this was generated by hospitals while a small fraction (7.6%) was generated by individuals
Radio waves coming from center of Milky Way confuse scientists
Scientists recorded strange radio signals coming from the center of the Milky Way. The signals do not match the known pattern of radio sources. The study was led by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO