PC: University of Waterloo In this world, plastic is the most stubborn waste. Normally, the plastic waste gets disposed of via municipal collection, which leads to open-pit burning or dumping in local waterways. However, no one must have imagined that plastic waste can even be turned into vinegar (acetic acid). Remarkably, this is now a…
Credit: NationalGeographic Most of the research conducted around rising oceans might have misjudged the rising coastal hazards by an approximate of 20 to 30 centimetres. Out of 385 expert-reviewed studies published between 2009 and 2025, around 99 percent incorrectly estimated ocean height. Researchers suggest this might have caused a lag of almost a hundred years…
Dark oxygen discovered under the Pacific Ocean (Image source: AI-generated) For decades, school textbooks have explained that oxygen on Earth is mainly produced through photosynthesis, a process that depends on sunlight. Plants, algae, and some bacteria use light to turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen. But a new study of the deep sea has…
The ground at Yellowstone does not always move quietly, and sometimes it waits for years before suddenly coming back to life. That is exactly what has happened at Echinus Geyser, the world’s largest acidic geyser, which has erupted again after nearly six years of relative silence. Visitors at Yellowstone National Park are once more witnessing…
Mars once had beaches like Earth (Image source: Canva) For decades, scientists have debated whether Mars once had a large ocean. Images from orbiters have shown valleys, channels and features that look like dried riverbeds. However, clear proof of an ancient ocean has remained difficult to confirm. China’s Zhurong Mars rover has sent back new…
Evelyn N. Wang: The scientist who wants to make every home produce its own water (Image source: MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering ) Water touches every part of human life. We drink it, cook with it, wash with it and depend on it for health and hygiene. Yet according to global estimates, more than 2.2…
Early risers along Florida’s Space Coast were treated to something unusual on Wednesday morning. As the first light of dawn crept over the Atlantic, a rocket streaked into the sky and left behind a glowing cloud that looked almost otherworldly. For a few minutes, the shape drifting across the sky resembled a giant jellyfish floating…
NASA seeks cost-effective solution for the Artemis Moon mission with Boeing-Lockheed component (Image source: Canva) NASA is thinking about using a rocket part made by Boeing and Lockheed Martin for its next Moon mission because the costs of the Artemis program keep going up. Costs are going up, so NASA is looking into other ways…
Shubhanshu Shukla reveals how astronauts stay fresh in space (Image source: Wikipedia) Shubhanshu Shukla in his recent X post, continuing the series following his insights on his journey in space, describes what follows astronauts getting ready in the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla is the first Indian to visit the ISS and only the second…
In films like The Matrix and Ex Machina, the boundary between biological intelligence and machines dissolves. Human minds are wired into computers, artificial beings develop awareness, and the line between life and technology becomes increasingly blurred. For decades, such ideas belonged firmly to science fiction.Now, a laboratory experiment is forcing scientists to confront a far…
