Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Scientists gain important insights into the formation of the solar system by studying meteorite fragments that hit the surface of the earth from space. Presently, in the latest study, they have found water in the liquid form, containing high levels of carbon dioxide, inside a meteorite from an asteroid that […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Prologue One of the greatest services provided by humans is the provision of education to those in utmost need. And in this process, the teachers play a critical role in shaping a child’s future under the disguise of a mentor, role model, or guide. For decades, India’s education system has […]
Anjali Kumari, IILM College of Engineering and Technology The credit for the discovery of Antarctica is typically given to the Europeans but according to new research that is published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, the Polynesians discovered Antarctica over 1300 years ago. It is believed that they were among the […]
Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University Autophagy, often blamed for senescence, is a conserved process that promotes cellular homeostasis by degrading cytosolic components (sometimes referred to as cargo). This cargo sequestered into autophagosomes, which are double-membrane vesicles that are primarily carried in the retrograde direction to the perinuclear area, where they combine with lysosomes, ensuring cargo […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata A new species of centipede belonging to the genus Scolopendra has been discovered by a team of researchers from Japan. They were found living in the forests of Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan. The Genus Scolopendra comes under the family Scolopenridae and consists of a large number of tropical centipedes. The […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Two new species of Mammal-like burrowing animals have been discovered in Northeastern China. These animals lived around 120 million years ago, and though both are distantly related, they have independently evolved the traits for digging. Paleontologists call them the first “Scratch-diggers” of the ecosystem. Organisms live underground for a variety […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta The Earth currently has an oxidizing atmosphere. An oxidizing atmosphere is essentially an atmosphere that is rich in oxygen and is responsible for the rust that will develop on an iron-rich object in your home if it’s released into the air for a critical amount of time. Though this is […]
