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Beaver Moon. Image: Instagram The Beaver Moon, the biggest supermoon of 2025, lit up the night sky on November 5, captivating stargazers and photographers worldwide. This month’s full moon, aptly named the Beaver Moon for the beaver activity signaling the onset of winter, was not just any moon – it was a supermoon, appearing about…

Water is one of the simplest molecules known to science, yet it continues to surprise researchers. Under normal conditions, it freezes into the familiar form of ice that floats on lakes and rivers. But when water is exposed to extremely high pressures, its molecules behave in unexpected ways. They rearrange into different crystalline structures, creating…

Professor Brian Cox has moved to shut down growing online theories claiming that an interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, could be an alien spacecraft approaching Earth. The astrophysicist, known for his accessible explanations of complex science, urged the public to rely on verified research rather than “drivel” circulating on social media. His response comes amid mounting speculation…

Three Indian-origin researchers, Surya Ganguli, Surbhi Goel, and Krishna Pillutla, have been named among 28 global scholars selected for the prestigious Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellowship for 2025. The fellowship provides over $18 million in funding to support research aimed at ensuring that artificial intelligence develops in ways that benefit humanity by the year 2050. The…

Submarine volcanoes, volcanic structures hidden beneath the ocean surface, play a vital role in shaping Earth’s geology and marine ecosystems. Formed through tectonic plate movements, rising magma, and deep mantle hotspots, these underwater volcanoes behave like their land-based counterparts but operate under immense pressure. As magma pushes through cracks in the seafloor, volcanic formations emerge,…

New satellite observations reveal a subtle but significant change in Earth’s reflectivity, suggesting that the planet is absorbing more solar energy than before. This phenomenon, known as darkening, reflects an imbalance between the northern and southern hemispheres, with the north losing brightness more rapidly. According to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy…

Professor Brian Cox has moved to shut down growing online theories claiming that an interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, could be an alien spacecraft approaching Earth. The astrophysicist, known for his accessible explanations of complex science, urged the public to rely on verified research rather than “drivel” circulating on social media. His response comes amid mounting speculation…

For a long time, scientists believed that parasitic relationships between marine species developed much later in Earth’s history. But new fossil evidence from Morocco suggests otherwise. A recent study published in iScience found signs of parasitic worms living inside the shells of an ancient sea creature about 480 million years ago, during the Early Ordovician…

Stephen Hawking, who lived with ALS for decades, believed the brain is a computer and rejected heaven or an afterlife/ file Few figures have reshaped our understanding of the universe as profoundly as Stephen Hawking. Known for his groundbreaking work on black holes and the origins of the cosmos, Hawking was not only a scientist…

NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman has sparked a renewed debate over the agency’s core mission, arguing that NASA should shift away from developing its own rockets and instead focus on “the near impossible” — breakthroughs that private companies are not currently pursuing. In a recent interview, Isaacman said NASA’s role should be to pioneer technologies…