If your dog seems to perk up every time a squirrel darts across the TV screen, or growls at the sound of a doorbell in a movie, you’re not alone, and science is starting to explain why. A new study published in Scientific Reports on July 17 reveals that a […]

A strange, icy traveller lurking at the edge of our solar system might just be rewriting everything we thought we knew about the mysterious Planet Nine. 2023 KQ14. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Scott Sheppard/CADC/NOIRLab Astronomers using the powerful Subaru Telescope in Hawaii have spotted an unusual object orbiting far beyond Pluto. Named

Drones and helicopters dropped dozens of biodegradable pods filled with around a  thousand mosquitoes in the forests of Hawaii in June.  These mosquitoes are special because they are lab-reared and do not bite. These are male mosquitoes that carry a common bacterium. This bacterium results in eggs that do not

By 2050, your favorite vanilla ice cream might taste a little more like worry than wonder. New research has revealed a potential crisis brewing in the tropics. Climate change could soon tear apart the delicate bond between wild vanilla plants and the bees they rely on for pollination. And that

Next time you ask a chatbot for a bedtime story or a recipe for banana bread, you might want to think twice, not because it’s wrong, but because it’s warming the planet. While AI doesn’t huff and puff like a steam engine, behind its smooth responses lie massive data centers,

A stressed plant doesn’t keep quiet. Instead, they emit cries in the ultrasonic range, which humans cannot hear. However, researchers have been using special devices for decades to listen to plants’ cries. For the first time, a group of scientists in Israel has recorded that insects can listen and react

Underneath the scaly skin of Australia’s iconic monitor lizards known as goannas, scientists have discovered a hidden layer of bony skin structure called osteoderm. Scientists have found bony armor beneath the skin of 29 species of goannas, a finding that challenges our understanding of evolution in lizards. Using museum specimens

Astronomers have recorded the most massive black hole merger till date. Each black hole is larger than a hundred suns, and their collision is the largest one detected yet. A team of astronomers discovered the event, called GW231123, when the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) — a pair of identical

In a twist that sounds straight out of science fiction, scientists have taken a bold step toward making life possible on Mars, using nothing more than green algae and plastic beakers. Yes, you read that right. Dunaliella tertiolecta. Source: Wikimedia Commons/Sambio369 A team of researchers has grown algae inside 3D-printed

For millions of people plagued by migraines, relief can feel like a far-off dream. But a new use for a popular class of weight-loss drugs may offer unexpected hope, without shedding a single pound. Headache. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Phee Liraglutide, a medication originally used to treat obesity and diabetes, is now