Science

Image(s): Left/MSU/Right/Canva For decades, scientists have searched for cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels, looking everywhere from algae and bacteria to agricultural waste. In 2008, one of the most unexpected discoveries came from deep inside the South American rainforest. Researchers identified a microscopic fungus living quietly within the tissues of a tree that produced a mixture…

Image Credit: Fireballs Aotearoa A spectacular fireball passed over the night sky of New Zealand’s North Island with extreme speed, at approximately 10.26 pm on Tuesday, 28 July 2026. It was accompanied by thunderous rumbles and sharp sonic booms that shook windows and alarmed the livestock in the region. From Auckland down to the Wairarapa,…

The experiments prepared by 750 schoolgirls from India failed on their first try in 2022. But later, it transformed into a space education activity that has a satellite made by them orbiting the planet near the ISS. The information was released by ISRO, the Indian government’s space agency.Under the AzaadiSAT project, 75 schools across the…

The first place people consider when thinking about the source of the oxygen that humans breathe is usually the big rainforest areas like the Amazon. Although forests play a very important role in storing carbon and conserving biodiversity and climate, the oceans provide a greater share of the oxygen in the atmosphere than forests. Almost…

For many people, Lewis Howard Latimer is remembered for his later work on electric lighting and his association with Thomas Edison. Yet years before he became involved in the electrical industry, he helped solve a far more ordinary problem that affected railway passengers every day. Travelling by train in the nineteenth century was becoming increasingly…

A nesting olive ridley sea turtle on Playa Pejeperro in Costa Rica with a common remora attached to its shell (Credit: Megan Bullock) A mother sea turtle crawled onto a Costa Rican beach to lay her eggs, carrying an unexpected passenger that refused to let go even after leaving the ocean.Gripping tightly to the turtle’s…

Mosquitoes are among the world’s deadliest animals, spreading diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika and yellow fever that affect hundreds of millions of people every year. While traditional mosquito control relies on insecticides, bed nets and habitat management, researchers are now exploring a high-tech alternative. An experimental autonomous drone uses ultrasonic phased-array sonar, artificial intelligence…

However, the construction industry accounts for a great part of the global CO₂ footprint due to massive emissions of carbon dioxide while producing cement and concrete. Although some success has been achieved by architects and engineers in the creation of alternatives, there is still no such type of sustainable building material that would not only…

Deep inside Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, far from crowded towns and city streets, scientists found a surprising pattern in the insects they were studying. Mosquitoes living in protected forest areas appeared to have been feeding on humans more often than expected, despite being surrounded by natural habitat. The discovery has raised questions about how environmental change…

Two people can spend years inside the same demanding, unglamorous work and come away describing it completely differently. One calls it a job, something endured for the sake of what it eventually produces. The other calls it beautiful, and means it literally, even in the middle of the most exhausting stretches of it. Marie Curie,…

Success can be defined as a result of diligence, determination, and talent. However, history proves that for many individuals, success was achieved through the struggle in different conditions. Rules, demands, and opportunities were defined by the individual who aimed at achieving them. The words of Mary Jackson, “Every time we get a chance to get…

A new study which was done across tropical countries suggests that non-native trees can become surprisingly common in young regenerating forests, especially where the canopy is still open. But as the forest matures and the canopy closes, their share tends to decline. The study was published in Nature’s July 2026 journal.The research analysed 1,561 forest…