Science

North Carolina, Sept 1: To shed light on the development of cognitive flexibility during early infancy, researchers conducted a brain imaging study in infants to examine the emergence of neural flexibility, which refers to the frequency with which a brain region changes its role (or allegiance to one functional network to another).

Washington, Aug 30: An asteroid with diameters between 22 and 49 metres will shoot pass Earth in a distance closer than Earth from the Moon on September 1, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Jerusalem, Aug 25: Wastewater containing coronaviruses, such as the one behind the Covid-19 pandemic, may be a potential threat, according to a new review of studies that calls for additional filtration steps in sewage treatment plants to successfully remove viruses.

San Francisco, Aug 24: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is all set to reveal a key update on his brain-machine interface company Neuralink this week and may announce human trials for the technology that has been successful on mice and even apes. While the whole agenda is still speculative, a live demonstration of neuron firing activity is confirmed. "Will show neurons firing in real-time on August...

New Delhi, Aug 21: It is one year since India's second moon spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 was inserted into the lunar orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday. The Indian space agency said Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft/orbiter was launched on July 22, 2019 and inserted into lunar orbit on August 20, 2019. Though the soft-landing attempt of the lander Vikram was not successful...

Texas, Jul 28: An international team of astronomers has proposed a new method for the formation of aluminum-26, a radioactive isotope of the chemical element aluminum, in star systems that are forming planets. It is vital for the astronomers to know where aluminum-26 comes from because its radioactive decay is thought to provide a heat source for the building blocks of planets, called...

Massachusetts, Jul 27: Scientists from the Centre for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian and the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Monday announced the first successful measurement and characterisation of the 'central engine' of a large solar flare. The findings have been published in the journal Nature Astronomy, reveal the source of the intense energy powering solar flares. According to...

Washington D.C., Jul 21: The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable 'Goldilocks zone' in a distant solar system. The planet, the size, and mass of Saturn with an orbit of 35 days is among hundreds of 'lost' worlds that University of Warwick astronomers are pioneering a new method to track down and characterise in the hope of finding cooler...