Category: Science

Namira Salim

Pakistan’s Namira Salim to embark on first spaceflight

Namira Salim, the founder and chairperson of the nonprofit Space Trust, will become the first Pakistani in space as she braces for her journey beyond the skies today...

Heatwave Toronto

Unprecedented October heatwave hits Toronto after 72 years

Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has experienced a remarkable weather event, breaking a temperature record that stood for more than seven decades. The unseasonable...

India moon landing china

Did India really land on the moon? Chinese scientist say he has serious doubts

Ouyang Ziyuan, a prominent Chinese scientist hailed as the father of China’s lunar exploration program, has raised doubts about the extent of ISRO’s lunar...

Russia moon crash

Why did Russia’s first moon lander in 47 years crash on moon’s surface?

Yury Borisov, the chairman of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos Friday revealed that the failure of speed-measuring equipment on the mission caused Russia’s...

vaccination arm

Which arm should you choose for vaccination? Here’s what science says

The decision of whether to receive vaccinations in the left or right arm appears to hold significance, a recent study shows. The choice of arm matters. A study conducted...

India moon

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission shares moon’s close-up for first time

Indian Space Research Agency’s (ISRO) spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 — which entered the lunar orbit Saturday after its launch in July — has captured and released its...

Climate ocean

Climate scare: World oceans heat up to all-time high of 20.96°C in 2023

The world’s oceans have reached their hottest-ever recorded temperature, hitting a staggering 20.96°C (69.72°F), according to data from the EU’s Copernicus...

Virgin birth

‘Virgin birth’: Scientists engineer fruit flies to reproduce without males

Scientists on July 29 announced they had successfully genetically engineered female fruit flies to reproduce offspring without the need for a male, marking the first...

Warming oceans

Warming oceans wiping out marine life faster than thought

As the effects of climate change continue to take a toll on the planet in the form of global warming, environmentalists have issued fresh warnings about the unusual rise...

Military emissions

Militaries around the world contribute 5.5pc of global emissions: report

Story by Reuters When it comes to taking stock of global emissions, there’s an elephant in the room: the world’s armed forces. As temperatures hit new highs,...