Much of the observation of melting of ice shelfs in Antarctica has been so far focused on the western side of the continent around the Amundsen Sea. But...
Super Earths are exotic planets unlike any in our solar system. They are more massive than the Earth yet lighter than gas giants like Neptune. These planets, about...
In 2012, the astronomers claim to have pinned down details of Jupiter’s smallest known moon — a tiny space rock which is barely 2km wide. The moon, known...
1000 Genomes Project aims to study the genetic maps of 2,500 people from 27 populations around the world. The first phase was to sequence and genotype 1000 samples...
Lathyrus sativus is the scientific name of Khesari Dal, also known as Grass Pea.It is a cheap variety of dal with high content of protein but has been...
Jiaolong is a Chinese manned deep-sea research submersible that can dive to a depth of over 7,000 m. On June 27, 2012, this manned Chinese submersible broke through...
Google has launched its Endangered Languages Project to save the world’s dying languages. Google has introduced its Endangered Languages Project website where people can find, share, and store...
Linpack Benchmarks are measures that rank the computers as per their floating point computer power. Introduced by Jack Dongarra, they measure how fast a computer solves a dense...
As of 2014, the IBM’s Sequoia is world’s third largest supercomputer after Tianhe-2 and Titan. In 2012, it had trumped Japan’s K Computer made by Fujitsu which fell to...
