Science News

New bird discovered in Nepal maybe link between previously known species in India and Pak

London, Feb 6: New bird discoveredScientists have discovered a previously unknown

Core samples from subsea fault system off Japan, might shed light on earthquake generation

Washington, Feb 6: An International team of scientists aboard the drilling vessel Chikyu, have obtained core samples from a subea fault system in Nankai Trough, a region off the Pacific coast of Ja

Scientists find building blocks of life in distant galaxy

Washington, Feb 6: Researchers have used the world's largest radio telescope—the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, to detect the presence of building blocks of life in the distant galaxy Arp 220.

Tsunami threat looms large over southern Italy

London, Feb 6: Researchers have used historical data to estimate earthquake risk for three different fault zones in the Mediterranean region, which hints towards a potential tsunami for southern Italy.

According to a report in New Scientist, Stefano Lorito of the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology in Rome, carried out the research.

Tsunamis occur around once a century in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1908, a magnitude 7 earthquake created a tsunami that almost destroyed the Italian cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria, the report said.

Now, a 3D model of Mars

Paris, Feb 6: Researchers will now be able to virtually visit Mars, with the development of a high-resolution 3D model of the terrain of the Red Planet.

Birds may have originated 40 million years earlier than previously believed

BirdWashington, Feb 6: A new analysis by researchers has offered the strongest molecular evidence yet for an

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