VICTORIA – Researchers from the University of Victoria have perfected deep sea glider with acoustic sensors, and it has been patrolling the deep-sea canyons off the west coast of Vancouver Island in a bid to prevent large ocean-going ships from accidently crashing into whales. The glider project is a partnership between Dalhousie University in Halifax, … Read more
In typical cases, astronomers usually deal with time frames expressed in billions of years, and sometimes a greater metric. But according to a recent study, it has been almost confirmed that the rings But according to a recent study, it has been almost confirmed that the rings in Saturn and some of its moon are … Read more
It is already a known fact that crows, magpies and mockingbirds can differentiate individual humans. The latest news coming out from the world of science is pretty much exciting, as a recent study suggests that skuas living in remote Antarctica are also capable of recognizing individual people who have previously intervened their nests or eggs. … Read more
Two comets will safely fly closely by Earth next week, and astronomers believe that it will be a close shave. According to experts, the double flyby will tell them whether these two comets were previously one. The first one among the duo will pass carefully on March 21, 2016. The second comet will come closely … Read more
A professor at Oxford University, Sir Andrew Wiles has been awarded £500,000 prize because he easily cracked a 300-year-old mystery mathematical problem for academics known as ‘epochal moment’. Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded him the Abel Prize for his proof of Fermat’s Theorem, which was published in the year 1994. This report … Read more
According to a research paper published on March 18, 2016, in ‘Nature Climate Change’, it has been learned that more than 13 million Americans will become the victims of the flood by 2100. These findings clearly indicate that the number of Americans displaced by rising sea levels will be tripled by the end of this … Read more
A group of researchers headed by Victoria “Tory” McCoy, a 2006 graduate of North Allegheny High School have solved the mystery surrounded around the completely weird-looking Tully monster. The team of researchers identified Tully Monster as an aquatic vertebrate which is very much similar to the modern-day lamprey. The results of the research are published … Read more