Mars used to be a wet place in the distant past as recent studies have shown. If its meteorites are any clue to go by, such was indeed the situation eons ago on the Red Planet.A mineral found in the...
The proof is here that a very ancient reptile which was thought to lay eggs actually gave birth to live young. The group of experts studied the remains of this age-old reptile in China.The remains...
The average rate of deaths from cervical cancer is higher in women than was previously supposed to be the case. The past estimates included only those women who had undergone a hysterectomy.Yet the...
A group of superbugs known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) may have penetrated regions which were previously thought to be free of them.The study regarding this superbug was...
One of the biggest mysteries of the science is the dark matter that makes up most of the universe.The dark matter is not visible to our eyes and telescopes because it does not absorb, reflect or emit...
Saturn's moons may be younger than previously thought, says a study based on freshly-harvested data from NASA's Cassini mission."All of these Cassini mission measurements are changing our view of the...
There is a deadly complication of measles and it happens to strike children. Every year many cases of this complication cause the parents of small children to get so worried that their lives become a...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis or SSPE is a chronic form of brain inflammation caused by measles virus. Previously, it was thought that only a limited number of people affected by measles...
A major question that is asked in any course in astronomy is exactly how many galaxies the universe contains. Hubble Deep Field Images which were taken in the 90s showed this to be a certain number...
Methane emissions are difficult to measure or estimate because they come from a wide range of resources, both biological and fossil fuel emissions. Therefore, the data extracted from various...