Christchurch: Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins. Then, they went extinct around 94 million years ago. In 2010, palaeontologist James Crampton discovered a partial ichthyosaur skeleton while working…
Sydney: It’s just past midnight in the cool, ancient forests of Tasmania. We’ve spent a long day and night surveying endangered Tasmanian devils. All around, small animals scurry through bushes. A devil calls in the darkness. Microbats swoop and swirl as a spotted-tailed quoll slips through the shadows. Working here is spine-tingling and electric. Weeks…
Queensland: In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there are always exciting events to look out for in the sky. The year 2025 is no exception and has its fair share of such events. Though the night sky is more spectacular than a dark country…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): Two spacecraft that would aid ISRO in demonstrating space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, got separated successfully and were placed into the desired orbit late Monday, the country’s space agency said. “PSLV C60 mission accomplished as a SpaDeX spacecraft is considered,” said Mission Director M Jayakumar. Indian Space Research…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday night launched its workhorse PSLV rocket with several satellites, including two that will carry out an ambitious autonomous orbital rendezvous and docking experiment that only a handful of space agencies have mastered. The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), ascending aboard the PSLV-C60 rocket from the…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): Two spacecraft that would aid ISRO in demonstrating space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, got separated successfully and were placed into the desired orbit late Monday, the country’s space agency said. “PSLV C60 mission accomplished as a SpaDeX spacecraft is considered,” said Mission Director M Jayakumar. Indian Space Research…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO’s PSLV-C60 rocket carrying two spacecraft that would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, lifted off from the spaceport here late on Monday. Billed as a prelude to ISRO’s setting up its own Space Station by 2035, the 44.5 metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle…
Birmingham (UK): The death of a spy is rarely newsworthy, due to the secrecy surrounding it. But when a white beluga whale suspected of spying for Moscow was found dead in Norwegian waters in September, the animal soon became a minor celebrity. Hvaldimir (a play on the Norwegian word for whale, hval, and the first…
Kolkata: Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered five different species of parasitic wasp, an official said. ZSI scientists have identified Ceraphron initium, a new species of parasitic wasp from Nagaland, the official said. Four other ‘parasitoid wasp’ species were found in the Western Ghats by another team of ZSI, she said….
New Delhi: India, the US, and China, were together responsible for 60 percent of ithe ncrease in tourism emissions between 2009 and 2019, a study has found, attributing it largely to population and a strong growth in travel demand. China’s domestic tourism expenditure expanded by 17 percent per year over the past decade and pushed…
