In 1970, NASA launched two bullfrogs into orbit to study vestibular function; over six days, the animals provided hours of data on balance in weightlessnessIn 1970, an extraordinary experiment sent two frogs, Pierre and Tee-Nom, into orbit around Earth. Researchers closely examined their inner ...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
In 2017, USGS and MIT researchers dated a magma pulse to 251.9 million years ago. 9 years later, it links to Earth's worst extinctionEarth faced its worst extinction event around 252 million years ago. Volcanic activity in the Siberian Traps is the leading explanation for...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
In 1988, scientists began quantifying the ocean's global productivity. 38 years later, microscopic phytoplankton produce roughly 50% of Earth's oxygenScientists began measuring the ocean’s global productivity in 1988, revealing a hidden force behind Earth’s oxygen cycle. Nearly four decad...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
In 2011, USGS researchers began studying Lake Erie's fish and seasonal hypoxia across a multi-year project. 15 years later, the findings showed fish crowding areas near 2–3 mg/L oxygen, revealing an unexpected shift at the edges of low-oxygen zonesLake Erie’s seasonal hypoxia is changing where fish gather. For years, scientists watched oxygen levels fall and fish move around the lake....
13 Aug, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Amazon trees kept a rainfall diary in their rings; it shows wet seasons grew up to 22% wetter while dry seasons lost up to 13.5% of their rainResearchers have discovered that ancient Amazonian trees provide vital climate information through their annual rings. By examining oxygen ...
06 Aug, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Post-workout muscle pain? Delhi nutritionist shares 4 simple tips that can speed up your recoveryNutrients and rest are vital for muscle repair after exercise, claims Delhi nutritionist. Beetroot boosts blood flow, delivering oxygen and...
03 Aug, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
In 2003, powerful solar storms during Halloween set off a chain reaction that damaged the Arctic Ozone layer: Study explains how space weather triggered ozone lossIn 2003, powerful solar storms during Halloween set off a chain reaction that damaged the Arctic Ozone layer and led to an unexpected decli...
27 Jul, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Scientists detect Earth's deadliest extinction signs in today's oceans: Great Dying started with warming seas and oxygen loss; 70% of land animals vanishedA Stanford-led study has provided the strongest evidence yet that warming oceans and declining oxygen levels caused Earth's largest mass ex...
13 Jul, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
How will Earth take its last breath? New research gives a detailed description of how life on planet will meet its endA new study, employing NASA's planetary modeling, predicts Earth's oxygen will vanish in roughly one billion years, much sooner than previo...
06 Jun, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
When will life on earth end forever? Scientists share chilling prediction you need to knowA recent study by Toho University, using NASA’s planetary modeling, predicts that life on Earth will end in approximately one billion years...
13 May, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
Google celebrates Nobel Laureate Dr Mario Molina's 80th birth anniversary with a creative doodleThe doodle features the Mexican chemist in an animated avatar.
20 Mar, 2023, 10.11 AM IST
Bengaluru's Ulsoor Lake turns into fish graveyard: Is pollution plaguing water bodies?If untreated water keeps getting pumped into the lakes, it would soon contaminate groundwater resources, as is evident from the higher nitr...
20 Mar, 2016, 04.22 AM IST
Global warming could cause fall in oxygen, mass mortalityEarth's oxygen could dramatically fall due to change in ocean temperature of just several degrees, thereby resulting in mass mortality, sci...
02 Dec, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
NIO to study Bangladesh rivers for oxygen depletion in Bay of BengalIndian scientists will be looking at rivers flowing through Bangladesh to collect data and study the "dead zones" in Bay of Bengal where ox...
10 Jul, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
No change in Yamuna pollution despite drop in sewage flowYamuna has failed to show any improvement in its pollution level in the past one year despite gradual reduction in pollution, says a Minist...
28 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
- Water contamination threatens Dalpat Sagar Lake in Chhattisgarh
The 400-year-old picturesque Dalpat Sagar Wetlands, Jagdalpur, are facing an extreme threat of water pollution, which has already impacted ...
21 May, 2014, 09.06 PM IST
- Air far from clean, city noisy too
The city's air is 10 times more polluted than is acceptable, according to a recent air and noise pollution study conducted over one year at...
29 Aug, 2011, 06.11 AM IST