Technology
Genetic predisposition: Why some labradors (and humans) are at higher risk of obesity | Explained News
[ad_1] 4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 21, 2025 01:34 PM IST A team of researchers has identified multiple genes associated with obesity among labrador retrievers, a dog breed known for its insatiable appetite. In particular, the researchers looked at the DENND1B gene, which altered hunger signals among labradors, making them ...
How ‘microlightning’ in water droplets may have sparked life on Earth | Explained News
[ad_1] 3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 18, 2025 04:39 AM IST How life began on Earth has been a long-standing mystery, but according to a study the process could have been kicked off simply with crashing waterfalls and breaking waves that would have thrown up mists of water. The findings ...
Why Sunita Williams’s unscheduled nine months long space stay may be a blessing in disguise for researchers | Explained News
[ad_1] American astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will return to Earth on Wednesday after the longest-ever unscheduled stay in space. The astronauts had travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in June last year and were supposed to return in a week. However, the space vehicle that had taken ...
Serbia’s govt accused of using a sonic weapon against protestors: What is this device? | Explained News
[ad_1] Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has denied that his police forces used a banned ‘sonic weapon’ to disperse protesters in Belgrade. In a statement, he said, “I have had the opportunity to see this weapon abroad, and it emits a strong, piercing sound. That sound was not heard on the ...
Spring Equinox 2025: What to know about the vernal equinox | Explained News
[ad_1] 4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 21, 2025 12:48 PM IST Thursday (March 20) marks the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and fall in the Southern Hemisphere, with the arrival of the vernal equinox. What are equinoxes? On this day, the sun appears directly above the ...
Voyage of the iguanas: How they travelled from Americas to Fiji | Explained News
[ad_1] 4 min readUpdated: Mar 21, 2025 01:02 PM IST For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species dwells in the Americas, from southwestern US to the Caribbean and parts of South America. So how could a handful of ...
Why scientists were surprised to find life under Antarctic ice shelf | Explained News
[ad_1] 3 min readMar 22, 2025 07:30 AM IST A team of scientists may have discovered dozens of new species, including giant sea spiders, octopi, and corals on the newly exposed seafloor left behind by the enormous A-84 iceberg that broke away from the George VI Ice Shelf on January ...
Grok AI Tone: Why does Grok talk like that? Partially because of the books it read
[ad_1] 4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 23, 2025 10:14 PM IST Elon Musk Grok AI: The social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has been abuzz in India for the past week over the responses its built-in AI chatbot, Grok 3, has been giving. Apart from its politically colourful replies, Grok ...
How secure is Signal, app Trump team used to share war plans? | Explained News
[ad_1] 3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 26, 2025 01:17 PM IST Top Trump administration officials used the messaging app Signal to share war plans and accidentally included The Atlantic magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg in the encrypted group chat. Goldberg published a first-hand account on Monday detailing a discussion that happened ...
Why Martian dust may pose health risks to astronauts | Explained News
[ad_1] 3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 27, 2025 12:11 PM IST Martian dust is likely to cause respiratory issues and an elevated risk of disease among astronauts, according to a new study. It found that the fine particles of the dust could penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the ...
