SciShorts: Student Captures Breathtaking Image of a Single Atom

Of all the things that a photographer could capture with his camera, an atom will definitely not be in the list. David Nadlinger, a Ph.D. student, managed to capture an astounding image of a single strontium atom with his DSLR camera. Named “A Single Atom in an Ion Trap”, the image shows a pale, blue […]

SciShorts: China Tasks 60,000 Soldiers with Planting Trees

China is suffering severely from air pollution. To battle the ever-growing production of smog, the country has redirected 60,000 soldiers to plant 84,000 square kilometers of trees. Most of the troops will be sent to the most polluted province in China – Hebei – where the forest coverage is expected to grow to 35 percent […]

SciShorts: JAXA launches the world’s smallest rocket

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has surpassed frontiers in development of space technology as it launched the world’s smallest rocket on the 3rd of February. The rocket was JAXA’s SS-520, which was about 10 meters in length and about half a meter in diameter. The rocket carried a TRICOM-1R cubesat, containing radios and cameras, […]

SciShorts: European Rocket Ariane 5 Suffers a Major Setback

The Ariane 5 launched from French Guiana suffered a major error in its latest launch. The upper portion of the rocket fired the wrong way. Just nine minutes after the launch, the operators lost all contact with the rocket. Communication was then restored on the 25th of January after the payload was believed to be […]

The Earth’s Magnetic Poles will Flip Soon

The earth’s magnetic field is the signature for life on the planet. The magnetic field is, however, not constant but is in a dynamic state of changing from time to time. Scientists have figured that the earth’s magnetic field might flip its polarity soon. Here’s how, and what that means for the planet. The planet’s […]

SciShorts: Polar Bears are Rapidly Losing Weight

Climate change in the arctic region is now the prime reason for weight loss in polar bears, according to recent studies done by scientists. They blame global warming for the dwindling ice cover on the Arctic Ocean that bears need for hunting seals each spring. Researchers studied and observed polar bears for 10 days by fastening […]

SciShorts: Solar Energy Creates the Most Jobs in America

According to the National Solar Jobs Census of the United States, the solar energy industry produces more jobs than any other industry. There were only 93,000 jobs in this field in 2010. In 2016, the numbers spiked to 260,077 jobs. Analysts suggest that this number will keep increasing in the future as well. The sudden […]

SciShorts: Asteroids Fly Past Earth at Close Distances

On Friday, the 9th of February, an asteroid the size of a 2-3 story building grazed past the earth. The asteroid, called 2018 CB, passed at a distance of 64,000 km from the earth’s surface – a distance lesser than one fifth the distance to the moon. This is the second time this week that […]

SciShorts: China Has Built a Huge Floating Solar Farm

The world’s largest solar farm has just come up in China – with 166,000 panels which will power about 15,000 homes. This solar farm is far from conventional, and is built over a lake that was once a coal mine. This idea of placing solar panels over water allow the solar panels to stay cool. […]

SciShorts: Archaeologists Discover Lost Mayan Cities

Archaeologists have recently found lost Mayan cities deep within the Guatemalan jungle using remote surveying technology. They have found nearly 60,000 structures showing the extensive architecture of the Mayans. This new discovery revealed the technology used by the Mayans for agriculture and also gave more clues on the demise of the empire. Researchers have used […]