SciShorts: Earth’s Magnetic Poles May Switch Soon

The earth has been going through cycles of pole reversal once every 200,000 to 300,000 years. Sometimes, the attempt to switch poles fails and the poles return to their positions. One such failed attempt happened a few hundred thousand years ago. The last time the earth switched poles was around 780,000 years ago. That means […]

SciShorts: NASA Builds Mini Nuclear Reactor to Send to Mars

Many space agencies are figuring out new ways to get to Mars each day. But once humans get to Mars, they would need power to do anything at all. Spacecrafts flying to Mars can only carry a limited weight, and carrying immense amounts of fuel to power up the planet is impossible. This is why […]

SciShorts: Falcon Heavy Takes off from Kennedy Space Centre

Space exploration has taken to new bounds as the Falcon Heavy, dubbed the world’s largest rocket, took off from Kennedy Space Centre holding the entire world witness.

SciShorts: First Human Test of Gene Editing to Treat Cancer

The University of Pennsylvania gears up for the first human test of CRISPR in the United States. They will test gene editing on three different types of cancer. Amidst all the controversy, China remains to be leading in this field as they have already tested gene editing on humans. Experts around the world believe it […]

Can We Cure Aging?

Age defines the limit to each human’s potential. Simply put, aging makes you less productive and active, and there is nothing you can do about it. This thought has been one of consternation for humans ever since the beginning. Reaching the ‘Fountain of Youth’ has been long coveted, and intense research is conducted in an […]

SciShorts: Meteor Explosion over Michigan Leads to Fragment Hunt

Over a week after a meteor exploded in Michigan, astronomers and researchers race to collect fragments of the space rock. The six foot wide meteor lit up the skies and even caused a minor tremor as it exploded over Michigan on January 16th. The meteor had been traveling an estimated 45,000 kilometers per hour creating […]

SciShorts: Fossils of Dinosaur with Rainbow Feathers Discovered

Scientists have discovered fossils of a dinosaur with rainbow feathers. The bird-like colorful dinosaur is believed to have lived in what is now the northern part of China, nearly 160 million years ago. The dinosaur was named Caihong juji which means rainbow in mandarin. The Caihong is believed to be roughly the size of a […]

SciShorts: A Very Rare Astronomical Phenomenon on January 31

On the 31st of January, the world will experience a rather rare astronomical event. The event will feature a coincidence of three other events- a lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a super moon. When the moon moves into the earth’s shadow, it’s known as a lunar eclipse or a blood moon. A blue moon […]

Wormholes: Tunnels Through Space and Time

Wormholes are one of the greatest enigmas of the universe. The idea of being able to travel through space and time at the same time seems to puzzle even the greatest of minds. What is a Wormhole? A wormhole can be defined as a passage through space and time, that stretches across long distances […]

SciShorts: Citizen Scientists Discover New Planetary System

Adding to the many exoplanets discovered over the past few years, a group of citizen scientists have discovered a five-planet solar system. The Kepler space telescope, which was launched by NASA in 2009 provided the data. The planets in this unusual solar system are considered to be sub-Neptune like planets and their radii range from […]