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An Early Cretaceous floodplain in southeastern England, 135 million years ago: a spinosaur (centre) takes over the carcass of an ornithopod, much to the annoyance of the smaller tyrannosaurs (left) and dromaeosaurids (bottom right). UK.
Science

Dinosaur teeth revealed how they roamed East Sussex 135 million years ago

Ashwini Sakharkar

Tyrannosaur teeth discovered in Bexhill-on-Sea with help of retired quarryman.

DNA disc
Science

Scientists store full human genome on everlasting memory crystal

Amit Malewar

The team hoped that the crystal could provide a blueprint to bring humanity back from extinction.

Kyiv capital city of Ukraine
Health

Anxiety and PTSD among displaced Ukrainians: Study

PLOS

A study comparing mental health and blast exposure found differences.

Whale shark in ocean
Environment

Shipping lanes threaten whale shark feeding grounds

Pranjal Malewar

Most dangerous areas for whale shark-shipping vessel collisions revealed.

Magnificent scenery on the Nile River Sunset Aswan Egypt
Environment

Scientists discovered how the river Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years

Pranjal Malewar

Crucial shift in River Nile’s evolution during ancient Egypt discovered.

Obesity
Health

The sharp increase in childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLOS

BMI data from over 1 million children in England will cost society post-pandemic obesity rates.

Image showing various blood samples.
Health

Discovery of TB blood test for detection of many silent spreaders

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Integrated plasma proteomics reveals biomarkers for tuberculosis diagnosis.

Stars in the universe galaxy background
Space

Solving mysteries of the universe after measuring gravity in the quantum world

Pranjal Malewar

A weak gravitational pull on a tiny particle using a new technique.

A illustration shows a quantum experiment investigating gravity on a tiny scale.
Physics

Scientists measure gravity in the quantum world

Amit Malewar

By understanding quantum gravity, we could solve some of the mysteries of our universe

close up of virus cells floating
Health

How ultraviolet light degrades coronavirus?

Pranjal Malewar

SARS-CoV-2 has among the largest of genomes for RNA viruses.

deep galaxy a majestic star field glows abstractly generated by AI
Space

It’s theoretically possible for black holes to exist in perfectly balanced pairs

Amit Malewar

Black holes could come in ‘perfect pairs’ in an ever expanding Universe.

Image showing dinosaur
Geology

Southern England was home to several different spinosaur groups more than 100 million years ago

Amit Malewar

Multiple species of semi-aquatic dinosaur may have roamed pre-historic Britain.

black hole accretion
Space

Astronomers uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed

Amit Malewar

The explosion is more than ten times brighter than any known supernova.

Artist's impression of Ceratosuchops (IMAGE)
Science

Scientists reconstructed the brains and inner ears of the oldest spinosaur

Pranjal Malewar

The study helps uncover how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment.

Image showing kid playing with mom
Health

Mums’ activity levels may depend on the number and ages of children

Pranjal Malewar

Less than half of mums meet the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

White Rock spinosaurid
Science

Europe’s largest ever land-based hunters were unearthed on the Isle of Wight

Pranjal Malewar

It measured over 10m long and lived around 125 million years ago.

Woman applying body cream on her baby indoor
Health

The best moisturiser for children with eczema is the one that they like to use

Pranjal Malewar

Which moisturiser is the best for children with eczema?

Powerful warm winds seen blowing from a neutron star
Space

Astronomers found blasts of powerful warm winds from a neutron star

Amit Malewar

The discovery provides new insight into the behaviors of some of the most extreme objects in the universe.

Two similar molecules
Science

The formation of a chemical bond monitored for the first time

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists monitored the different stages of a chemical reaction.

The composition of fossilised zooplankton shells has enabled the reconstruction of past pH and CO2
Environment

By 2025, CO2 levels in the atmosphere will be higher than at any time in the last 3.3 million...

Pranjal Malewar

A new high-resolution record of atmospheric CO2.

Computerized tomography of a MOFC: TiO2 buildup (triangular channels)
Technology

Converting water into solar fuel

Amit Malewar

By transforming optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors, scientists at the University of Southampton were able to convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. The...

Clustering of galaxies with active black holes (Credit: Chris Marsden, University of Southampton)
Space

Weighing supermassive black holes

Amit Malewar

New link found between mass of Supermassive black holes and their host galaxies.

Illustration of the MAXI J1820+070 Black Hole (Credit John Paice)
Space

Scientists created a high frame-rate movie of a growing black hole

Amit Malewar

Violent flaring revealed at the heart of a black hole system.

The Chandra images show pairs of huge bubbles, or cavities, in the hot gaseous atmospheres of the galaxies, created in each case by jets produced by a central supermassive black hole. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC Illustration: CXC/M. Weiss.
Space

Scientists spotted black hole spinning rapidly around itself

Amit Malewar

Using observations from state-of-the-art technology, the team of researchers led by the University of Southampton- found evidence that a stellar-mass black hole in our...

Bermuda Triangle mystery 'solved,' scientists claim
Science

Bermuda Triangle mystery ‘solved,’ scientists claim

Amit Malewar

The Bermuda Triangle is a mythical section of the Atlantic Ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, where dozens of ships and...

5D Superman Memory Crystal
Technology

5D Superman Memory Crystal: Stores data for next 13 billion years

Amit Malewar

All new kind of storage for digital data can conserve the heritage of your documents for next 13 billion years. 5D Superman Memory Crystal...

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