Science

(Image credit: Sally Connolly/ Bronx Times) Volunteer efforts and years of research aimed at restoring the oyster population in the waters of Eastchester Bay have, after seven years, come to fruition. On October 9, 2026, volunteers with City Island Oyster Reef carried six concrete reef balls into the bay, near Delmour’s Point, marking the organisation’s…

BENGALURU: Researchers from IISc have developed a low-cost, 3D-printed device that could help scientists understand why cancer drugs are less effective in deeper regions of solid tumours.The device recreates the nutrient- and oxygen-deprived conditions found inside tumours and allows researchers to examine how cancer cells respond to drugs at different depths.The platform, developed by researchers…

A question that has recently been central to much scientific research across wildlife conservations is: can artificial reef structures eventually help support natural reef recovery? With the rising decline of healthy coral reef structures, entire marine ecosystems are put at risk. Therefore, off the coast of Grenada, a Caribbean island, a conservation project has been…

(Image credit: atlanticfishhabitat.org) Oyster reefs play a crucial role in supporting underwater ecosystems, providing shelter to marine species while also maintaining the quality of the surrounding water. In New Hampshire’s Great Bay, efforts to restore these reefs have been announced in recognition of their importance. On October 29, 2026, the New Hampshire Fish and Game…

Solar farms could offer more than clean energy. A three-year study by Cornell University researchers in New York has found that allowing sheep to graze beneath solar panels may also benefit insects, including bees and lady beetles, when the animals are kept at the right density. The findings, published in Environmental Research Letters on October…

Findings showed that the chemical composition closely matched Superman’s fictional Kryptonite (Photo: Scene from Superman Returns, IMDB) A mineral found in Serbia has an unusual connection to Superman’s fictional Kryptonite. Known as Jadarite, the white mineral has almost the same chemical composition as the substance that weakens the superhero in comics and films. First discovered…

A goldfish swimming inside a water tank has earned a Guinness World Records title after steering a motorised vehicle for 12.28 metres in just one minute. The unusual invention was created by Dutch computer engineer Thomas de Wolf, whose pet goldfish, Blub, became the unlikely driver of a motion-sensing car that translates the fish’s movements…

Astronomers have traced the origins of an unusual cosmic formation resembling a musical treble clef to an ancient black hole eruption and a subsequent collision between two galaxy clusters. According to NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, the discovery offers fresh insight into how violent events can reshape enormous…

For almost three decades, dark energy has been the standard explanation for why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Now, a team of mathematicians is challenging this widely accepted theory. The mathematicians at the University of California, Davis, argue that the answer may already lie within Einstein’s own equations and that an invisible…

A representative image of a Neanderthal who died 75,000 years ago may have been killed by a wooden spear deliberately aimed at his heart (source- Canva) Everybody is aware of the story of Cain and Abel, the biblical tale of the world’s first murder. But what if I tell you that the story of human…