Author: KAVIA M R

A recent study found that children who live close to green spaces, such as parks, gardens, or forests, have a higher likelihood of having stronger and healthier bones. The study, which is the first of its kind, confirms earlier research showing adults who live in greener areas typically have stronger bones as well. Researchers at Hasselt University in Belgium discovered that 327 kids between the ages of 4 and 6 who lived in the greenest areas had higher bone mineral density. The areas that ranked in the top 20 to 25 percent of nearby green space were considered to be…

Australia: Italian player Jannik Sinner defeated Serbian player, Novak Djokovic, 6-1 6-2 6-7(6-8) 6-3, resulting in Djokovic’s first loss at the Australian Open in an incredible 2,195 days. The 22-year-old Sinner, who defeated Djokovic in Melbourne to win his eleventh title, will now compete in his first grand slam final. Additionally, it means that Djokovic’s quest for an unmatched, record-tying 25th grand slam victory is shelved after the Italians outplayed him during their three-hour, 22-minute match. The Australian Open’s youngest male finalist since Djokovic won the championship in 2008, Sinner will play either Daniil Medvedev or Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s…

Japan: Japan’s space agency said that the country successfully made an exceptionally accurate moon landing, landing just metres from its target. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Thursday that, in the two hours and 37 minutes following the landing, it had received all of the data regarding the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe’s landing. When the “Moon Sniper” lander touched down on the moon on Saturday, the nation became the fifth to land a spacecraft there. The lander’s project manager, Shinichiro Sakai, stated at a press conference that “we need a more detailed analysis of the…

A new study suggests that Tibet may be breaking apart as the upper part of the Indian tectonic plate is tearing and warping due to constant collision. Researchers from US and Chinese institutions presented at the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco last December, detailing how the Indian continental plate is breaking apart as it grinds along the basement of the Eurasian tectonic plate, which sits atop it. The Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates are still colliding beneath the Himalayas, causing them to continue growing. Geoscientists are aware of what happens when a continental plate collides with an oceanic…

Following a phenomenal year for movies that saw Barbie and Oppenheimer rule the box office, the 2024 Oscar nominations will be revealed within hours. When the nominations are revealed at 13:30 GMT, Poor Things, The Holdovers, and Killers of the Flower Moon are also anticipated to be prominently featured. It’s likely that Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., and Cillian Murphy will receive acting nominations. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel from Los Angeles on March 10. This year’s Oscars are much more accessible than usual thanks to the Barbenheimer phenomenon, a viral trend that…

United States: The Governor of Florida, Mr. Ron DeSantis, has dropped his 2024 White House bid, suspending his Republican presidential campaign. It comes just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival, former US President Mr. Donald Trump. According to polls, he was well behind both former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and front-runner Mr. Trump. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” Mr. DeSantis said in a video posted on X. Mr. DeSantis continued to criticise Haley in the video, claiming that Republicans “can’t go back to the old…

United States: Nearly 240,000 satellite photos of glacier terminus positions, where glaciers meet the ocean, from 1985 to 2022 were collected by US researchers for the new study. According to the study, the climate crisis is causing the Greenland ice cap to lose an average of 30 million tonnes of ice every hour, which is 20 percent more than previously believed. There is a growing concern among scientists that the additional freshwater entering the North Atlantic could eventually cause the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc), an ocean current collapse that would have catastrophic effects on humanity. The Greenland ice sheet…

A scientific study has been investigating biodiverse hydrothermal springs near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. At least four new species of octopuses have been found by scientists in an area approximately 260 kilometres squared off the coast of Costa Rica. In 2023, two expeditions on board the Falkor (too) research vessel of the Schmidt Ocean Institute found two octopus nurseries near hydrothermal springs on the Pacific coast of the nation. Three hydrothermal springs were discovered nearby, spaced approximately 10 to 30 nautical miles (18.5 to 55.5 kilometres) apart. The remarkable biodiversity of the Octopus Garden was identified and catalogued…

A new study gives interesting insights into what the earth will look like in 2100. Our planet, according to the US-centred study, would have a decline in population. The population decline will affect nearly 30,000 US cities by the end of the century, losing between 12 and 23 percent of their total population. The analysis indicates that as populations move within and between cities, these future cities are more likely to resemble fractured, thinning, or sprawling communities than completely abandoned ghost towns. That is, if town planners and local governments are unable to adjust and react to the shifting needs…

A recent study suggests that our perception of the differences in the ridges on our fingertips may have been overstated. A group of scientists at Columbia University, led by engineering senior Gabe Guo, have successfully identified distinct fingerprints that belong to the same individual (also known as intra-person prints) using a neural network, with a success rate of up to 77 percent for a single pair of prints. “We suggest that the intra-person fingerprint similarities are of interest not only because they challenge long-held beliefs but also because this similarity could help improve the ability to find leads for investigations…