Unveiling Venus: Secrets of Earth’s Twin
- 11-Jan-2025
Venus: often dubbed “Earth’s twin” due to their similar size and proximity to the Sun, holds a captivating allure for scientists. Though shrouded in a thick, toxic atmosphere, decades of research have unveiled fascinating details about this enigmatic planet. Key Discoveries: A Hostile Environment: Venus boasts a scorching surface temperature exceeding 860 degrees Fahrenheit (460 […]
Role of Online Books and Dictionaries in Urdu Literary Research
- 31-Aug-2024
There is no doubt that research work in the area of Urdu literature at the university level was considered a challenging task for research students. But nowadays the same research task is not as difficult as it was earlier. The reason is that hundreds and thousands of books, research journals, magazines, etc. are available in […]
Solangi says research vital for overcoming climatic disasters
- 27-Dec-2023
LAHORE: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi said on Wednesday that climatic disaster was one of the biggest challenges the country was facing currently, and acquisition of research-oriented knowledge was vital to tackle it. He said, “We observe the negative effects of global warming and other climatic changes every day; […]
It’s raining diamonds across the universe, research suggests
- 03-Sep-2022
PARIS: It could be raining diamonds on planets throughout the universe, scientists suggested Friday, after using common plastic to recreate the strange precipitation believed to form deep inside Uranus and Neptune. Scientists had previously theorised that extremely high pressure and temperatures turn hydrogen and carbon into solid diamonds thousands of kilometres below the surface of […]
Using smartphones can improve memory
- 03-Aug-2022
The research's aim was to find how memory abilities get influenced by gadget use
Research proves Ants can detect cancer cells better than dogs
- 13-Mar-2022
Research has proven that ants have the ability to distinguish between cancerous and non-cancerous cells. The research uncovered that the ants were not only able to differentiate between cancerous and non-cancerous cells but it was also capable of identifying different kinds of cancerous cells. It’s not the first time that animals have been proven useful […]
Omicron variant may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus
- 04-Dec-2021
NEW YORK: The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus – possibly one that causes the common cold – present in the same infected cells, according to researchers. This genetic sequence does not appear in […]
East Asia faced coronavirus epidemic 25,000 years ago, suggests study
- 26-Jun-2021
A study recently published in Current Biology suggests that an ancient coronavirus epidemic broke out some 25,000 years ago. A research team from the University of Arizona, the University of California San Francisco, and the University of Adelaide concluded that people in East Asia were affected the most and some of their genes underwent rapid […]
Pioneering space reproduction research yields healthy baby mice
- 18-Jun-2021
Trail-blazing space reproduction research that yielded healthy baby mice produced using freeze-dried sperm stored for years in orbit is showing the possibilities of procreation beyond Earth
Credit card purchases trigger cocaine-like brain reaction leading to shopping spree
- 13-Mar-2021
Different cards can spark different desires, the study showed.