The cluster of more than 1,000 gray octopuses latching on to clean, dark rock was found last week in the Davidson Seamount, an underwater extinct volcano in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Chad King, a marine biologist at the sanctuary, said Tuesday. A submersible’s camera found the creatures on …
Read More »Tag Archives: found
World’s oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea
The vessel is one of more than 60 shipwrecks identified by the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project including Roman ships and a 17th-century Cossack raiding fleet. During the three-year project, researchers used specialist remote deep-water camera systems previously used in offshore oil and gas exploration to map the sea floor. …
Read More »Witness against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in nun rape case found dead
Hoshiarpur : Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who was a witness in the rape case filed by a nun against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was Monday found dead under “mysterious circumstances” in Dasuya in Punjab’s Hoshairpur district, police said. Kattuthara, 62, was found unconscious in his room this morning and was taken to a …
Read More »CISF Jawan found hanging from tree in Udaipur
‘Was wanted by UP police for wife, kids murder’ Udaipur : A CISF soldier’s body was found hanging from a tree on the new 100 feet road near the central bus stand here on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Shersingh Gurjar son of Harvansh Gurjar resident of Ganvdi village …
Read More »Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia or persistent physical disability). Risk of dying from a range of causes, including cancer and heart …
Read More »New exoplanet found very close to its star
Wolf 503b, an exoplanet twice the size of Earth, has been discovered by an international team of Canadian, American and German researchers using data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. The find is described in a new study whose lead author is Merrin Peterson, an Institute for research on exoplanets (iREx) …
Read More »Evidence of 7,200-year-old cheese-making found on the Dalmatian Coast
Analysis of fatty residue in pottery from the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia revealed evidence of fermented dairy products — soft cheeses and yogurts — from about 7,200 years ago, according to an international team of researchers. “This pushes back cheese-making by 4,000 years,” said Sarah B. McClure, associate professor of …
Read More »Endocrine disruptors found in bottlenose dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins are being exposed to chemical compounds added to many common cleaning products, cosmetics, personal care products and plastics, according to a new study in GeoHealth, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. The new research found evidence of exposure to these chemical compounds, called phthalates, in 71 percent …
Read More »Marijuana found in breast milk up to six days after use
With the legalization of marijuana in several states, increased use for both medicinal and recreational purposes has been documented in pregnant and breastfeeding women. Although national organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that breastfeeding mothers do not use marijuana, there has been a lack of specific data to …
Read More »Found: A destructive mechanism that blocks the brain from knowing when to stop eating
An international team of researchers has uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known phenomenon associated with obesity, called leptin resistance. They found that mice fed a high-fat diet produce an enzyme named MMP-2 that clips receptors for the hormone leptin from the surface of neuronal …
Read More »Sprawling galaxy cluster found hiding in plain sight
MIT scientists have uncovered a sprawling new galaxy cluster hiding in plain sight. The cluster, which sits a mere 2.4 billion light years from Earth, is made up of hundreds of individual galaxies and surrounds an extremely active supermassive black hole, or quasar. The central quasar goes by the name …
Read More »World’s oldest cheese found in Egyptian tomb
Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that’s not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb is drawing attention. Instead, it’s thought to be the most ancient solid cheese ever found, according to a study published in ACS’ journal Analytical Chemistry. The tomb of Ptahmes, mayor …
Read More »Chemicals found in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice
Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage and broccoli could help to maintain a healthy gut and prevent colon cancer, a new study from the Francis Crick Institute shows. The research, published in Immunity, shows that mice fed on a diet rich in indole-3-carbinol — which is produced when …
Read More »Underground lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life
What Researchers believe to be a lake sits under the planet’s south polar ice cap, and is about 20km across. Previous research found possible signs of intermittent liquid water flowing on the Martian surface, but this is the first sign of a persistent body of water on the planet in …
Read More »11 members of a family found dead in Delhi’s Burari
Ten bodies were found hanging and blindfolded, while a 75-year-old woman’s body was found on the floor. Two of the deceased are minors. According to police, the family members were staying in the locality for the last 20 years. The police said that they were probing all angles and have …
Read More »Traces of water, metal found in unique exoplanet
The team, from the University of Cambridge in the UK and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) in Spain used the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) to observe WASP-127b, a giant gaseous planet with partly clear skies and strong signatures of metals in its atmosphere. WASP-127b has a radius 1.4 …
Read More »Another person found hanging in Purulia, BJP demands President’s rule in WB
The incident comes two days after the BJP claimed that its worker Trilochon Mahato who was found hanging from a tree at Balarampur in the district on May 30. However, the Trinamool Congress has denied the allegations. The West Bengal government ordered a criminal investigation department probe into Mahato’s death. …
Read More »Australia holds hope MH370 will be found as last search ends
Malaysia said last week the search by Texas-based company Ocean Infinity would end today after two extensions of the original 90-day time limit. Australian Transport Minister Michael McCormack said the four-year search had been the largest in aviation history and tested the limits of technology and the capacity of experts …
Read More »Another throat slit body of man found in Hajin
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday pre-dawn hours recovered throat slit body of a man in Hajin area of north Kashmir”s Bandipora district. Incharge Station House Officer (SHO) Hajin said that some three to four unknown gunmen barged inside the house of Mohd Yaqoob Wagay (38) son of …
Read More »Pratapgarh municipal chairman found in Bengalaru hospital, family sighs relief
Udaipur : Kamlesh Doshi, chairman of Pratapgarh Municipal Council who had gone missing from Mumbai on May 17, was found from a hospital in Bengalaru. Doshi called his family over phone on Monday noon and informed about his location. The chairman told his family members that he had boarded a train from Kurla …
Read More »