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Mars rover Opportunity examining rock changed by water

Mars rover Opportunity examining rock changed by water

Washington, May 18 (ANI): NASA’s senior Mars rover Opportunity is investigating a rock intensely altered by water. The fractured rock, called “Esperance,” provides evidence about a wet ancient environment possibly favorable for life. The mission’s principal investigator, Steve Squyres of Cornell University,…

British travelers to face longest ever US immigration queues

British travelers to face longest ever US immigration queues

London, May 18 (ANI): Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the United States this summer are facing longer queues than ever for their applications to be processed by immigration. Research by The Independent has revealed that budget…

At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever: WHO

At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever: WHO

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that 30 countries in Africa with a total population of 508 million are considered to be at different levels of risk for yellow fever. WHO Kenya Country…

World’s smallest droplets created

World’s smallest droplets created

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Physicists in Switzerland may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab. That possibility has been raised by the results of a recent experiment conducted by Vanderbilt physicist Julia Velkovska and her colleagues at…

Violent winds on Uranus and Neptune confined to upper atmosphere

Violent winds on Uranus and Neptune confined to upper atmosphere

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Uranus and Neptune have long been known to harbor swirling clouds and violent winds churning up their atmospheres. But given that Uranus’ atmosphere is believed to be thick enough to swallow the entire Earth, it was…

New test kit could help eradicate malaria worldwide

New test kit could help eradicate malaria worldwide

Washington, May 18 (ANI): A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference for tackling the disease across the world. In two studies led by…