Scientists Successfully Grow Plants in Lunar Soil
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.
'Yellow Brick Road' to Atlantis Found, Researchers Claim
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Deep-sea researchers found a strange structure of rocks that they say resembles the famously fictional ‘yellow brick road’ that was recently stumbled – or perhaps floated – on the Pacific Ocean floor.
Nature-Inspired Self-Sensing Materials Could Lead to New Developments in Engineering
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new lightweight, 3D printed smart architected material developed by an international team of engineers is inspired by the cellular shapes of natural materials.
More Reports of Concerning Severe Liver Inflammation among Young Children
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A pediatric hepatitis outbreak with mysterious origins is continuing to grow, as more countries investigate cases of kids developing the liver illness without a known cause.
Moon May Have Been Covertly Siphoning Earth's Water for Billions of Years
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Moon may look like a big dry ball, but there’s more water up there than you might expect.
Webb Telescope Mirror Crushes ‘Most Optimistic Predictions’ after Final Alignment
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The nascent James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) “optical performance…continues to be better than the…most optimistic predictions” after completing the alignment of its record-breaking mirror.
China Announces Plans for New Asteroid-Deflecting Mission
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China’s space agency plans to send a spacecraft to slam into an asteroid, knocking it into a new — and hopefully safer — orbit.
Mystery Strain of ‘Acute, Severe’ Hepatitis Kills at Least One Child: WHO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A mystery strain of severe hepatitis - inflammation of the liver - found in 11 countries has led to the death of one child, according to World Health Organization (WHO)
Astronomers Discover New Kind of Thermonuclear Stellar Explosion
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A team of astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), have observed a new type of stellar explosion — a micronova.
Researchers Take Another Step toward Developing Artificial Vision
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Artificial vision could be closer to reality after scientists developed a tiny electric eye designed for use by microbots, which could ultimately help blind people too.
Meteor Hitting Earth in 2014 Was First Recorded Interstellar Object, Scientists Say
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Experts have discovered that the meteor that hit Earth in 2014 was from outside the solar system.
99% of People on Earth Breathe Polluted Air Now: WHO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health impacts kicking in at much lower levels than previously thought, UN medical scientists said on Monday.
Sound Travels Much Slower on Mars than on Earth, Researchers Find
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Researchers studying recordings made by microphones on NASA's Perseverance rover found that sound travels much slower on Mars than it does on Earth.
UK’s New COVID Variant XE Found to Be More Transmissible than Omicron: WHO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new COVID variant called XE was found in the UK that, according to the World Health Organization’s latest report, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19.
Strange ‘Reverse Shock Wave' Supernova Exploding in Wrong Direction
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A powerful shock wave traveling through a cloud of gas left behind by the explosive death of a star has a bizarre quirk: Part of it is traveling in the wrong direction, a new study reveals.
Ancient Helium Leaking from Core Adds Evidence that Earth Was Formed inside A Solar Nebula
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports.
Parts of Our Galaxy Much Older than Thought, Study Reveals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Milky Way's thick disk is 2 billion years older than astronomers previously thought and likely formed barely 800 million years after the Big Bang, a new study based on an unusual type of star found.
Giant Craters Appearing on Arctic Seafloor
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Enormous craters measuring 90 feet in depth have appeared on the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean.
