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4-yr-old girl finds 220-million-year-old footprint of dinosaur on beach, pic shared

A four-year-old girl discovered a well-preserved dinosaur footprint on a beach near Barry in South Wales. As per National Museum Wales, the footprint has been preserved for 220 million years. It is just over 10 cm long and is likely to have been made by a dinosaur that stood about 75 cm tall and 2.5 m long, the museum added.  Continue...  

Covaxin is effective against UK variant of coronavirus: ICMR study

Covaxin is effective against the new variant of COVID-19 that was traced in the UK, an ICMR study has said. "Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech with ICMR, has equivalent immunogenicity against the UK-variant and %3D circulating strains of SARS-COV-2 in India," tweeted ICMR. "It's reassuring the vaccine can work against the new UK variant," said ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava.  Continue...  

20 million year-old tree with branches and roots intact found in Greece

A rare fossilised tree whose branches and roots are still intact after 20 million years has been found by Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos. "It is a unique find..[It] is preserved in excellent condition and from studying the fossilised wood we will be able to identify the type of plant it comes from," a professor said.  Continue...

NASA finds FM signal coming from Jupiter's moon Ganymede for the 1st time

NASA's Juno space probe has discovered an FM signal emanating from Jupiter's moon Ganymede for the first time. One of NASA's ambassadors to Utah clarified that it is a "natural function" rather than a sign of extraterrestrial life. "Electrons spiralling in Jupiter's magnetic field are thought to be the cause of the radio noise we hear," NASA said. Continue...

World's oldest cave painting of an animal drawn 45,500 yrs ago found in Indonesia

 Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia believed to be drawn at least 45,500 years ago. The life-size painting of a wild pig also has two hand prints above the back of the animal. It was found in the Leang Tedongnge cave in a remote valley on Sulawesi island. Continue... Q no. 1-Study of Heavenly bodies is called? (a) Astronomy (b) Astrophysics (c) Astrology (d) Astronautics -Send your answer at comment -Righat answer will show in the next article... Thank you 😊 

New species of 'orange and black' bat discovered in West Africa

 A new species of orange and black bat from the Nimba Mountains in West Africa has been discovered by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and Bat Conservation International. The species has been named Myotis nimbaensis in recognition of the Guinea mountain range it inhabits. "It has this bright-orange fur.it was so distinct," said scientist Winifred Frick. Continue...

Intact Ice Age-era woolly rhino discovered in Siberia

Paleontologists have found one of the best- preserved specimens of an Ice Age-era woolly rhino to date in Siberia. The rhino is believed to have lived in the late Pleistocene era, anywhere between 20,000 and 50,000 years ago. It was discovered with all its limbs, some of its organs including part of the intestines, its tusk and a lump of fat. Continue...