by Spectrum | May 24, 2020 | Earth Science
Scientists have announced the discovery of a Greenland-size continent that was born from Gondwana. Naming it Greater Adria, they claim that about 120 million and 100 million years ago, geologic forces slowly shoved this continental land mass underneath what is now...
by Spectrum | May 24, 2020 | Earth Science
There exists a vast reservoir of primordial magma, undisturbed for more than 4 billion years, near the Earth’s core, according to a study reported in October 2019. Scientists have hypothesised in the past that a vast reservoir of rock lies in an area of the...
by Spectrum | May 24, 2020 | Earth Science
Fossils unearthed in southern Germany have helped researchers identify a previously unknown ‘great ape’ that was well adapted to both walking upright as well as using all four limbs while climbing. The scientists say that the primate, named Danuvius guggenmosi,...
by Spectrum | May 24, 2020 | Earth Science
An old, dried-up river has been unearthed by the Union Water Ministry in Prayagraj—earlier, Allahabad—that linked the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, a report has stated in October 2019. The discovery by scientists from the CSIR-NGRI (National Geophysical Research Institute)...
by Spectrum | May 4, 2020 | Earth Science
The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a deep-diving cetacean of the odontocete (‘toothed whales’) family which lives in the cold Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. An intriguing mammal also referred to as ‘unicorn’ of the sea, these whales and their unique tusks have given...
