Author: Naushin Raheema

It’s not likely that today’s major extinction event will match the previous five, according to a climate scientist from Tohoku University in Japan.  Over the past 450 million years or more, there have been at least five instances in which events leading to widespread extinction have wreaked havoc on life on Earth. According to experts, human activity has already begun to usher in the sixth of these catastrophic events. Multiple times during the last 540 million years, the majority of Earth’s species have disappeared off the face of the planet over a very short amount of geologic time.  These occurrences…

High-speed solar winds from a “hole” in the sun’s atmosphere will contact Earth’s magnetic field on Wednesday i.e., August 3, generating a moderate geomagnetic storm.  After detecting that “gaseous material is leaking from a southern hole in the sun’s atmosphere,” forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center made the forecast.  Overview of winds from a “hole” These geomagnetic storms are termed G-1 and they are said to be moderate. The sun, which is the central star of our solar system, is getting closer and closer to the maximum activity period of its 11-year solar cycle.…

According to a recent study, people from many different cultures have long used fungi that contain psilocybin to improve their health and well-being. Psilocybin microdosing entails repeatedly giving oneself dosages of psilocybin-containing mushrooms that won’t interfere with daily activities. Various microdose techniques exist, including pairing psilocybin with ingredients like lion’s mane mushrooms and vitamin-B3. The public’s acceptance of microdosing has surpassed the body of evidence, necessitating more future studies. The scientists observed psilocybin microdosers and non-microdosing comparators for about 30 days using a naturalistic observational style. The Study and Psilocybins of health The authors found small- to medium-sized improvements in…

This weekend, it is anticipated that debris from a Chinese rocket will return to Earth in an uncontrolled manner. China is not a new friend of criticism worldwide. An 18 t core stage of a Long March 5B rocket that had been used to launch an unarmed test crew capsule accidentally reentered the atmosphere from orbit in May 2020. A 12-m-long pipe and other rocket body debris damaged multiple structures in two villages in the Ivory Coast. A year later, another 18-ton core stage of a Long March 5B rocket that had been used to introduce part of China’s…

Deep Sea Species: In the depths of the ocean, researchers from the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom have uncovered more than thirty organisms that can become distinct species.  Deep Sea Species Exploiting deep-sea mineral resources is becoming more popular. Especially on the deep seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. The CCZ is prolific in polymetallic nodules in the center of the Pacific.   Metals including nickel, cobalt, copper, titanium and rare earth minerals bind to the precipitated iron oxyhydroxides and manganese oxides. These together make up the polymetallic nodules.   A clear idea of biodiversity, community structure, and biological…

According to research, as the planet continues to heat up, it is going to cause more and more volcanoes to erupt.  Most of the planet’s active land volcanoes could experience heavier rains as a result of climate change. Rainfall has been suggested in the past as a possible cause of volcanic eruptions and mudslides.   Due to the rapid climatic change over the Holocene, the prevalence of numerous such dangers has increased.    One such example is Mount Pinatubo’s eruption in 1991, which produced a significant drop in Earth’s climate in the following year or two. It is an example…

The study sheds light on the past, present, and potential evolution of Earth including how it evolved to be a livable planet and how other planets in the solar system have changed over time.  The magnetic field that is created by liquid iron in the outer core of the Earth helps keep us safe. It stops the Sun’s radiation from affecting us, as well as stopping other space junk from hitting us.   The Earth’s magnetic field has always been around. But a long time ago, it was really strong (around 10x stronger than it is now).   However, right before the…

The climate crisis and the pandemics of the future could kill more people than all the nuclear bombs in the entire world.  Nature has its own set of rules and regulations. Just like our human body! What happens when an unknown pathogen enters the body? Our immune system would try getting rid of it, or it might harm us. This applies to nature as well. Animals migrate in response to ecological factors, which determine the style and intensity of migration. Migratory patterns of animals will be affected if climate change modifies these factors. 10,000 virus species can harm humans, but…

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and elsewhere present a new strategy to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine that might be ingested as a tablet, inhaled, or otherwise delivered.  The spread of new viral types, which continue to endanger global health and survival, must be addressed in the development of the next generation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. This calls for fresh approaches to both immune response engineering and immunogen development.  The vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna, among others, are the end product of years of prior study and development. The pandemic brought with it additional impetus, attention, and resources.…

On July 17, Ghana, a neighboring nation in West Africa, declared its first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the Marburg virus disease (MVD) epidemic was notified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 17, 2022, in Ghana. The disease was discovered for the second time in West Africa after being discovered in Guinea in August 2021, according to a statement made accessible to media persons. Two males, 26 and 51, who were not related, were found to have the condition and died from it. After outbreaks in Marburg, Frankfurt,…