Scientists

New freshwater fish species discovered in Kerala

2:48 pm July 29, 2019

Kochi: A new freshwater fish species has been discovered in Kerala, a state blessed with freshwater resources, scientists said here. This fish belonging to the subterranean snakehead species was found in the well of a house in Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district last year, they said Sunday. The newly discovered fish, a cousin of the well-known […]

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‘Indian scientists discover 28 new stars in Milky Way’

3:31 pm July 26, 2019

Nainital (Uttarakhand): Scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) here have discovered 28 new variable stars in the Milky Way galaxy. ARIES Director Wahab Uddin described the finding of the new variable stars, whose luminosity or brightness keeps changing, as a “rare achievement”. It is for the first time that variable stars […]

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