Articles by Immanuel Jotham

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Watch how the Curiosity rover was taught a new way to drill rocks on Mars

The main drill was not used for over a year and engineers MacGyvered a new way to use it.

Mar 1, 2018

New theory claims Moon was formed before Earth and emerged from a molten, doughnut-shaped cloud

A massive collision, doughnut-shaped clouds, and rock vapour all seemingly came together to form the Moon.

Mar 1, 2018

Lightcatcher: This Cold War-era Russian truck is being converted into a massive 1800s-style camera

When complete, the camera will have a resolution which is comparable to that of a space telescope.

Mar 1, 2018

Climate change to drastically affect weather and rain patterns throughout India

Lesser rain has been predicted for India, with weaker monsoons likely by the end of this century.

Feb 28, 2018

Climate Change India

What does the inside of a rock look like? Scientists can now give you a tour

Geologists used a camera, a grinder and AI to make a 3D model of a rock.

Feb 28, 2018

Inside Trump's secret flying nuclear bunker

President Trump will get two new Air Force One jets by 2021 after $3.9bn deal with Boeing

The deal as of now is still 'informal', but the president wants two new 747s.

Feb 28, 2018

The Arctic is now hotter than ever – despite it being the peak of winter and no sunlight

The Arctic is now nearly 50 degrees over normal February temperatures. An event like this "has definitely not been seen before".

Feb 28, 2018

Climate Change

US Air Force wants to purchase two new cast iron shell cluster bombs and is looking for vendors

The US Air Force has specified two classes of bombs – one 2,000 pounds and the other 500 pounds.

Feb 27, 2018

Watch Stratolaunch – the world's biggest plane as it goes through its first runway test

It has a wingspan of over 380 feet and will launch rockets into space, three at a time.

Feb 27, 2018

King penguins are under the threat of extinction if they do not find a new habitat soon

"There's not much hope in the future", for these penguins, say researchers.

Feb 27, 2018

Climate Change

Ancient mammoths and mastodons survived the changing environment because of inter species breeding

Cross breeding led to ancient elephants adapting and surviving in different regions across the world over time.

Feb 27, 2018

Another asteroid just passed between the Earth and Moon for the 17th time this year

The Earth has seen a large number of asteroid visitors lately.

Feb 26, 2018

Plants found to evolve away from defences that do not work for them anymore

The adage "evolve or die" still holds true for living organisms and scientists have found direct evidence of it working.

Feb 26, 2018

30 Doradus: The Growing Tarantula Within

Building blocks of life found in an alien star-forming cloud 200,000 light years away

The Large Magellanic Cloud, just outside the Milky Way where stars are born, has the capacity to also build life.

Feb 26, 2018

How destructive will a space war be? It could wipe out everything in orbit quickly

War in space will not look as good as Star Wars, rather, it will simply wipe out communications, destabilise economies and create clouds of high speed debris.

Feb 26, 2018

Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica is freezing, not melting and no one knows why

The ice shelf was first found to be warming, but now it seems to have started to freeze.

Feb 25, 2018

Climate Change

US Army wants a new surface-to-air missile for defence against drones and rockets

The army will set aside over $50 million for the development of the new Expanded Mission Area Missile (EMAM).

Feb 25, 2018

The next American light attack warplane could be Africa's first-ever fighter

Light, fast and highly capable, the Mwari could join the USAF soon.

Feb 25, 2018

Doomsday vault in Norway is going to get a few upgrades including a new tunnel

Global warming could cause the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to flood and these upgrades are countermeasures.

Feb 25, 2018

Loneliest tree in the world serves as a perfect record of how humans have permanently altered Earth

Evidence that we have entered the Anthropocene epoch has been presented by scientists.

Feb 22, 2018

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