Researchers used a tool that mimicked the weightlessness of area to verify how microgravity affected human, mouse, and pig cells. Representative picture.
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Microgravity can alter sperm’s capacity to navigate
Researchers used a tool that mimicked the weightlessness of area to verify how microgravity affected human, mouse, and pig cells. They discovered microgravity impaired sperm’s capacity to navigate but in addition that top doses of progesterone might partially reverse this impairment. Up to 24 hours of microgravity additionally delayed mouse and pig embryo improvement. As international locations plan missions to the moon and Mars, the findings present reproductive processes are susceptible to gravitational adjustments.
Egypt discover bridges African, Eurasian ape fossil data
Palaeontologists have discovered a brand new fossil ape species, Masripithecus moghraensis, in northern Egypt based mostly on 18-million-year-old jaw stays — the primary definitive fossil ape present in North Africa. Previously, researchers discovered most Early Miocene ape fossils in East Africa. The discover suggests the ancestors of all residing apes might have originated in northeastern Afro-Arabia. Genetic evaluation positioned Masripithecus nearer to fashionable apes than different fossils from the period, linking African and Eurasian fossil data.
Team makes use of recirculating water to inject CO2 into rocks
In the arid Jizan area of Saudi Arabia, scientists have proven a option to ‘trap’ CO2 with out utilizing exterior water sources. Mineral storage often consumes numerous water. But within the demo, scientists pumped water from one nicely and reinjected it into one other 130 m away, and over 10 months moved 131 tonnes of CO2 dissolved in water into basaltic rocks. They additionally confirmed that 70% of the CO2 was transformed to stable carbonate minerals on this time.
Published – March 29, 2026 08:00 am IST
