Indian Ocean is expected to experience surface warming of 1.4-3°C between 2020 and 2100, as per a new study. This is expected to push the tropical basin into a near-permanent heatwave state, intensify cyclones, affect the monsoon, and lead to a rise in sea levels. Accelerated ocean warming could also lead to increase in extreme weather events over Indo-Pacific region.

World's most powerful space telescope- James Webb Space Telescope- found what is being called the 'strongest, most promising sign' of life on another planet and is reportedly set to investigate it. Exoplanet K2-18b, located 124 light-years away from Earth, is highly likely to have dimethyl sulphide (DMS) gas in its atmosphere. On Earth, DMS is "only produced by life".

Artisanal fishermen off Chile's coast accidentally caught two critically endangered Chilean angel sharks, a species first described in 1887 but poorly understood due to historical data gaps. These rare finds, now studied at Santiago's National Museum of Natural History, could help inform conservation efforts for this and related species.

Multiple space organisations globally, including US' NASA and Japan's JAXA, are stepping up efforts to remove space debris. This is being done as the debris pose risks to satellites in orbit. Even tiny pieces of space debris, around 1 millimetre in size, can hit and destroy satellites. Hundreds of collision avoidance measures are performed by satellites every year.

Japanese firm Astroscale's satellite ADRAS-J has clicked the world's first picture of space debris through rendezvous and proximity operations. The picture, clicked from several hundred metres behind the debris, shows the upper stage of a rocket. ADRAS-J has also been selected by Japanese space organisation JAXA for the first phase of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration program.

'Luna crater', located near remains of an ancient Harappan settlement in Gujarat, is named 'Luna' for its proximity to a village of the same name. It measures 1.8 kilometres across and its outer rim rises 6 metres above the crater floor. Researchers determined the impact occurred about 6,900 years ago and found high concentrations of element iridium in the crater.

ISRO Chairman S Somanath, while talking about the possibility for humans to build a fully sustainable space colony, said, "In the immediate future, I don't see it happening." "There are huge technical challenges to create a planet like Earth elsewhere. It also requires investment," Somanath added. Answering questions over Instagram, Somanath further said that some exoplanets may have life too.

NASA recently took to X to share a satellite image of a Luna crater, a meteorite impact site located in Gujarat in the Banni Plains grassland. The image was taken by Landsat 8 Earth observation satellite on February 24, 2024. "Scientists detected several minerals that are uncommon in natural settings on Earth," NASA said about the crater.

The world's first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma is being tested in British patients. The vaccine is custom built for each person and tells the body to identify cancer cells and stops the disease returning. The jab, mRNA-4157 (V940) uses the same technology as current COVID-19 vaccines and is being tested in final-stage Phase III trials.

NBA star Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell's palsy. Bell's palsy is neurological disorder that causes paralysis/weakness on one side of the face. It's the most common cause of facial paralysis. Its symptoms include sudden weakness or paralysis on the face's one side, a drooping eyebrow and mouth, drooling from one side of mouth and difficulty closing one eyelid.