Ronak Gupta

Ronak Gupta is pursuing a PhD in fluid mechanics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

A fingerprint-like gravity wave feature occurs over a deck of marine stratocumulus clouds over the Indian Ocean, October 2003. Caption and credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team

New Suspect Emerges in Mystery of What Drives Clouds Away Over the Atlantic

Ronak Gupta 07/09/2018

Like a buffer between the upper atmosphere and Earth,...

A humpback whale. Credit: werner22brigitte/pixabay

When a Whale Blows Its Snot Out, Scientists Offer It a Drone, Not a Kerchief

Ronak Gupta 02/08/2018

Get past the retch-provoking slimy goo horror and you'll...

A peregrine falcon turns in the air… Credit: peterichman/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why Does the Peregrine Falcon Risk Its Bullet-Like Dives to Catch Prey?

Ronak Gupta 18/05/2018

The bird is a marvel of evolution, a gifted...

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The SpaceX Launch That Punched a Hole in Earth’s Ionosphere

Ronak Gupta 19/04/2018

It generated circular shockwaves reportedly as big as Maharashtra,...

An Archaeopteryx fossil from the Jurassic period. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Archaeopteryx May Have Flown in Short Bursts, Like Modern Day Pheasants

Ronak Gupta 24/03/2018

Reconstructing Archaeopteryx bones using X Rays, researchers observed bone...

An artist's impression of a protoplanetary disc, composed of rocks, gas and dust, around a young star. Under certain conditions, the material in the disc condenses out to form planets. Credit: skeeze/pixabay

Planets Not Sole Cause of Unique Dust Patterns Around Stars: Study

Ronak Gupta 22/02/2018

Saturn's moons create gaps in the planet's rings; by...

That's a closeted metamaterial right there. Credit: Hans/pixabay

Foam Doesn’t Just Make Your Beer Taste Better – It’s Also a Shock-Absorber

Ronak Gupta 27/12/2017

Foam only looks fragile. When scientists shot ultrasonic waves...