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Avalanche sets off glacial lake outburst in Nepal. Why GLOFs recur in Himalayas & how to prevent them

Located at 4,500 m above sea level in Manaslu region, Birendra Tal burst banks Sunday due to avalanche dumping ice into it. Lake is currently reported to be 'returning to normal'.

Above-normal rainfall, or is it? Why monsoon forecast remains a challenge for IMD

Low predictability, local reasons make monsoon hard to predict, especially in long-range forecasts. While IMD has some of the world's best models and technology, it might not be enough.

Study reveals novel therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury

San Francisco , April 19 (ANI): Health outcomes vary greatly among the approximately 1.5 million Americans who survive a traumatic brain injury each year....

Study finds how liver inflammation associated with poor cancer outcomes

California , April 19 (ANI): Liver inflammation, a typical side effect of malignancies elsewhere in the body, has long been associated with poor cancer...

Climate change could cost global economy $38 trillion/yr by 2050 even if emissions halted: Nature study

German scientists' findings show economies across the world 'committed' to average income loss of 19% by 2050. India & Africa predicted to be biggest losers of median income every year.

Why are there patches of ‘moss’ on the Sun? US study might have the answer

Study by Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory and Bay Area Environmental Institute & NASA’s Ames Research Center published this week in journal Nature Astronomy.

A failed trial offers hope — antibody could slow down rapid Parkinson’s Disease progression

International trial suggests prasinezumab, a monoclonal antibody, may reduce motor decline in patients with rapidly progressing Parkinson’s Disease. Analysis published in Nature Medicine.

IIT-Roorkee’s historic find: Kutch fossil shows 50 ft Vasuki Indicus may have been largest ever snake

Findings published in Scientific Reports suggest Vasuki Indicus, which attacked its prey anaconda-style, originated in Indian subcontinent & spread to Europe, Africa 50 mn yrs ago.

Researchers discover how complexities in diet impacts aging

Pennsylvania , April 18 (ANI): Penn State researchers may have discovered another layer of complexity in the enigma of how nutrition affects ageing.A new...

Study finds common complication of atrial fibrillation

Washington , April 18 (ANI): The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (a heart disorder that produces an irregular and often excessively fast pulse rate)...

On Camera

Rajkummar Rao must keep his chin up. Questions will be asked and he’s no victim

Rajkummar Rao now looks pretty much unrecognisable. It doesn’t take much to deduce that eyebrows will be raised, and questions will be asked about his face.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Russia-Ukraine war a gold mine for US, British defence firms — sales rocket, stock prices soar

Such has been the growth in the defence sector that companies are spending billions of dollars on buying back their own shares with record number of orders in pipeline and counting.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.