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ISRO awarded Leif Erikson Lunar Prize for its Chandrayaan-3, India’s 3rd mission to the Moon

The award, given by the Exploration Museum in Husavik, Iceland, celebrates the first soft-landing of a spacecraft near the Lunar South Pole.

Large language models validate misinformation, finds study

Ontario , December 20 (ANI): According to new research on massive language models, they perpetuate conspiracy theories, negative stereotypes, and other types of misinformation.Researchers...

NASA cat-apulted a cute video to Earth from a spacecraft 31 million km away. Why this is big

The 15-second clip of a ginger tabby named Taters has become the first ultra-high definition streaming video beamed from space. It took only 101 seconds to reach Earth.

Researchers reveal childhood trauma raises risk of chronic pain in adulthood

Washington , December 19 (ANI): According to new research, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect, either alone or in combination with other types...

Hotter weather because of climate change may mean more mosquitos: Study

Virginia , December 18 (ANI): According to a recent study done by Virginia Commonwealth University experts, a warmer environment may result in more mosquitos...

New method could aid to estimate wildlife disease spread

New York , December 18 (ANI): A new method could be developed to evaluate disease prevalence in free-roaming wildlife and to predict how many...

Study reveals pesticides, adjuvants disrupt honey bee’s sense of smell

Washington DC , December 18 (ANI): Pesticide sprays have long been known to be hazardous to honey bees. Researchers discovered the effect of such...

Immune cells linked to formation of lung before birth, may help treat respiratory diseases

London , December 18 (ANI): Researchers discovered that immune cells play an active and intimate role in guiding the growth of human lung tissue...

Anaesthetic notorious as ‘date-rape’ drug — what is ketamine, linked to Matthew Perry’s death?

A hallucinogenic drug, Ketamine distorts perception of sight & sound. Effects include a rapid heart rate & elevated blood pressure.

Kakrapar’s 2nd indigenous 700 MW nuclear reactor has attained first criticality. What this means

This is the first step towards generation of power for commercial use. Nuclear energy is key to India's goal of generating 50% of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.