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Study finds new therapeutic targets to fight against type 2 diabetes

Barcelona , June 7 (ANI): The fact that individuals with type 2 diabetes have elevated fasting glucose levels is among the most perplexing factors...

A Brazilian biologist stepped on pit vipers 40,000 times. What ‘daring feet’ revealed about snakebites

Team led by João Miguel Alves-Nunes studied snake defense mechanisms by gently stepping on jararacas. Findings, published in Scientific Reports, to help optimise antivenom distribution.

Gaganyaan to Shukrayaan — new govt to continue focus on R&D, quantum tech & big-ticket missions

Work will continue on key projects like National Quantum Mission, National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical System & Anusandhan National Research Foundation, ThePrint has learnt.

Use of horses became widespread only around 2200 BCE, finds Nature study challenging timeline

For the study, researchers from France analysed genomes of 475 ancient horses to conclude that widespread horse domestication likely didn't occur before 2,700 BCE.

Study finds how Omega-3 therapy prevents brain damage in newborn rodents

Washington , June 6 (ANI): A study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons discovered that an injectable emulsion...

TRISHNA – ISRO announces Indo-French thermal-imaging mission for climate and water monitoring

The announcement came on the occasion of World Environment Day, as heat waves choke the world.

Researchers give insight into how brain overgrowth dictates autism severity

California , June 5 (ANI): Some children with autism face severe, long-term challenges such as developmental delays, social issues, and even the inability to...

Life-sustaining freshwater first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, finds Nature study

Geologists analysed ancient rock crystals from Australia to find that freshwater appeared on earth a mere 600 million years after the formation of the planet.

Researchers discover muscle disorder caused by key protein mutations

Washington , June 4 (ANI): A new study discovered that the SMCHD1 protein controls how genes are digested, which influences the course of Facioscapulohumeral...

Researchers discover protein that help prevent cancer treatment-related heart damage

Washington , June 3 (ANI): Blocking the protein CDK7 could prevent heart damage caused by a routinely used cancer chemotherapy treatment, according to a...

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.