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Earth has a ‘mini moon’ for 57 days. All you need to know about this bus-sized celestial visitor

Sandhya Ramesh - September 30, 2024

How govt plan to deploy small nuclear reactors can help power India’s transition to net zero

Decision on Vigyan awardees final, ministry officials say after 176 more scientists question ‘omissions’

In breakthrough study, TIFR team uses psychedelic to identify neurons that modulate anxiety

American scientists were able to ‘revive’ brains of dead pigs

Sandhya Ramesh - April 18, 2019

Though cellular activity was restored in the brains, scientists are ‘still not close to actually awakening the dead brains’.

Saturn’s moon Titan has lakes of methane over 100 metres deep, and they’re much like ours

Sandhya Ramesh - April 16, 2019

Titan, one of over 60 moons of Saturn, is the only other body in the solar system to have liquid on its surface.

Male or female, mating is equally risky for these insects, finds IISc study

Sandhya Ramesh - April 16, 2019

According to an IISc study, insects who call out to potential mates face as much of a risk of attracting predators as the ones who answer their call.

How Chinese scientists created monkeys with human brain genes

Sandhya Ramesh - April 15, 2019

The study was published in Beijing’s National Science Review journal in March, but has led many to question the ethics of the experiment.

If you are not sleeping at work, you should be fired

Jamie Gruman - April 15, 2019

If employers are going to interfere with employees’ leisure time, organisations should then provide opportunities for the needed recovery to occur at work.

Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for humans

Pramila Rijal - April 14, 2019

Once the best antibodies for fighting a disease have been identified, they can be made in bulk and used as a treatment.

First private landing on moon fails as Israel’s Beresheet lander crashes

Sandhya Ramesh - April 12, 2019

Beresheet crashed at 1925 GMT Thursday, when the craft’s main engine shut off during the braking procedure before touching down.

This parasitic skin disease is scarring one million people every year worldwide

Sandhya Ramesh - April 11, 2019

Leishmaniasis is caused by bite of infected female sandflies. In India, it is prevalent in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh.

The world gets its first look at a black hole. Here’s how we got there

Sandhya Ramesh - April 10, 2019

The black hole is located at the centre of the Messier 87 galaxy. It is 6.6 billion times the mass of the sun, and is located 53.5 million light years away.

No one knows who discovered gold, but it is quietly shaping our world

Werner van Zyl - April 8, 2019

Gold was always considered to be chemically “inert” – but in recent decades it has found a variety of interesting applications.

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Earth has a ‘mini moon’ for 57 days. All you need to know about this bus-sized celestial visitor

How govt plan to deploy small nuclear reactors can help power India’s transition to net zero

Decision on Vigyan awardees final, ministry officials say after 176 more scientists question ‘omissions’

In breakthrough study, TIFR team uses psychedelic to identify neurons that modulate anxiety

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Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

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After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

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Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

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Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

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