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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Topic: astronomers

Apple snails can regrow their eyes & lithium plays a critical role in our bodies, not just in EVs

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns after viral Coldplay kiss cam video scandal

Byron ducked and covered his face when he was seen on the kiss cam while in an intimate embrace with Astronomer's chief people officer Kristin Cabot.

Astronomy conferences generated 42,000 tonnes CO2 in 2019, virtual or local meets could help cut this

For the study published in journal PNAS Nexus, researchers calculated emissions from flights, trains taken by international astronomy community for 362 open academic conferences & schools.

Stunning explosion in the sky, closest supernova to Earth in 5 yrs offers new celestial treat

SN 2023ixf, first detected on 19 May, is the death of a star that was many times larger and more massive than our Sun, located nearly 21 million light years away from Earth.

4 awards, pavilion of its own — India dazzles at world’s largest astronomy meet in South Korea

First time Indian PhD students have won prizes at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly. All prizes won for work on topics related to solar research.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.