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Topic: Scientific research

600 mn-yr-old water droplets found trapped in Himalayas could hold answers to how life evolved

Scientists from Indian Institute of Sciences & Japan's Niigata University say this explain how glacial period gave way to 2nd oxygenation event. Study published in Precambrian Research.

Lancet study points to changing diabetes trends in India — on the rise in villages and among youth

Lack of access to high-quality healthcare and medicines, economic development, and socio-cultural norms have significant impact on diabetes incidence, study says.

Obesity creates communication gap between gut & brain, worsens overeating, says Dutch-US study

Study, involving 58 Amsterdam-based participants aged 50-70, was published in the journal Nature Metabolism Monday. It also seeks to explain weight regain that often follows weight loss.

Who is Joyeeta Gupta? LSR alum who has won top Dutch science prize for work on climate justice

Gupta, who will be awarded 1.5 million Euros at a ceremony on 4 October, shared the 'Dutch Nobel' with evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers, a fellow professor at University of Amsterdam.

Legilimency for Muggles! New language decoder can read your private thoughts non-invasively

US scientists develop model that can help decipher thoughts in a continuous language, a potential tool for people with communication disorders. Findings published in Nature Neuroscience.

The enigma inside our heads — scientists unlock new secrets as brain research deepens

Findings of study, conducted by international team and including data from over 100,000 individuals, published in the journal 'Nature'.

A tiny beetle-inspired robot for big tasks & how ancient meteorites delivered potassium to Earth

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

Wadia Institute alone studies Himalayan rocks, relics. After Joshimath, it’s the go-to place

Established in 1968, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology still presents an attractive option, despite its faults, to those wanting to do serious research.

Study finds SAARC members have better scientific collaboration with others, India leads pack

Despite shared history, SAARC countries over the last 2 decades have collaborated more significantly with countries beyond the region such as Canada, Germany and UK.

Is your blood type A? You may face higher risk of a stroke early in life, find US researchers

In paper published in journal Neurology, researchers from University of Maryland link blood groups to risk of early stroke. Risk lowest among people with blood type O, they say.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.