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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicScientific research

Topic: Scientific research

Do cats like girls more? Chinese study divides Twitter, gets taken down

Five researchers at Nanjing University published a study that drew a correlation between an increase in stray cats where human female population was higher

What makes nanoscience so crucial and how it can impact our lives

Nanoscience isn’t magic, it’s a mirror of what nature has already created. But like other major fields, it requires the usual steady research & development.

China’s footprint in the Antarctic is growing and is set to match the US soon

China is building its fifth research station in Antarctica and is the second biggest source of tourists to the frigid continent.

IIT Hyderabad researchers devise way to crack new secrets of the universe

A team of researchers at IIT Hyderabad has combined the power of four algorithms to yield clear answers at great speed.

Shekhar Mande, leading expert on DNA fingerprinting, to head scientific research in India

Mande has been appointed director general of CSIR, having served as director at the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, since 2011.

What we can learn from Shakespeare when it comes to online dating

While Shakespeare and other artists show lovers they must win their suitors by proving their courage and character, scientists tell us we’re in a “market model” of mating.

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Punjab govt must take Centre into confidence on new anti-sacrilege bill

What should be of concern is other states following suit and enacting separate laws to suit the political environment of respective states citing the Punjab bill as a precedent.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

In setback to Pakistan, US designates LeT front as terror group for Pahalgam attack. What is TRF

India has welcomed the move, calling it a 'timely & important step reflecting the deep cooperation between India and US on counter-terrorism'.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.