Science & Nature

HARD moments of SOFT landing: Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan has a history of bringing laurels to the country but so has its reputation for bringing last-moment jitters due to the landing program. It was belie

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Alarm bells ring as Arctic Ocean ice cap is set to disappear earlier than thought

The adage, ‘Better Late Than Never’ doesn’t seem to be a solution as the climate-conscious world is trying hard to save the Arctic Ocean from heating up. Latest

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For the first time ever, virgin birth found in crocodile

A female crocodile, which had been isolated for a long 16-year period, has been found to have borne a bunch of eggs. This discovery has thrown more insights int

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Planet Earth is losing its chimpanzees; Chemicals to blame

The world is losing its wild chimpanzees at a faster rate than one could imagine. And if one goes looking for the reason, the findings come about as shocking. T

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Glaciers melt at a faster rate as weather heats up

Climate change has been frightening over the past few years, with heat conditions scaling new highs. The state of the world’s glaciers offers a clear picture of

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Critically endangered vulture species spotted again

The Asian King vulture has been spotted in the Sonaripur range in Uttar Pradesh's Dudhwa National Park.

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New system for increased pepper crop protection comes to the fore

RGCB finding is the first report that provides strong molecular evidence for the advantage of defence priming in black pepper plant by improving crop protection

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CSIR labs urged to develop materials for space missions

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) can have a strong collaboration with CSIR-NIIST in many ways by focusing on self-reliant strategies, it has been point

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More Big Bangs may be on the cards, scientists say

There had always been theories that mankind’s understanding of the Big Bang theory may have been too vague.  

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Pilot helps flight passengers experience Northern Lights charm

Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, is a majestic natural light phenomenon that can be viewed from parts of the northern hemisphere.

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Can mushrooms replace plastic? Not unlikely!

Plastic may be replaced by mushrooms to make headphones or even aircraft exoskeletons.

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Star gazers, astronauts face stumbling block as satellites fill the skies

The rate at which satellites are launched is going to increase as the possibilities opened up by space are exploited by more firms.

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Colossal Biosciences plans to resurrect the dodo

Dodo, considered a native of Mauritius, was last spotted in the 17th century.

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Rats can be deployed as saviours of earthquake survivors

A project trains rats to locate humans within quake debris sites.

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Capturing history, a selfie from the Red Planet

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover took selfies and shared them on Twitter.

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African forest elephants fight climate change by natural carbon capture

Elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintaining the biodiversity of forests in Africa

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In search of the secrets of Venus, Earth’s evil twin

Three new missions will be launched by NASA and the European Space Agency in the next ten-year period to study Venus

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Climate change impact on Madagascar needs to be seen as a serious warning

A study on Madagascar investigated how future climate change is likely to affect the country's key forest habitat types.

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Stars fast disappearing from naked eyes due to skyglow

Brightening of the night sky over inhabited areas due to streetlights, security floodlights and outdoor ornamental lights causes the Skyglow

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Deploying satellite data to detect waste dumping sites

Around 20% of the waste sites detected are found within a range of 200m from waterways.

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