Science
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Groundwater pumping tilting Earth’s spin, may impact climate: Study
New Delhi: Groundwater pumping has shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimetres east between 1993 and 2010 alone, which could impact our planet’s climate, according…
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Rocket Lab’s 1st private Venus mission delayed till 2025: Report
Washington: The first-ever private mission to Venus by Rocket Lab has been delayed till 2025, according to a media report. The mission to Venus, originally scheduled to launch last month, is “not…
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Webb telescope detects universe’s most distant ‘smoke’ molecules
New York: An international team of astronomers has detected complex organic molecules in the most distant galaxy to date using the next generation James Webb Space Telescope. The molecules, detected from the…
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Scientists find new type of cosmic threads in Milky Way
New York: A team of astrophysicists has discovered a new type of cosmic threads hidden in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. In the early 1980s, a radio astronomy expert in…
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Tiny video capsule shows promise as an alternative to endoscopy
New York: In a first-of-its-kind, US researchers have developed a miniature video capsule, which physicians can remotely drive to all regions of the stomach to visualise and photograph potential problem areas. This…
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New drug to stop deadly brain cancer from worsening shows promise
New York: The first clinical trial analysing a targeted therapy drug specifically developed to treat deadly brain cancer has shown that it can extend the amount of time people with glioma are…
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BHU scientists get German patent for checking Covid virus
Varanasi (UP): Scientists from the Centre for Genetic Disorders, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have been granted a German patent for coming up with a novel therapeutic approach against Covid-19,…
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Indian-American teen wins $50,000 Young Scientist award
New York: A 17-year-old Indian-origin student in Missouri has won the prestigious Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for his research relating to the mpox virus. Saathvik Kannan of David H. Hickman…
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Don’t rule out Covid lab leak theory: Top Chinese scientist
London: The theory that Covid-19 is the result of a lab leak should not be discounted, a top Chinese scientist has said. “You can always suspect anything. That’s science. Don’t rule out…
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New blood test to predict if cognitively healthy person will develop Alzheimer’s
New York: A team of researchers have identified a blood biomarker that can predict if a cognitively healthy person will go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease or not. The team from the…
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Greenland glaciers melting three times faster than 20th Century: Study
London: There has been widespread and intense mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland at a rate that is three times faster than seen in the 20th Century, finds an…
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American private astronaut mission to test cancer drugs in space
New York: American private space habitat company Axiom Space’s latest mission to the International Space Station (ISS) also carried several experiments on human stem cell aging, inflammation, and cancer to the low…
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Wind energy may enhance coolant power needs in nuclear plants: IIT Jodhpur
Jodhpur: Realising the significance of cooling power sources in nuclear power plants safety based on the historical nuke disasters, an international team led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…
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MP: Man booked after video shows him torturing peacock by plucking feathers
Katni: Police have registered a case against a man in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district after he was seen in a video purportedly torturing a peacock by plucking its feathers, an official said.…
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Chronic pain more common in Americans than diabetes, depression: Study
New York: Reported cases of chronic pain in the US grew at a much faster rate than other persistent conditions from 2019 to 2020, according to a new analysis of survey data.…