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Song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive: study

8 hours 7 min ago
A team of European researchers analysed the words in more than 12,000 English-language songs across the genres of rap, country, pop, R&B and rock from 1980 to 2020

Study finds one way statins can cause diabetes, and a solution

28/03/2024
Researchers have found that a gut microbiome deficient in Clostridium bacteria could influence bile acid synthesis and hamper glucose metabolism

Daily quiz | On asteroid names

28/03/2024
For his contributions to astronomy, the International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after Prof. Jayant Murthy. Here’s a quiz on other asteroid names

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Frogs

28/03/2024
March 20th is celebrated as World Frog Day. Take this quiz to know more about these fascinating amphibians

Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole

28/03/2024
Sgr A* possesses 4 million times the mass of our sun and is located about 26,000 light-years - the distance light travels in a year, 9.5 trillion km from Earth.

Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain's Astronomer Royal

28/03/2024
Martin Rees said space travel should only be for those prepared to accept a "very high level of risk", and it should be paid for privately rather than by the taxpayer

Scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova

28/03/2024
The picture scientists are putting together offers a detailed look at the origins of crucial elements around us, like the calcium in our teeth and the iron in our blood

How did the Baltimore bridge disaster happen? | Explained

28/03/2024
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, just before the collision, the Dali lost all mechanical power, electronics, and the ability to steer the ship

Recipe for unique mushk budiji aroma includes altitude and temperature: study

28/03/2024
Researchers say the rice variety’s export potential can be maximised by cultivating it in places where its flavour compounds are expressed the most

Researchers call Australia carbon credit scheme a ‘catastrophe’

27/03/2024
Carbon stored by forests in the Outback was turned into credits and sold to heavily polluting industries to offset their emissions, but researchers said the forests haven’t performed this function

Chilling out instead of blowing off steam better to manage anger, review of 154 studies says

27/03/2024
Scientists found that activities that influence arousal levels had a profound impact on anger and aggression

‘Our world is built on basic science, and part of basic science is rationality’  

27/03/2024
Jayant Murthy, a senior professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, now has an asteroid named after him. He was conferred this honour by the International Astronomical Union in recognition of his contributions to the world of astronomy

How subpar treatment options allow sickle cell disease to persist | Explained

27/03/2024
Genetic therapies have created a lot of hope for treating SCD, yet they require the same amenities still out of reach of those most affected by the disease

Sensing China threat, India joins race to mine new sea patch

26/03/2024
Files application with the International Seabed Authority for rights to explore two vast tracts in Indian Ocean seabed that aren’t part of its jurisdiction

Astronomers looking for space gas accidentally find 49 new galaxies

26/03/2024
Instead of discovering hydrogen gas in the galaxy we aimed at, scientists spotted no less than 49 previously unknown galaxies

MIT to host Solar Electric Vehicle Championship from March 27-31 in Manipal

26/03/2024
The institute will host the event in collaboration with Coimbatore Society of Racing Minds

Fighting every wildfire makes bigger fires more extreme, study says

26/03/2024
When forests aren’t allowed to burn, they become more dense, and dead branches, leaves and other biomass accumulate, leaving more fuel for the next fire

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