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Why do so many contemporary vaccines have low durability? | Explained

26/03/2024
Barring a very few, most new-generation vaccines have a short duration of protection

Dogs understand more than they let on, create mental images of known words: Study

25/03/2024
The researchers said it did not matter how many object words a dog understood — known words activated mental representations anyway.

How are semiconductors fabricated? | Explained

25/03/2024
Like a faucet can be used to control the flow of water, semiconductors can be used to control the flow of electric currents

Can ‘good sounds’ help coral islands recover from bleaching?

25/03/2024
Many coral islands like India’s Lakshadweep are inhabited by people

IAU approves ‘Statio Shiv Shakti’ as name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site

24/03/2024
The nomenclature for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander was approved on March 19

NASA touts space research in anti-cancer fight

24/03/2024
Pharmaceutical giant Merck has conducted research on the International Space Station with Keytruda, an anti-cancer drug that patients now receive intravenously

Anaemia prevalence in eight States found to be overestimated

23/03/2024
The overall prevalence of iron deficiency was just 18.4%. It was highest among adolescent girls (31.5%) followed by adult women (27.7%), and elderly women (13.6%). Even among anaemic women, only about a third was due to iron deficiency

Academics warn new science papers are being generated with AI chatbots

22/03/2024
Social media users and academics have pointed out that phrases commonly used by chatbots in response to users have made their way into scientific literature

Asteroid named after Professor Jayant Murthy of Bengaluru

22/03/2024
Prof. Jayant Murthy was acting director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) before his retirement in 2021

ISRO successfully conducts ‘Pushpak’ Reusable Landing Vehicle landing experiment 

22/03/2024
The RLV LEX 02 landing experiment is the second of the series of experiments conducted by the space agency

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Colours

21/03/2024
This week’s Sci-five quiz is on colours.

JNCASR scientists develop pancreas-mimicking system for responsive insulin delivery in diabetes treatment

21/03/2024
The innovative approach is expected to provide a more efficient and responsive method for insulin release, addressing the challenges faced by individuals with both Type 1 and advanced stage Type 2 diabetes

Female right whales may never breed after entanglement in fishing gear: study

21/03/2024
The findings underline an urgent need for ropeless fishing gear to reduce threats to the survival of this critically endangered species

Female right whales may never breed after run-ins with fishing gear

20/03/2024
A new study has reported that even entanglements scientists classify as ‘minor’ have devastating impacts on the critically endangered right whales and that, surprisingly, potential mothers who suffer such entanglements have the lowest chance of starting to breed

Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

20/03/2024
When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object’s trajectory, if needed, to protect Earth.

The way we name cancers could affect access to treatment, researchers say

20/03/2024
Developments in precision oncology require cancers to be classified based on their genetic characteristics rather than the organ in which they originate

Tamil Nadu creates history with India’s second privately developed rocket

19/03/2024
Agnibaan SOrTeD, India’s first semi-cryogenic engine powered rocket launch, was developed in Tamil Nadu by a Chennai headquartered space start-up

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