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Surviving in India’s salt desert

28/09/2024
The Rann of Kutch evolved when waters of the Arabian Sea made incursions into this region 150-200 million years ago. Geological upheavals led to the rise of a landmass that cut off the Kutch basin from the sea.

Can Kerala’s policy to limit antibiotics misuse lead to reduced AMR?

28/09/2024
Kerala imports at least 60% of broiler chicken, eggs and vegetables from neighbouring States, many of which have no AMR regulations in place for humans, animals and agriculture

IIA researchers find evidence of interaction between a radio jet and interstellar gas

28/09/2024
Department of Science and Technology said the finding challenges the hypothesis that only large and massive galaxy jets which regulate star formation host AGN powered by massive black holes.

Science and the City: Sci560 captures Bengaluru’s rich legacy

27/09/2024
Sci560, a new exhibition that opened at Science Gallery Bengaluru, uses a selection of objects from the city’s various institutions to offer insights into the science and innovation that shaped it

Exploring the ‘wonderful world’ of symplectic geometry to solve problems in mechanics

26/09/2024
Wolf Prize laureate Yakov Eliashberg delivers the new TNQ Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Electroreception

26/09/2024
This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on electroreception.

Could rotating black holes be the wind turbines powering the distant future?

26/09/2024
Scientists have postulated a theory which concerns all rotating objects that can absorb matter or radiation, and a black hole is, in essence, just a very big and effective absorber

Scientists are using ancient DNA to reveal the Iberian lynx’s ‘weapon’ against extinction

26/09/2024
Research has revealed how the Iberian lynx interbred with its cousin, the Eurasian lynx  over the past few thousand years to boost it’s genetic diversity

Octopuses, fish hunt together using surprisingly complex decision-making

26/09/2024
Animals of the same species often cooperate – work together to reach some kind of goal. But it’s rare to find cooperation between individuals from different species.

Extinct volcanoes could help sate humanity’s hunger for rare earth elements

26/09/2024
Demand for rare earths is soaring as society moves away from fossil fuels and electrifies energy production and transport.

Evolution can change how an ecosystem collapses, study finds

25/09/2024
Evolution, especially in the microbial world, can happen very quickly.

Earth is getting a new mini-moon, and it won’t be the first or the last

25/09/2024
Our new mini-moon is approximately 10 metres in diameter and will be captured by Earth’s gravity for 57 days.

Seven researchers of KLE Technological University in Hubballi among top 2% of scientists, according to Stanford University

25/09/2024
In a record of sorts, seven faculty members and scientists of KLETU have been named among the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in a list compiled by Stanford University, in collaboration with Elsevier

Russian Soyuz brings crew of three back from International Space Station

25/09/2024
The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Oleg Kononenko and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson landed at 1159 GMT

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