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What makes the brain the most complicated object in the universe

16/02/2024
For the first time, the thoughts and impressions of people unable to communicate with the outside world were translated into continuous natural language, using a combination of AI and brain imaging technology

Venture capitalists back ‘steroid Olympics’ where drug-testing is legal

16/02/2024
As the Olympic motto declares, the limits of human performance are there to be tested – faster, higher, stronger

ISRO’s high-resolution imaging satellite Cartosat-2 bids adieu

16/02/2024
As planned, the Cartosat-2 crashed into the Indian Ocean on February 14.

What our ancestors’ genomes can tell us about modern health | Explained

16/02/2024
In a flurry of new studies, researchers have reported insights into human ancestors’ diets, lifestyle conditions, and diseases using fragments of their DNA

GSLV-F14 carrying INSAT-3DS satellite to lift off at 5.35 pm on February 17: ISRO

15/02/2024
The GSLV-F14 is the 16th flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), and the 10th flight with the indigenous cryo stage

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Astronomical Instruments

15/02/2024
This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on astronomical instruments.

Bengaluru researchers develop paper-based platform for rapid detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

15/02/2024
As the next step, the researchers plan to tie up with hospitals to test this technology with samples from patients

Private U.S. moon lander launched 52 years after last Apollo lunar mission

15/02/2024
Although considered an Intuitive Machines mission, the IM-1 flight is carrying six NASA payloads of instruments designed to gather data about the lunar environment ahead of NASA's planned return of astronauts to the moon later this decade.

Deep tech investments in India doubling every three years, crossed $1 billion between 2021-23: Report

15/02/2024
AI and biotechnology lead deep tech funding in India, material science gathering momentum in recent years, says the newly-released report by VC firm Ankur Capital

Putin says Russia is close to creating cancer vaccines

15/02/2024
Putin did not specify which types of cancer the proposed vaccines would target, nor how

What is micellar water and how does it work?

14/02/2024
Oil and water generally don’t mix, which is why you’ll struggle to remove makeup and sunscreen (which both contain oils) with just plain water

In Chennai, solve a puzzle and learn about astronomy as Science at the Sabha returns

14/02/2024
Familiar with taking the heuristic approach to puzzle solving? If the answer is no, worry not. Science at the Sabha returns to Chennai on February 18 with conversations ranging from puzzles to plastic

Spaceflight is reckoning anew with new generation of ‘space planes’”

14/02/2024
Since 2010, the US Space Force (and formerly the US Air Force) has been launching a robotic spaceplane called the X-37B into low Earth orbit on classified missions.

Does frequently updating COVID-19 vaccines have any benefits? | Explained

14/02/2024
A new study has found that updated vaccines improved neutralising antibody titres compared to non-updated formulations, but the matching problem persists

Synthetic human embryos let scientists sidestep ethical hurdles

13/02/2024
Advances in genetic engineering and molecular and cellular biology have catalysed the emergence of synthetic embryology

Newborn gas planets may be surprisingly flat: new study

13/02/2024
Observing protoplanets that have just formed and are still within their protostellar discs is extremely difficult.

Horseshoe crabs, living fossils of the sea, draw endangered species petition

13/02/2024
Horseshoe crab populations have crashed in recent decades, with spawning numbers down two-thirds from 1990 in the Delaware Bay estuary that was once their biggest stronghold

 The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood

12/02/2024
Through more equitable investments, researchers hope menstruation will be recognised as a new frontier in regenerative medicine

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