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Scientists discover new fungus species in Thrissur

09/02/2024
The new species Trichoglossum syamviswanathii, named after former KFRI director Syam Viswanath, was collected from the moist soil of the Bambusetum of the KFRI Field Research Centre at Palappilly, Thrissur

Why now is the time to address humanity’s impact on the moon

09/02/2024
Dreams of space travel started small with the launch of Sputnik-1 by the Soviet Union, and escalated with the U.S. Apollo landing on the moon in 1969

Earth-wide telescope confirms black hole shadow is ‘real’

09/02/2024
The Event Horizon Telescope is a worldwide network of radio telescopes that work together

With CRISPR poised to revolutionise therapy, a pause to consider ethical issues

08/02/2024
The CRISPR system in bacteria serves as a warehouse for past infections by storing a part of the viral genetic material and incorporating it into its own, so the next time it is attacked, the bacteria is capable of recognising the virus and destroying it

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Wetlands

08/02/2024
This week Sci-Five’s quiz is on wetlands.

NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

08/02/2024
The satellite will spend at least three years studying the oceans from 420 miles (676 kilometers) up, as well as the atmosphere.

January 2024 warmest on record: European climate agency

08/02/2024
Scientists at C3S said the global mean temperature for the past 12 months (February 2023-January 2024) was the highest on record and 1.52 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average

Moon cargo like human ashes, drink containers spark legal debate

07/02/2024
Concerns about possible gaps in U.S. oversight and legal questions about proper use of the moon have rocketed to the forefront.

New science research board ‘takes effect’, Science Minister

06/02/2024
Anusandhan National Research Foundation aims to provide strategic direction for research, innovation and entrepreneurship in several fields of science

Scientists move forward with plans for giant new atom-smasher to begin operating by 2040

06/02/2024
The science that the future collider could generate remains largely unknown

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

06/02/2024
Studies have shown that the strongest tropical storms are getting more intense because of climate change

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile's

06/02/2024
At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile

Telenor opens world's southernmost mobile phone station in Antarctica

06/02/2024
Troll, part of the Norwegian Polar Institute, is staffed year-round, conducting research and collecting data ranging from the study of glaciers and geology to the weather, climate and radiation

Russian cosmonaut sets record for most time in space - more than 878 days

06/02/2024
Oleg Kononenko is expected to reach a total of 1,000 days in space on June 5 and by late September he will have clocked 1,110 days

In Frames | Starling murmurations

04/02/2024
Scientists have advanced various theories as well as have drawn inspiration from this and other similar behaviour to design swarming robots that can do many things from coordinate disaster relief to fight cancer

Getting a closer look at Pluto

04/02/2024
On February 4, 2010, NASA released a set of images that were the most detailed ever taken until then of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. Before the New Horizons spacecraft explored Pluto, getting a closer look at it was no easy task. A.S.Ganesh tells you how scientists managed it nevertheless…

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