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Significance of an influenza A (H1N2)v case in the U.K.

16/12/2023
Several subtypes of the influenza virus are assigned according to combinations of mutations in the proteins on the surface of the virus - hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N).

CT scans associated with increased risk of blood cancers

16/12/2023
The results strengthen the body of evidence of increased cancer risk at low radiation doses and highlight the need for continued justification of paediatric CT examinations and optimisation of doses

Rocket Lab successfully launches first Electron rocket since September failure

15/12/2023
The rocket, carrying a satellite for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, a Japan-based Earth imaging company, blasted off from a launch pad on the country's North Island

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, first crew aiming to fly around the moon in 50 years

15/12/2023
The Artemis II crew — three Americans and one Canadian — said the President was making good on a promise to host them at the White House after they were named to the mission earlier this year.

How the winter season affects human minds and behaviour

15/12/2023
Like many other animals, humans are also seasonal creatures.

Counting scientists’ productivity with numbers undermines science | Explained

15/12/2023
There’s a simple way to evaluate scientists’ work, yet there are many bean-counting efforts that undermine the incentives for good science

Daily Quiz | On the element Plutonium

14/12/2023
On this day in 1940, the element plutonium was first isolated by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Here’s a quiz on it.

IISc scientists develop novel technique to encapsulate liquid droplets used for various applications

14/12/2023
Droplets play a crucial role in microreactors, drug delivery systems, in single crystal growth and cell culture platforms.

China’s space programme: Five things to know

14/12/2023
Since the December 14, 2013 landing, China has built a crewed space station, sent a robotic rover to Mars and become the first nation to make a controlled landing on the far side of the Moon

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Migrations

14/12/2023
This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on migrations.

Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China

14/12/2023
China's rare circumstances - relying on home-grown vaccines and mostly avoiding COVID until late in the pandemic - could, these experts say, provide particularly valuable data and insights on long COVID

Mumbai professor bags Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm prize

13/12/2023
In addition to the prize, Professor Savita Ladage will be awarded £5,000 as well as a medal and a certificate

Superconductor claims are 'baseless' say South Korean experts

13/12/2023
A South Korean academic group said on Wednesday that claims by some researchers in the country that a practical superconductor had been discovered were "baseless", citing the group's inability to replicate the results.

Next time you have kulhad chai, don’t miss the bubbly physics

13/12/2023
If you look past the bubbles, you’ll find a teapot with holes, a paradox involving oil, and the clues to an unusual substance called a superfluid.

Research shows India can shorten tuberculosis treatment

13/12/2023
Recent studies have found that the length of time tuberculosis patients need to stay on their regimen can be reduced from six to four months.

In the chaos of turbulence, scientists chase glimpses of hidden order

13/12/2023
Turbulence is far from a random process. Instead, it hides a deep level of organisation that we are yet to uncover.

Fungi and flatworms: Scientists want more diverse nature emojis

12/12/2023
Among animals, vertebrates -- including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and bony fish -- were overrepresented, making up 76% of animal emojis

Endangered species list grows by 2,000. Climate change is part of the problem

12/12/2023
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the leading tracker of global biodiversity, released their new Red List of Threatened Species on Monday at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai

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