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ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite onboard third and final developmental flight SSLV-D3-EOS8 mission

16/08/2024
Today’s mission is the third for the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency in 2024, after the successful PSLV-C58/XpoSat in January and GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS missions in February

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

16/08/2024
A new analysis of the debris from the impact 66 million years ago has resolved a long debate about the nature of the asteroid

‘Dam burst effect’ caused Wayanad landslide: experts

15/08/2024
Heavy rainfall-induced “damming effect” caused the massive earthfall that wiped out three villages at Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district on July 30, says NCESC team  

NASA just shut down a planetary defence mission that tracks asteroids. Now what?

15/08/2024
NEOWISE started life as a different mission, simply called WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer). It was designed to study the infrared radiation from distant galaxies in the universe.

Indian Institute of Astrophysics astronomers find new method to predict amplitude of upcoming solar cycle

15/08/2024
The astronomers have discovered a new correlation using 100 years of solar data from the IIA’s Kodaikanal Solar Observatory.

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Indian Institute of Astrophysics

15/08/2024
This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on Indian Institute of Astrophysics.

Scientists find bacteria living in microwave ovens

15/08/2024
Researchers already know that coffee machines and dishwashers have their own distinct microbial communities

First-ever phase-three clinical trial for dengue vaccine initiated in India

14/08/2024
The indigenous vaccine, DengiAll, has been developed by Panacea Biotec; the phase 3 clinical trial is being conducted by ICMR and the pharma company on over 10,000 participants across 18 States

Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners

14/08/2024
Scientists found prokaryotes are remarkably resilient to climate change – and as a result, could increasingly dominate marine environments

What would it take to turn Mars into a life-friendly planet like the earth?

14/08/2024
Is it possible to terraform Mars – that is, transform it to resemble the Earth and support life?

New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialisation easier

14/08/2024
Current regulations mean that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) cannot be released out of containment without going through a complex and vigorous process

Climate change intensified rain that caused Wayanad landslides: study

14/08/2024
One-day bursts of rain in Kerala will become another 4% heavier if global warming reaches 2º C, the study added

Melting polar ice due to climate change is making earth’s days longer

14/08/2024
Scientists found that in the last two decades, the rate of earth’s rotation has slowed by around 1.3 ms per century

Wish I could bring taxes to almost nil but India needs to fund research, says Nirmala Sitharaman

14/08/2024
The government is not just talking but putting money into R&D, she says, promising to provide more details into such funding

First vegetation map reveals a battle for Antarctica’s changing landscape 

13/08/2024
As the climate changes and conditions become more habitable, more than 100 plant species have invaded the continent

Greenland ice found at risk of melting at CO2 levels lower than today’s

13/08/2024
Scientists have unearthed proof Greenland’s entire ice sheet disappeared more recently than expected, meaning it is fragile and could melt again

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