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Not just nothing, dark matter quests close in on dire ‘neutrino fog’

30/09/2024
A new null result from the LUX-ZEPLIN dark-matter detector didn’t prompt disappointment among physicists. It prompted resignation

Rare celestial object sighted over Bengaluru skies

29/09/2024
The comet was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China on January 9, 2023, and independently observed by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in South Africa a month later

Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth's distant future

29/09/2024
The First rocky planet, about 4,200 light years away, found orbiting white dwarf offers insight into Earth’s potential survival after sun’s death

Chandrayaan-3 landed on possibly oldest craters of Moon, say researchers

29/09/2024
Chandrayaan-3 was found to have landed within a crater — about 160 km in diameter — and detected in the images as a nearly semi-circular structure

Was animal fat present in Tirupati laddus? | Explained

29/09/2024
What did the Centre for Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food (CALF) of the National Dairy Development Board find in the Tirupati laddus? What are the adulterants? Why is good baseline data, specific to Indian conditions, necessary?

When American astronauts returned to space

29/09/2024
On September 29, 1988, the U.S. launched the STS-26 mission. In case you are wondering why that is important, it was the first American mission with a human crew since the Challenger disaster 32 months before. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at how this successful mission panned out…

New study reveals five genetically-distinct population of Asian elephants in India

28/09/2024
The research identified five elephant populations spread across Northern, Central, and Southern India. Two populations in the north and three in the south. Historically, elephants migrated from the north to the south, but with each migration, their genetic diversity declined.

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.

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