Month: September 2024

Earth-Like Planet Found Orbiting Distant Star, But There’s A Major Catch

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Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like exoplanet using microlensing. Scientists have made a new finding that provides a fascinating insight into the future of our solar system. A new exoplanet, about 1.9 times the mass of Earth, has been discovered around a white dwarf star, according to ScienceAlert. This extraordinary discovery throws light on the possible…

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World

Lookalikes Meet At Jharkhand Chief Minister Home

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Theatre artist Munna Lohar called on the Chief Minister at this Ranchi residence today Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren shared photos today with “another Hemant”. Theatre artist Munna Lohra, who looks like and styles himself after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Leader, met the Chief Minister at his residence in Ranchi today. The two then…

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Nation

India’s Likely XI vs Bangladesh In 2nd Test: Star Pacer To Be Dropped, Kuldeep Yadav In

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The second India vs Bangladesh Test presents a great chance for the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team to take a step closer to the World Test Championship finals. The all-round show of Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubman Gill‘s sublime hundred, Ravindra Jadeja‘s quality batting and Rishabh Pant‘s roaring comeback allowed India to script a comfortable victory…

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Sports

Tata Electronics, Taiwan’s PSMC complete technology transfer pact for India’s first semiconductor fab 

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File picture of semiconductor equipment on display | Photo Credit: Reuters Tata Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd, said it had completed the Definitive Agreement with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) of Taiwan towards establishing semiconductor manufacturing facilities (aka fabs) in India. As per the agreement, PSMC will provide design and construction support…

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Business

Israel vows to keep fighting Hezbollah ‘until victory’

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Israel flatly rejected on Thursday (September 26, 2024) a push led by key backer the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, as it vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”. Israeli aerial bombardment of Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has hit back…

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World

Could rotating black holes be the wind turbines powering the distant future?

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The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of our Milky Way black hole released in 2022, has captured a new view of the massive object at the centre of our Galaxy: how it looks in polarised light. This is the first time astronomers have been able to measure polarisation, a…

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Science

Scientists are using ancient DNA to reveal the Iberian lynx’s ‘weapon’ against extinction

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Many large mammals have lost genetic diversity, often thanks to the actions of people shrinking their populations. The implications can be severe because without genetic diversity, a population does not have a “genetic database” to fall back on to adapt to environmental change. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is no stranger to this reduction in diversity. Human…

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Pope Francis lands in Luxembourg, first leg of rare European trip

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Pope Francis, center, is received by Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Henri, right, as he arrives at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxenbourg to start his four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis arrived in Luxembourg on Thursday (September 26, 2024) for a brief visit to one of…

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Octopuses, fish hunt together using surprisingly complex decision-making

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A new study lifts the veil on what happens when octopuses and fish hunt together. As it turns out, this cross-species relationship is more complex than anyone expected. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution lifts the veil on what happens when octopuses and fish hunt together. As it turns out, this…

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Science

Extinct volcanoes could help sate humanity’s hunger for rare earth elements

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Scientists found that some rare magma types are surprisingly efficient at concentrating rare earth elements. | Photo Credit: Shutterstock Extinct volcanoes are hard to study – we never see them erupt. Using a unique experimental technique, we were able to recreate a certain type of extinct volcano in a lab, learning more about the magma…

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