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The chilly waters of the Southern Ocean that surround Antarctica like a moat are among the least explored and least understood of all the world’s oceans. This is stark because we also know that this ocean plays an outsized role in regulating the earth’s climate with its moody currents and its tremendous ability to absorb…
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The LVM3-M6 Mission launch is scheduled on December 24, 2025 at 08:54 hrs IST from the Second Launch Pad (SLP), SDSC SHAR. Photo: X/@isro/ANI ISRO’s upcoming LVM3 M6 mission will carry the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into orbit on December 24, as part of a commercial deal with U.S.-based AST SpaceMobile. The historic mission will deploy…
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Targeting remission might represent a new approach to cardiovascular prevention, the authors wrote | Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: MAHESH KUMAR A Bringing blood glucose to normal range through lifestyle changes could halve the risk of heart attack, heart failure and premature death among prediabetics, according to a study. Findings published…
Union MoS Jitendra Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: Parliament has brought into force the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act which repeals legislation that governs nuclear activity — the…
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Does the sight, or even the thought, of blood scare you? In that case, this one might not be for you. If it doesn’t or if you wish to brave on, you’ll find out more about blood and the means to handle it by the end of this one. Components of blood Human blood takes…
The device offers new hope to the 1.7 million Indians who suffer strokes each year, said Dileep Yavagal, professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Miami, who was part of the global trial. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The indigenously developed Supernova stent retriever—approved in India using only domestic clinical trial data— is expected to…
ISRO completed the Drogue Parachute Deployment Qualification Tests for the Gaganyaan Crew Module at the RTRS facility of TBRL, Chandigarh, during 18–19 December 2025. Photo: Screengrab via X/@DrJitendraSingh A series of qualification tests for drogue parachutes, which have been carried out to develop a deceleration system for ISRO’s Gaganyaan crew module, were successful, the space…
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It’s holiday season and plans are in the air for travel, celebrations and get-togethers. It’s also a time when cheat days will abound and exercise may take a backseat. It’s important though to ensure that you come out the other side, well-rested and healthy too! So take the quiz and find out how much you…
Sirisha K.V., has severe osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disorder causing brittle bones. The condition requires a person to help the 36-year-old out of a vehicle and into her wheelchair to go to her office in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. Since the disorder can cause bones to break easily she needs to be constantly careful while moving….