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Firecrackers release a variety of harmful substances into the atmosphere. | Photo Credit: Ganesh Partheeban/Unsplash The air in a particular place is likely to become more polluted when firecrackers are burst on an overcast day with high humidity. This is due to a combination of the pollutants released by the fireworks and the prevailing weather…
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Ever since Israel intensified its attacks on Palestine in October 2023, sparing not even hospitals, more than 66,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the latest bulletin from the Gaza’s Health Ministry. But nearly three times that number of people, some 1.6 lakh, have been left grievously wounded. In this crisis comes a worrying report…
The sun has a profound influence on life on the earth. It’s the source of life as well as motivates the technological infrastructure that sustains modern society. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and energetic storms create space weather that affect satellites and astronauts in space, disrupting communications, navigation, and power grids on the earth. Understanding…
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Imagine taking a new deck of cards, perfectly ordered by suit and number. You shuffle it once. The order is disturbed but you could probably figure it out again. Now, imagine shuffling it a hundred times. The cards are now in a completely random, chaotic state. This process is a lot like what happens to…
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Eknath Vasant Chitnis also played a crucial role in selecting the site for India’s first rocket launch at Thumba in Kerala. (Facebook/Pune University) Renowned Indian space scientist Eknath Vasant Chitnis died on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) at his residence in Pune, his family members said. Dr. Chitnis, who had completed 100 years, was unwell for…
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Idealised model of a platinum nanoparticle about 2 nm wide, showing individual atoms. | Photo Credit: Vadim A. Volochaev Inspired by an artist’s stencil, a team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking method to ‘paint’ microscopic gold particles with polymer patches, giving them new and exciting functions. The technique, detailed in a paper published in…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: V Raju (This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) Ice creams and carbonated drinks aren’t just innocent treats anymore. There is now quantifiable scientific research warning about people using them…
While humans have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years, some scientists think this history could go back millions of years. According to the drunken monkey hypothesis, humans’ taste and indeed preference for alcohol may have evolutionary roots, shaped by our primate ancestors consuming small doses of alcohol found inside ripe fruit. Our bodies may…
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People celebrate Deepavali in New Delhi on Monday, October 20, night. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Following Deepavali, pollution in Delhi inched close to a five-year high with average concentrations of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 across several locations crossing 400 microgram per cubic metre (µg/m³) – levels not seen since 2021. On Deepavali day,…
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The key implications of this discovery include reducing the risk of amputation and accelerating recovery in diabetic foot ulcers and providing an affordable, natural oral therapy, improving accessibility for patients in rural and resource-limited settings |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Nagaland University researchers have identified a naturally occurring plant…