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Remembering primatologist Jane Goodall, who should have got the Nobel Peace Prize

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Remembering primatologist Jane Goodall, who should have got the Nobel Peace Prize

Much has been written about the universally loved Jane Goodall, primatologist and animal rights campaigner, on whom awards and honours far too numerous to list have been showered. She passed away on October 1 aged 91. One recognition, however, she did not but should have received is the Nobel Peace Prize. For all her life, Goodall worked for…

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Imperial College London partners with Science Gallery Bengaluru to boost UK-India innovation links

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Imperial College London partners with Science Gallery Bengaluru to boost UK-India innovation links

The announcement was made as Imperial’s president joins a U.K. delegation led by the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is making his first official visit to India. | Photo: Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS The Imperial College, London, has partnered with Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB) to co-develop open research facilities, boost U.K.-India and global talent…

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Imperial College London and Science Gallery Bengaluru announce joint fellowship programme, co-development of research facilities

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Imperial College London and Science Gallery Bengaluru announce joint fellowship programme, co-development of research facilities

Amanda Wolthuizen, Vice-President (Strategic Engagement) at Imperial College Londong along with Jahnavi Phalkey, Founding Director at Science Gallery, Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Imperial College London and Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB) have announced a partnership to facilitate the exchange of talent and knowledge with the development of new facilities, a joint fellowship programme, and…

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India’s invasive aliens problem complicates wait to understand scope

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India’s invasive aliens problem complicates wait to understand scope

Conservation scientists are sounding warning bells over ‘stealth invader’ species that they say are destroying local biodiversity and changing landscapes. This has in turn posed a chicken-and-egg dilemma for researchers: should they wait to document the effects of all invasive alien species in India and then prepare a conservation plan or should they conduct the…

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From refugee to Nobel: Yaghi hails science’s ‘equalising force’

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From refugee to Nobel: Yaghi hails science’s ‘equalising force’

This undated image provided by the University of California, Berkeley, shows Omar Yaghi, who was one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. | Photo Credit: AP Born into a family of Palestinian refugees in Jordan with little schooling, Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) paid tribute to science’s…

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Why did metal-organic frameworks win the 2025 chemistry Nobel?

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Why did metal-organic frameworks win the 2025 chemistry Nobel?

Heiner Linke (left), Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, explains a model as Hans Ellegren (centre), Secretary General of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Olof Ramstroem, Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, listen during a press conference on the announcement of the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at…

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Trio win Chemistry Nobel 2025 for metal-organic frameworks

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Trio win Chemistry Nobel 2025 for metal-organic frameworks

Susumu Kitagawa (Japan), Richard Robson (UK), Omar M. Yaghi (USA). Image courtesy: X/@NobelPrize (©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is being awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday (October 8, 2025)….

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Dharwad botanists discover four new species of plants in Western Ghats

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Dharwad botanists discover four new species of plants in Western Ghats

The newly discovered species (from left): Zeuxine seetharamii; Oberonia marnkuliensis; Parasopubia gorensis, and Utricularia kumtensis. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A team of researchers led by botanist Prof. K. Kotresha from Karnatak Science College, Dharwad, has discovered four news species of plants in the Western Ghats of Karnataka during floristic explorations. According to a release…

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Printing towards progress: How the printing press changed society

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Printing towards progress: How the printing press changed society

One must never underestimate the power of technology in impacting society. Today, the revolution of AI has been making our lives easier, but over centuries ago, one machine not only came to be a technological breakthrough, but also geared society to where it is today — democratised education, individual thinking, and communication on a mass…

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