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The flight paths of migrating songbirds may not be entirely innate, a new study has found. Evidence from over 18,300 hours of recorded flight calls suggests songbirds may “talk” to other species as they migrate, forming social connections and — just maybe — exchanging information about the journey. Another study suggested that birds “buddy up”…
Over the years, we have been told that sunburn damages the DNA leading to cell death and inflammation. But a new study conducted on mice as well as human skin cells has found that is not the full truth. The researchers found that instead of the DNA, the acute effects of sunburn were actually caused…
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The risk of motor and and cognitive delay was significantly higher in children exposed to virus in utero As per a retrospective-prospective, matched cohort study published recently, exposure to Zika virus while still in the womb can lead to a greater risk for neurodevelopmental delay in early childhood even when children are born without any…
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Image for representative purposes only While COVID-19 vaccination decreases the severity of COVID-19 disease and the rate of hospitalisation and death, a study published recently has found that vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection does not necessarily reduce the neurological manifestations and burden of Long COVID. This includes patients who had a severe infection that necessitated…
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Vikas engine successfully underwent the first throttling demonstration hot test. The test demonstrated a targeted 67% thrust level throttling for a duration of 43 s. Throttlable liquid engines in launch vehicles facilitate booster stage recovery. Photo: X/@isro The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out a demonstration of restarting its Vikas liquid engine…
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The story so far: On January 2, Madhya Pradesh government authorities moved 358 tonnes of hazardous waste from the defunct Union Carbide facility in Bhopal to the Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district. On December 3 last year, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had set a four-week deadline for authorities to dispose of this waste,…
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In the last episode, my colleague and host of Climate Economy, Kunal Shankar, spoke about the shifts underway in India’s transport sector, as it attempts to decarbonise. One among the many places where this transition is likely to be felt most is Coimbatore. That’s because this district is home to many of the smaller firms…
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Questions: 1. The ______ ______ defines the most distant point in the universe from which light can reach us in a finite amount of time. The sphere whose radius is this distance forms a horizon. Fill in the blanks. 2. The event horizon is an imaginary spherical surface surrounding a gravitational singularity. Matter that enters…
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket is pictured after launching as seen from South Padre Island near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. on January 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday (January 16, 2025), but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s…
Hyderabad-based Anant Technologies has been partnering with ISRO for several years including in the successful docking mission. ATL’s chairman and managing director P. Subba Rao at the assembly of PSLV C60 which carried two satellites as part of the agency’s SpaDex mission. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Ananth Technologies Limited (ATL), a leading player in…