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Cities warming due to combined effect of urbanisation, climate change

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Recently, for two consecutive days, Delhi reported daytime temperature above 50 degree C, the highest ever recorded in the city. There is a reason why cities are experiencing higher temperatures than non-urban and rural areas. The ongoing climate change and rapid urbanisation are now defining the Anthropocene, with the cities experiencing both thereby making the…

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Roman Baths may harbour novel antimicrobial natural products

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The world-famous Roman Baths are home to a diverse range of microorganisms which could be critical in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance, a new study suggests. The investigation of extreme ecological niches, such as hot springs, has gained recent interest due to their unique ecosystems, increasing the chance for novel antimicrobial natural product discovery. The…

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Boeing counts down again to its first astronaut launch on a long-delayed test flight for NASA

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule, atop an Atlas V rocket, sits on the launch pad during sunrise at Space Launch Complex 41 on June 1, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. | Photo Credit: AP Boeing took another crack on June 1 at launching astronauts for the first time aboard its new space capsule, after a delay for…

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Humble fern from New Caledonia boasts world’s largest genome

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This handout picture obtained on May 30, 2024 from the Institut Botanic de Barcelona (CSIC) shows a fern in New Caledonia. | Photo Credit: AFP New research shows that a fork fern species, called Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has a genome — all the genetic information of an organism — that is 7% larger than that of…

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Earliest-known galaxy, spotted by Webb telescope, is a beacon to cosmic dawn

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This handout image obtained on May 30, 2024 courtesy of NASA/ESA/CSA STScI shows an infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. A galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0 (shown in the pullout), was determined to be at a redshift of 14.32 (+0.08/-0.20), making it the current record-holder for the earliest known galaxy. | Photo Credit: AFP NASA’s James…

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Why north central India facing severe heatwave Explained

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The story so far: At least five people in Bihar’s Aurangabad city reportedly died on Thursday due to a sunstroke, news agency Reuters reported. Parts of north and central India continued to reel under a severe heatwave on Thursday, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a gradual fall in temperature over the next…

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IISc researchers develop novel method for mass production of recombinant proteins

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Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, have developed a novel method for the production of recombinant proteins. According to IISc, mass production of recombinant proteins using yeast cell factories needs methanol, a compound that requires safe handling, carries the risk of catching fire, and sometimes produces…

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Study reveals how new species evolve without geographic barriers 

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A new study conducted by scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), Mumbai published in NPJ Systems Biology and Applications, has shed light on the process of speciation, meaning the formation of new species, in the absence of geographic barriers. Traditionally, it is believed that speciation largely occurs when populations of a…

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