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Saurashtra fossils say early humans didn’t stick to coast as they moved

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Saurashtra fossils say early humans didn’t stick to coast as they moved

Genetic studies have painted a neat picture of human evolution and migration around the world. By studying how frequently DNA in the mitochondria (the cellular structure responsible for producing energy) mutates, scientists have found that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa for millennia, then emigrated to different parts of the world. Scientists mostly agree on this…

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Deepening India’s steps as a key space-faring nation

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Deepening India’s steps as a key space-faring nation

‘There is likely to be strong private sector interest in India to take up contracts with the right incentives’ | Photo Credit: PTI India has set ambitious goals for its space programme in the next two decades. These goals hinge on powerful, reusable rockets such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s upcoming Next Generation…

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Indian researchers develop AI-based platform to identify age-defying molecules rapidly

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Indian researchers develop AI-based platform to identify age-defying molecules rapidly

Image for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Reuters Longevity has always been the Holy Grail of medicine, and extending life beyond its conceivable end has driven kings, researchers and pharma companies alike through a roller-coaster ride that invariably stops at ground level, no wonder the search continues. Now, it is an Indian group from…

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New scheme to triple those with access to top journals

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New scheme to triple those with access to top journals

The Centre’s One-Nation-One-Subscription scheme will more than triple the number of State-affiliated colleges and individual beneficiaries who can access research papers – in the sciences and humanities. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The Centre’s One-Nation-One-Subscription (ONOS) scheme will more than triple the number of State-affiliated colleges and individual beneficiaries who can…

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Dutch airport Schiphol capped at 478,000 flights per year to reduce noise

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Dutch airport Schiphol capped at 478,000 flights per year to reduce noise

The first of three KLM passenger planes heading to New York takes off from Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 19, 2010. | Photo Credit: AP Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s total flight capacity will be lowered by 4% next year in an effort to cut noise pollution, the Dutch government said on Friday (December 6,…

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Webb telescope confirms the universe is expanding at an unexpected rate

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Webb telescope confirms the universe is expanding at an unexpected rate

Spiral galaxy NGC 628, located 32 million light-years away from Earth, is seen in an undated image from the James Webb Space Telescope. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fresh corroboration of the perplexing observation that the universe is expanding more rapidly than expected has scientists pondering the cause – perhaps some unknown factor involving the mysterious…

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Antimatter idea offers scientists clue to cracking cosmic mystery

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Antimatter idea offers scientists clue to cracking cosmic mystery

One of the most astonishing facts about the natural world is the existence of antiparticles. Theorised by the English physicist Paul A.M. Dirac in 1928 and observed in cosmic rays by American physicist Carl Anderson in 1932, an antiparticle is a ‘partner’ of a particle type that has the same mass but opposite charge. For…

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Drought, degrading land take centrestage at UN talks in Riyadh

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Drought, degrading land take centrestage at UN talks in Riyadh

Much of Earth’s lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at talks where countries are working to address the problem. The report was released at the U.N. summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on combating desertification — once-fertile lands turning…

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‘AI’s benefits to humanity are enormous, we need social mechanisms to deal with the problems it creates’

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‘AI’s benefits to humanity are enormous, we need social mechanisms to deal with the problems it creates’

While acknowledging concerns such as job losses due to the advent of AI, he said that it will happen over a few decades which gives enough time to create societal mechanisms to deal with it through options. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto Artificial intelligence, unarguably, has been transforming the lives of people in ways that were…

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Study ups oft-smuggled Indian star tortoise’s conservation prospects

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Study ups oft-smuggled Indian star tortoise’s conservation prospects

The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a sight to behold, with its obsidian shell and the striking Sun-yellow star patterns adorning it. These tortoises are hardy herbivores and are popular as exotic house pets — but they shouldn’t be. It’s illegal to own one in India but also unethical since they are vulnerable in…

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