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H5N1 has been a significant concern in global public health due to its potential to cause severe disease in humans and its ability to infect a wide range of hosts, including poultry. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is a viral infection primarily affecting birds. A global outbreak of H5N1, a…
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There’s something about balloons that fascinates almost all of humankind. It is probably a fascination that we are born with, as children seem most drawn to it, even though that charm never fades off completely for many people. There was even a period of public interest in hot air balloons called balloonomania that spanned for…
High tidal waves lash the shore at R.K. Beach under the influence of Cyclone Fengal in Visakhapatnam on November 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: Deepak K.R./The Hindu Cyclone Fengal (pronounced ‘Fein-jaal’) is a tropical cyclone. Cyclones are large storms that form when water evaporates from the surface of a sea into the air. As it…
Backup-Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair seen during ISS Emergency Scenario Training. The Gaganyatris assigned for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) have completed initial orientations for mission-related ground facility tours, initial overview of mission launch phases, SpaceX suit fit checks, and selected space food options. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday…
The rough sea at Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu on November 28 as the India Meteorological Department issues a warning ahead of Cyclone Fengal. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday, November 28, said its EOS-06(Oceansat-3) and INSAT-3DR satellites are closely tracking Cyclone Fengal that has been approaching Tamil Nadu since November…
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The ocean, the earth’s vast blue lung, has long played a critical but underappreciated role in moderating the planet’s climate. It has absorbed 25% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions and more than 90% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gases, buying humankind precious time against the worsening effects of climate change. However, this seemingly…
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Scientists are constantly engineering new materials that exhibit exotic properties. Moiré materials are a deceptively simple. Take a material made of a single type of atom, like a block of graphite. Slice off a thin layer from the top so that you have a two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms bonded together (graphene). Place one sheet…
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A size comparison of spaghetti and newly-invented nanopasta. | Photo Credit: Nanoscale Advances journal (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!) Scientists at the University College London and Imperial College London have created the world’s thinnest spaghetti,…
Preview: November 21 was 61 years since the birth of the Indian space programme. On this date in 1963, scientists launched a Nike-Apache sounding rocket from Thumba in Kerala. These rockets helped the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) master the solid propellant technology powering India’s launch vehicles today. Around the same time as this anniversary,…
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Pirate is standing holding a drawn sword with a parrot perched on hand | Photo Credit: Getty Images Life at sea was difficult as the pirates had to know how to navigate every inch of their vessels during bright sunny daytime and pitch black night. An excellent night vision is necessary to battle the opponents…