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A laboratory technician prepares COVID-19 patient samples for semi-automatic testing at Northwell Health Labs, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Lake Success, N.Y. | Photo Credit: AP Five years since Covid-19 started upending the world, the virus is still infecting and killing people across the globe — though at far lower levels than at the height…
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Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet. Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect, said Ohio University security and environment professor Geoff Dabelko. The world’s largest…
Questions: 1. The colossal squid is the planet’s largest squid, mollusc, and invertebrate (by mass) — yet it isn’t without its own predators. Based on a few studies, its top predator seems to be _____ ______, which is the earth’s largest toothed predator. They get their name from the oily substance filling their heads. Fill…
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V. Narayanan, who will take over as ISRO Chairman from January 14, poses near a model of the Chandrayaan-3 moon lander. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement V. Narayanan, a noted rocket and spacecraft propulsion expert, is set to succeed S. Somanath as the next Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at a time when…
V. Narayanan, who will take over as ISRO Chairman from January 14, poses near a model of the Chandrayaan-3 moon lander. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement V. Narayanan, a noted rocket and spacecraft propulsion expert, is set to succeed S. Somanath as the next Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at a time when…
Water fluoridation is the practice of supplementing a drinking water supply with small levels of fluoride ions to promote dental health. | Photo Credit: Nicolas Comte A divisive new study out on January 6 in a US medical journal could reignite debate over fluoride’s safety in water, linking higher exposure levels to lower IQ in…
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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNAs and their role in controlling gene expression. This pioneering discovery was made using the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. This 1-mm long, slender, and transparent nematode has been the star of many pathbreaking discoveries in biology, four of which have…
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A technician solders the wires of a lithium-ion battery. Repair module of Li-ion battery. Engineer hand holds soldering iron and tin-lead to solder electronic board. | Photo Credit: Fahroni The story so far: On January 2, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) issued three position papers on the fire risk due to…
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GUWAHATI An evil eye and toxic vibes from a person with bad intent are believed to be among the causes of cancer, a study on the factors influencing delayed healthcare in Meghalaya has revealed. Nine researchers from the Indian Institute of Public Health in Shillong, the Department of Radiation Oncology of Civil Hospital Shillong, and…
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Guwahati An “evil eye” or “toxic vibes” from a person believed to have bad intent is believed to be among the causes of cancer, a study on the factors influencing delayed healthcare in Meghalaya has revealed. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Public Health in Shillong, the Department of Radiation Oncology of Civil Hospital Shillong,…
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