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From 17 hectares in 1977, the South Lhonak lake has grown to 167 hectares by 2023 | Photo Credit: REUTERS Glaciers are enormous bodies of dense ice on mountains. They move under the influence of gravity and their own weight, in the process eroding the land beneath. The grinding action pulverises the rock underneath, reducing…
A new study shows the remarkable adaptability of the critically endangered Cat Ba langurs. Despite low genetic diversity, the langurs have retained key genetic traits that help them survive in their isolated environment on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam. One of the remarkable adaptations is the ability to drink salt water. Due to the dramatic…
As a phenomenologist among high energy physicists, Rohini Godbole, who passed away recently, shared her deep practical knowledge and insights generously with students: researcher. | Photo: The Hindu Professor Rohini Godbole lived a simple life with “no arrogance,” says Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel, an ecologist who had discussed everything but physics with Prof. Godbole during her…
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India’s first Mars and Moon analog mission at Leh in Ladakh to simulate life in an interplanetary habitat has been inaugurated. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), AAKA Space Studio Pvt. Ltd, the University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council have collaborated in this endeavour. Collaborative effort ISRO on Friday posted…
India’s first analog space mission kicks off in Leh | Photo Credit: X/@isro ISRO on Friday (November 1, 2024) said that its analogue space mission has taken off at Leh in Ladakh. This mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth, the space agency said…
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The logo for the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference is painted on a road in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Questions: 1. Name the declaration adopted by members of the United Nations in October 2021 that requires them to recognise the vision of “living in harmony with nature” by…
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Melanistic tiger in Similipal of Odisha. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: A tigress from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, was sent 800 km away to the Similipal Tiger Reserve on Sunday (October 28, 2024) so as to diversify the genetic pool of the tiger population in Odisha. She is part of a plan by…
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Drones A drone deliver orders located inside a park in Gurugram, Haryana on March 15, 2024. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | What is the primary function of a drone’s GPS system? To capture images To navigate and maintain position To power the drone To enhance battery…
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN in the village of Saint-Genis-Pouilly near Geneva in Switzerland. Collider physics studies the outcome of high-energy collisions between microscopic particles such as protons or electrons to learn about the fundamental constituents of our universe. If one mentions this subject in the context of India, the name of Rohini Godbole…
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A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust. | Photo Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in…