Category: Science

A view of a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Türkiye, following the February 2023 earthquake. | Photo Credit: Çağlar Oskay/Unsplash — S. Prakash, Tiruchi The processes that produce earthquakes happen deep underground. These processes include stress building up in rocks and faults and the complex ways in which they transmit or release it. Faults may also…

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Narwhal whales live in social groups called pods and live in the Arctic ocean. Its males have a tusk. narwhal. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Narwhal tusk is unique thanks to its double twist The narwhal tusk is nature’s sole straight tusk, and scientists know how it gets its left-handed twist. X-ray images of the…

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On August 23, India marked its third National Space Day, three years since the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lunar lander ‘Vikram’ touched down in the moon’s south pole region. Between then and Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace launching India’s first privately built rocket to orbit, India has actually come a long way — even as it is also just…

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A ban restricts access, but it does not fix the environment around the child. For teenagers building their sense of autonomy, that restriction in itself can cause harm |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: AFP Ask a sixteen-year-old about a social media ban, and you get an answer sharper than most adults…

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The UK has forecast what could be the strongest El Niño in more than a century, a powerful climate event that could make 2027 the hottest year ever recorded. Britain’s national weather agency issued the warning on August 21, 2026. Source link

In Episode 3 of The Scope’s Gaganyaan — India’s Leap, we explore the Crew Escape System the last line of defence for India’s astronauts during launch. From how its powerful motors can pull the crew module away from a failing rocket, to the forces astronauts can experience, discover why Gaganyaan uses a ‘puller’ design, how…

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Compared to rockets, re-entering modules have a unique and unforgiving set of challenges | Photo Credit: PTI The atmospheric phase of all space missions is challenging for both ascending rockets and descending space capsules. As the rocket lifts off from the earth and heads towards its orbit, it accelerates slowly through the atmosphere to keep…

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