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Limestone, iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Australia 100,000 years ago

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Limestone, iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Australia 100,000 years ago

Almost one-sixth of Earth’s land surface is covered in otherworldly landscapes with a name that may also be unfamiliar: karst. These landscapes are like natural sculpture parks, with dramatic terrain dotted with caves and towers of bedrock slowly sculpted by water over thousands of years. | Photo Credit: Matej Lipar/The Conversation Almost one-sixth of Earth’s land surface…

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Upper stage of historic PSLV-37 mission re-enters atmosphere 8 years after launch: ISRO

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Upper stage of historic PSLV-37 mission re-enters atmosphere 8 years after launch: ISRO

Upper stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-37 (PSLV C-37 mission) re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on October 6, 2024. The impact point is in the North Atlantic Ocean. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) informed that the upper stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-37 (PSLV C-37 mission)…

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The darker side of human rights for great apes

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The darker side of human rights for great apes

In this Sept. 2, 2019 photo, a silverback mountain gorilla named Segasira walks in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. The Spanish government has announced plans to ban harmful experiments on great apes as part of a wider initiative to give them increased rights closer to the ones humans enjoy. | Photo Credit: AP The Spanish government has announced…

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Genome-editing is helping us understand hereditary cancers better

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Genome-editing is helping us understand hereditary cancers better

The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s estimates of the burden of 36 cancers in 185 countries suggest one in five individuals have a lifetime risk of developing cancer. The Agency also estimated that one in nine males and one in 12 females will die of cancer. In all, the agency counted 20 million new…

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Consumption of ultra-processed and fast foods leading cause of diabetes in India, reveals new study

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Consumption of ultra-processed and fast foods leading cause of diabetes in India, reveals new study

Image used for representative purpose only. A diet rich in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) – which includes ultra processed and fast foods – is among the leading cause of India being the world’s diabetic capital notes a first-of-its-kind clinical trial finding published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, recently. The study…

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Consumption of ultra-processed and fast foods leading cause of diabetes in India, reveals new study

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Consumption of ultra-processed and fast foods leading cause of diabetes in India, reveals new study

A diet rich in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) – which includes ultra processed and fast foods – is among the leading cause of India being the world’s diabetic capital notes a first-of-its-kind clinical trial finding published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, recently. The study was funded by the Department of…

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Medicine Nobel 2024 awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

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Medicine Nobel 2024 awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

Victor Ambros (L) and Gary Ruvkun (R) were awarded the prize for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Photo; X/@NobelPrize Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology 2024, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday (October 7, 2024). They were awarded the…

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Scientists are working on a way to detect cancer with ultrasound waves

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Scientists are working on a way to detect cancer with ultrasound waves

Scientists have developed a new technique to detect cancers. The method uses ultrasound to turn a small part of our body’s tissue into droplets that are released into the blood. These bubbles contain molecules like RNA, DNA, and proteins that allow the scientists to identify particular types of cancer. Roger Zemp, associate professor of electrical…

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