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On four occasions every 700 years, the planets align in a particular way. No, we aren’t taking to horoscopy all of a sudden. This rare planetary configuration that takes place once in every 175 years enables scientists to best utilise gravity assists. The Voyager 2, which was in fact the first of the two Voyager…
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Scientists have found that developmental change from the vegetative-to-reproductive transition happens over the course of a few days. During the transition, plants slow down the leaf growth and instead develop reproductive organs. This transition starts the process of nutrients in the leaves being diverted into the reproductive organs of the plant and eventually into their fruits and…
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Linked: People with loss of smell had behavioural, functional, and structural brain changes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A large body of studies has found how even mild COVID-19 impacts the brain of people. One the most common ailments seen among people who had COVID-19 was the loss of smell, otherwise called as anosmia. In…
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In early July this year, to cut down the turnaround time for Zika virus testing when samples were sent to the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV), the Pune Municipal Corporation considered sending the samples to the BJ Medical College in Pune, a State government institution. Though the samples were eventually not sent to BJ Medical College…
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Consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk across populations, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants, published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, has found. Global meat production has increased rapidly in recent decades and meat consumption exceeds dietary guidelines in many countries. Earlier…
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressing the media on Cabinet Decision at National Media Center on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Union Cabinet on Saturday (August 24, 2024) approved the ‘BioE3’ (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) policy for fostering high-performance biomanufacturing of the Department of Biotechnology. According to Information and Broadcasting Minister…
Mission Rhumi 2024 launch in East Coast Road, Chennai | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas Satrajit Samy clapped and cheered as Mission Rhumi 2024 took off in Thiruvidanthai in Chennai’s scenic East Coast Road. Satrajit had come all the way from Dubai for this momentous occasion. It might have lasted just a few seconds or so,…
Over 90% of plastic is not recycled, with much of it dumped in nature or buried in landfills. File | Photo Credit: AP With months until crunch talks on the world’s first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics. The four-day gathering is a largely…
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India launched its first reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI- 1’, developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India with Martin Group, from Thiruvidandhai in Chennai on Saturday (August 24, 2024). The rocket, carrying 3 Cube Satellites and 50 PICO Satellites, was launched into a suborbital trajectory using a mobile launcher. These satellites will be collecting…
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(L-R) Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, commander Jared Isaacman, and Sarah Gillis, crew members of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, attend a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida, August 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Joe Skipper/Reuters SpaceX’s attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be…
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