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Blue whales make comeback near the Seychelles after 60 years

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Blue whales make comeback near the Seychelles after 60 years

Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there are only around 5,000 to 15,000 blue whales left in the world. Their populations experienced a 89-97% decline due to commercial whaling activities worldwide that started in…

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Understanding of Earth’s flowering plants blossoms in genome study

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Understanding of Earth’s flowering plants blossoms in genome study

Flowering plants – from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well as roses, tulips, daisies and dandelions and even the corpse flower and voodoo lily – are cornerstones of Earth’s ecosystems and essential for humankind. | Photo Credit: Reuters Flowering plants – from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes…

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Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected

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Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected

An artist’s impression of a type of neutron star called a magnetar. Magnetars are the cosmic objects with the strongest magnetic fields ever measured in the universe. | Photo Credit: Reuters Magnetars are among the universe’s most extreme objects – a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that possess immensely strong magnetic…

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Team including Indian scientists designs potent antidote to cobra, krait venom toxins

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Team including Indian scientists designs potent antidote to cobra, krait venom toxins

For some people, snakes are exotic yet dangerous creatures of the wild; eerie but elusive, and not something to worry about in day-to-day life. For others, especially some farmers in India and Africa, they are a constant and terrifying threat to life.  Venom from snake bites leads to more than 100,000 deaths every year, with…

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 Future Skills at Monash College and Microsoft partner to transform tech education with AI

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 Future Skills at Monash College and Microsoft partner to transform tech education with AI

FILE PHOTO: Future Skills Monash College has announced a collaboration with Microsoft, to educate and prepare students ahead of joining the tech workforce in Australia.  | Photo Credit: Reuters Future Skills Monash College has today announced a collaboration with Microsoft, to educate and prepare students ahead of joining the tech workforce in Australia. The initiative…

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New type of host defence against Zika, dengue infections revealed

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New type of host defence against Zika, dengue infections revealed

A space-fill drawing showing a cross-section through a Zika virus particle as it interacts with a cell. The two main proteins of the viral envelope are shown in red and purple. The lipid membrane of the envelope is shown in lavender. The capsid proteins, in orange, are shown interacting with the RNA genome, in yellow, at…

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Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year

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Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year

SpaceX logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the space venture controlled by billionaire Elon Musk. The 2023…

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The tools helping scientists up the rate at which they find new drugs

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The tools helping scientists up the rate at which they find new drugs

India is one of the world’s leading manufacturers as well as consumers of antimicrobial drugs. However, many of these life-saving drugs are now becoming ineffective against disease-causing bacteria. Around 4.9 million people around the world died in 2019 due to ineffective antimicrobial drugs. These deaths include those due to the infections as well as the…

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What is post-stroke depression and how can we address it? | Explained

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What is post-stroke depression and how can we address it? | Explained

I visited my friend’s place recently after he had called me over to talk to his father, who had recently suffered a large vessel stroke. During my interaction, I noticed my friend’s father frequently breaking down. He was of the view that he had become a burden on his son. The current World Health Organisation…

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