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Record temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef seen in the last decade

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Record temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef seen in the last decade

Water temperatures in and around the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, in the past decade have been the warmest in the past 400 years. The results were published recently in Nature. These periods of warming increase the risk of mass coral bleaching and mortality and are likely driven by human-induced climate change. The Great Barrier Reef has…

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Are jellyfish randomly moving organisms?

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Are jellyfish randomly moving organisms?

Despite there being some evidence that jellyfish may actively affect their position, the role of active swimming in controlling jellyfish movement and the characteristics of jellyfish swimming behavior, have not been fully understood. As a result, jellyfish are often considered as passively drifting or randomly moving organisms. But a recent study using drone videos helped understand…

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No direct evidence to show plastics cause autism, but what does BPA do?

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No direct evidence to show plastics cause autism, but what does BPA do?

A study that came out recently has prompted much media attention about the role of plastics in developing autism. In particular, the study focused on exposure to a component of hard plastics – bisphenol A, or BPA – in the womb and the risk of boys developing this neurodevelopmental disorder. Importantly, the study doesn’t show…

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Automakers creating new steels to make safer, more fuel-efficient cars

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Automakers creating new steels to make safer, more fuel-efficient cars

Like many useful innovations, it seems, the creation of high-quality steel by Indian metallurgists more than two thousand years ago may have been a happy confluence of clever workmanship and luck. Firing chunks of iron with charcoal in a special clay container produced something completely new, which the Indians called wootz. Roman armies were soon…

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 Understanding the sudden rise of type 2 diabetes in children 

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 Understanding the sudden rise of type 2 diabetes in children 

The appearance of type 2 diabetes in children and teens puzzled physicians from the start. Fida Bacha recalls working as a paediatric endocrinology fellow in Pittsburgh shortly after 2000 when young, overweight and obese patients began to arrive at the clinic, some describing increased thirst, more frequent trips to the bathroom and other symptoms of…

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Japan’s ‘megaquake‘ warning | Explained

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Japan’s ‘megaquake‘ warning | Explained

A house is seen collapsed in Oosaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan Friday, August 9, 2024, following Thursday’s powerful earthquake. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible “megaquake” one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people – although they stress the warning does not mean…

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Scientists propose warming up Mars using heat-trapping ‘glitter’

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Scientists propose warming up Mars using heat-trapping ‘glitter’

A view of Mars on August 26, 2003. | Photo Credit: NASA/AP The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be done in real life? Scientists are now proposing a new approach to warm up the earth’s planetary neighbour by…

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Ayurveda, Siddha: Can Indian Knowledge Systems be evidence-based?

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Ayurveda, Siddha: Can Indian Knowledge Systems be evidence-based?

Can Indian Systems of Medicine, such as Ayurveda, Siddha, and tribal medicines, be evidence-based? These questions have come to the fore in the Ramdev Baba Coronil dispute, in which an herbal product was claimed to be a cure for COVID-19 without sufficient scientific evidence. Many decades ago, in Vietnam, during the war, more soldiers fighting…

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Ayurveda, Siddha: Can Indian Knowledge Systems be evidence-based?

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Ayurveda, Siddha: Can Indian Knowledge Systems be evidence-based?

Can Indian Systems of Medicine, such as Ayurveda, Siddha, and tribal medicines, be evidence-based? These questions have come to the fore in the Ramdev Baba Coronil dispute, in which an herbal product was claimed to be a cure for COVID-19 without sufficient scientific evidence. Many decades ago, in Vietnam, during the war, more soldiers fighting…

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Is there an emerging threat of drug-resistant fungal infections? The jock itch case study

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Is there an emerging threat of drug-resistant fungal infections? The jock itch case study

The rise of drug-resistant fungal infections, notably Trichophyton indotineae, is emerging as a significant health concern in India. This resilient dermatophyte, linked to the misuse of topical steroids, poses challenges for both patients and healthcare providers.  Imagine battling a skin infection that refuses to heal despite multiple treatments. This is the reality for many who…

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