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Vikram Lander of . Chandrayaan-3 can be seen resting on the surface of the moon in this image clicked with Pragyan Rover’s navigation camera. Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, Vikram, had generated an ‘ejecta halo’ on the lunar surface while making the historic touchdown on the south pole of the moon on August 23. According to a…
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Textbooks have said for decades that haemoglobin is found in the red blood cells (RBCs), that it makes blood red, carries oxygen, and is essential for our survival. A new and serendipitous discovery has revealed that haemoglobin isn’t used by RBCs alone. In a study published in Nature, scientists from China have reported that chondrocytes…
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The Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-3 mission seen on the moon’s surface in this image clicked through Pragyan Rover’s navigation camera. | Photo Credit: ISRO The Union Ministry of Education has defended the inclusion of references to mythology in the special reading module crafted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Chandrayaan-3…
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The crescent Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this undated NASA handout photograph taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit during the final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program in 1972. | Photo Credit: Reuters During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 – the last time people walked on the moon…
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The planet Mars is shown in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope view taken May 12, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters Seismic waves generated by a meteorite impact on the other side of Mars from where NASA’s InSight lander sits have provided new clues about the Red Planet’s deep interior, prompting scientists to reappraise the anatomy…
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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Printing 1 / 5 | What was the earliest known form of printing in ancient China, which involved cutting calligraphic texts into wooden blocks? Typography Xylography Lithography Engraving Around the 8th century, the Chinese had found a way of cutting calligraphic texts into wooden blocks that could be used to…
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Since I was a little boy, like many Bengalis of my generation, I have been obsessed with Satyajit Ray’s tales about the mythical scientist Professor Shonku. Among his other magical inventions are “Miracurall,” a drug that cures all illnesses except the common cold; “Annihillin,” a pistol that can exterminate any living thing; “Shonkoplane,” a small…
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The eggs of dengue and zika-carrying Aedes mosquitoes can endure extended periods without water, akin to plant seeds patiently waiting for germination in the absence of moisture. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi and the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) in Bengaluru have discovered the biochemical…
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ISRO successfully launched the Gaganyaan’s Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. | Photo Credit: ANI After the successful Test Vehicle-D1 (TV-D1) mission on October 21, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has lined up more test missions in the months ahead for the Gaganyaan programme. Upcoming tests include…
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The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science have uncovered how the stiffness of a cell’s microenvironment influences its form and function. The findings are expected to provide a better understanding of what happens to tissues during healing of wounds. Scar formation “Inefficient wound healing results…
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