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July marks the beginning of the second part of the year. Earlier this week, on July 2, Jupiter and Mars were very close together. This is also an excellent month to observe the Milky Way. On a clear, night, away from light pollution, the Milky Way stretches across the sky, revealing its stunning band of…
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Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other…
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis infections, though rare, are fatal and 97% of the patients don’t survive. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: A12-year-old boy E.P. Mridul from Feroke in Kozhikode district of Kerala, who had been undergoing treatment for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) at a private hospital,…
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An undated artist’s impression of members of the extinct archaic human species called the Denisovans seen in the landscape of Ganjia Basin on the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau in China’s Gansu province, depicting some of the animals whose bones were found at Baishiya Karst Cave. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of bone fragments…
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A painting created at least 51,200 years ago in the limestone cave of Leang Karampuang in the Maros-Pangkep region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi portrays three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig, in this undated handout image. | Photo Credit: Reuters On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of…
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A driver sleeps inside his auto rickshaw parked in the the shade of a tree as the city continues to be gripped by a heat wave, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. A monthslong heat wave across swathes of India has killed more than 100 people and led to over 40,000 suspected cases…
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Asteroids In this artistic rendering, two asteroids fly past Earth. An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth Saturday June 29, 2024. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it. Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth at 9:46 AM…
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A new study has revealed more spiral galaxies in the universe’s youth than astronomers had expected. The universe is about 13.8 billion years old and is home to different kinds of galaxies, from spiral to elliptical and those with or without bulges. Astronomers previously believed spiral galaxies formed about 6 billion years ago, but a…
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The executive and governing boards of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) — a high-level body conceived to give strategic direction to scientific research in India — has no representation from Indian industry, suggests a perusal of the list of members made public by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) earlier this week. There…
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In the last few decades, scientists have finally learned to harness the immune system to successfully treat cancer. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Freepik In the last few decades, scientists have finally learned to harness the immune system to successfully treat cancer. Although doctors often use immunotherapy drugs, another type of treatment uses patient’s cells to treat their own cancers….
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