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Sikkim flood was a matter of time despite uncertainties, scientists knew

October 10, 2023 admin

The Teesta basin in the Sikkim Himalaya is home to several glacial lakes in the high-altitude, glacier-covered terrain. Among them, South Lhonak Lake stands out as one of the largest and fastest-growing. Although these lakes are primarily situated in remote and uninhabited mountain valleys, the consequences of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) can extend over…

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Russia reports coolant leak in backup line at space station and says crew not in danger

October 10, 2023 admin

A Russian science lab at the International Space Station [File] | Photo Credit: NASA/AP Coolant leaked from a backup line at the International Space Station, Russian officials said Monday, adding that there was no risk to the crew or the outpost. Russian space agency Roscosmos said that coolant leaked from an external backup radiator for…

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India needs youth mental health focus to strike demographic gold

October 9, 2023 admin

India is a country teeming with more than 1.4 billion people, and is in the throes of a demographic transformation. Its adolescent population, aged 10-19 years, accounts for a substantial portion of the national total, some 253 million. This demographic segment is a significant part of what economists and demographers have come to call the…

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Phonotaxis: First sound, then motion

October 9, 2023 admin

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Morocco fossils reveal astounding diversity of marine life just before the asteroid hit

October 9, 2023 admin

Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. The patterns and causes of this extinction have been debated since palaeontology began. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a sudden, unpredictable disaster? Georges Cuvier, working in the early 19th…

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Unravelling the links between consanguinity and genetic diseases

October 8, 2023 admin

In the rich tapestry of human ancestry and history, there is one genomic thread that weaves a particularly complex narrative. It connects our lineage through the many generations across our existence on the earth, and also defines our genetic vulnerabilities. This thread is none other than consanguinity: the practice of marrying close relatives, an age-old…

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Science This Week | 2023 Nobel Prize winners announced, ISRO to begin unmanned flight tests for Gaganyaan and more

October 8, 2023 admin

Find the latest news and updates from the world of science. | Photo Credit: AP From figuring out why galaxies created during the cosmic down appear to be mature and more massive to ancient human footprints in New Mexico that can be dated back to the last Ice Age, here are this week’s new discoveries…

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Attophysics — new tools to fathom the world of electrons | Explained

October 7, 2023 admin

The story so far: On October 3, the 2023 Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, and Ferenc Krausz “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”. What is an attosecond? An attosecond is one quintillionth of a second, or 10^-18 seconds….

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Significance of quantum dots in nanotechnology | Explained

October 7, 2023 admin

Laboratory flasks are used for explanation during the announcement of the winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry at Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on October 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: Alexei I. Ekimov, Louis E. Brus, and Moungi G. Bawendi have been awarded the 2023 Nobel…

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Improving the compatibility of pig organs for transplantation into humans

October 7, 2023 admin

The design and successful transplantation of kidney grafts from genetically modified pigs into non-human primates has been described in a recent study published in Nature. Modifying the pig genomes to remove antigen coding genes, add human genes and eliminate pig viruses, resulted in long-term survival of the monkey recipients, up to around two years. This preclinical…

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