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A woman walks under an umbrella as heat wave grips the city of Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Most parts of the north India are sweltering under scorching temperatures with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country. | Photo Credit: AP Indian cities have…
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A woman walks under an umbrella as heat wave grips the city of Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Most parts of the north India are sweltering under scorching temperatures with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country. | Photo Credit: AP Indian cities have…
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Almost all animals that fly through the air and many that swim through water have evolved to flap their wings (or fins) at a frequency given by a simple formula, three scientists at Roskilde University in Denmark have found. The formula relates the flapping frequency at which a winged entity bats its wings to hover…
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Still wondering what you should gift your friends who have just turned parents? Think no more and buy a bunch of diapers. This sleep-giving, time-relieving, and peace-conferring machinery has been providing the only solace young parents can often find between all the screaming and food-throwing their adorable babies are doing. Just wrap this soft, powdery…
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Chennai-based private space technology start-up Agnikul Cosmos test launching the Agnibaan rocket. Start-ups registered with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on or after July 1, 2022, are classified as early-stage start-ups. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has launched the Pre-Incubation Entrepreneurship…
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The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for further ocean exploration, despite lingering questions about the disaster. June 18 marks one year since the Titan vanished on its way to the historic wreckage site in the North Atlantic Ocean….
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A composite image of the Bullet Cluster, formed after the collision of two large clusters of galaxies. Most of the matter in the clusters (blue) is clearly separate from the normal matter (pink), giving evidence that nearly all of the matter in the clusters is dark. | Photo Credit: NASA/CXC/CfA/M. Markevitch The general theory of…
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Researchers from the University of Chicago detail a new wearable fabric that can help urban residents survive the worst impacts of massive heat caused by global climate change. | Photo Credit: AP As global temperatures and urban populations rise, the world’s cities have become “urban heat islands,” with tight-packed conditions and thermal radiation emitting from…
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Comparing the flight patterns of pairs of pigeons to a computer model, researchers found that flight paths are improved as younger birds learn the route from older birds and also make route improvements. | Photo Credit: File photo A new study looked at the social influences on pigeon flight routes. Comparing the flight patterns of…
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