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When 36-year-old Meenamma swallowed a small amount of herbicide after a fight with her husband, she did not expect it to kill her. “She just wanted me to realise how deeply she had been hurt,” recalled her husband, Venu. “She thought we would take her to a hospital and treat it.” What neither Meenamma nor…
The galaxy NGC 2525 located nearly 70 million light-years from earth. It is famous for its supernova SN 2018gv, which the Hubble space telescope, among others, captured in 2018. The supernova is visible in the image’s left-centre. | Photo Credit: ESA/NASA Taking a fresh look at data involving a type of exploding stars, a team…
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India’s reservoirs can host about 102 gigawatt (GW) of floating solar capacity, according to the first comprehensive national assessment of the technology’s potential by the NISE. | Photo Credit: AFP India’s reservoirs can host about 102 gigawatt (GW) of floating solar capacity, according to the first comprehensive national assessment of the technology’s potential by the…
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Peacock spider, is a arachnid. It sports super-black patches on its skin to make the surrounding colours appear up to 20-times brighter. Photo: Jürgen Otto (CC BY-SA) Published – June 17, 2026 05:04 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
The Cuban healthcare and biotechnology sectors — crown jewels of the country’s revolution — today find themselves at breaking point thanks to the U.S. campaign of economic strangulation, which has moved beyond trade restrictions to a direct assault on human services. Washington has also intensified pressure on the Global South to dismantle Cuban medical missions,…
During the heatwave days of 2024, it links about 26,500 deaths from ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to ozone exposure. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu While surface ozone — a pollutant harmful to the heart and lungs — already exceeds safe limits across much of India in the hot pre-monsoon…
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During the heatwave days of 2024, it links about 26,500 deaths from ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to ozone exposure. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu While surface ozone — a pollutant harmful to the heart and lungs — already exceeds safe limits across much of India in the hot pre-monsoon…
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Sleep, especially of good quality, is essential to maintain a healthy brain and body. However, millions worldwide suffer from sleep disorders that can impair concentration, memory, and mood and increase health risks, including of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and neurological issues. Sleep disorders stem from medical conditions, mental health issues, genetic predispositions, and lifestyle and…
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On June 4 2026, a paper was published in the journal Cell, in which researchers from The Francis Crick Institute, University College London and elsewhere, identified a set of blood proteins that appeared to predict lung cancer five years before it became clinically apparent. In addition, the researchers proposed that a human monoclonal antibody called…
Bangladesh recently approved the construction of the Padma barrage. The barrage is intended to control the Padma river, which is the name of the Ganga in Bangladesh, and abate the country’s seasonal water scarcity. The 2.1-km-long structure will store 2,900 million cu. m of water to serve 6.5 crore people across southwestern and northern Bangladesh….
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