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Question Corner | Why does wildfire smoke swirl only one way in the air?

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Question Corner | Why does wildfire smoke swirl only one way in the air?

Wildfire smoke in the northeast Pacific Ocean, September 2020. | Photo Credit: NASA A: Sometimes wildfire smoke in the stratosphere collects into a compact bubble of smoke that spins in a coherent vortex, clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Two new studies, published in Weather and Climate Dynamics and presented…

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NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issues

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NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issues

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (L) holds a press conference with (L-R) Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover, and Commander Reid Wiseman, as NASA’s Artemis II (behind them) is rolled from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on January 17, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. | Photo Credit:…

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Why has NGT cleared the Nicobar project? | Explained

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Why has NGT cleared the Nicobar project? | Explained

The project is an integrated infrastructure development plan proposed by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO). | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The story so far: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently concluded a high-stakes legal battle over the ‘Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island’, and ruled that all environment safeguards are…

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India among four nations driving most global pesticide toxicity: study

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India among four nations driving most global pesticide toxicity: study

India is among just four countries that contribute almost 70% to the world’s total applied toxicity (TAT) in the form of pesticide, which is directed at agricultural pests, but in affect unleashes huge collateral damage among “non-target” species (that is, species that pesticides claimed as collateral). In 2022, at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries…

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NASA report recalls dysfunction, heated emotions during Boeing’s botched Starliner flight

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NASA report recalls dysfunction, heated emotions during Boeing’s botched Starliner flight

NASA on Thursday (February 19, 2026) released a sweeping report on Boeing’s botched Starliner mission that left two astronauts stuck on the International Space ​Station for nearly a year, detailing communication breakdowns and “unprofessional behavior” as the agency and its longtime contractor struggled to agree on ‌how to safely return the crew to Earth. NASA…

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Observations by Aditya-L1 help decode unusual dawn-time geomagnetic disturbances during strong solar storms

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Observations by Aditya-L1 help decode unusual dawn-time geomagnetic disturbances during strong solar storms

A file photo of the image of the Sun captured by Aditya-L1 during May solar storm. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Observations and measurements made by India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1, have helped to decode the unusual dawn-time geomagnetic disturbances during strong solar storms. Geomagnetic storms are large disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field caused by…

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238 bird species spotted in Thiruvananthapuram district during Great Backyard Bird Count and Campus Bird Count

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238 bird species spotted in Thiruvananthapuram district during Great Backyard Bird Count and Campus Bird Count

Malabar Trogon | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A total of 238 bird species were documented across Thiruvananthapuram district during the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), an annual four-day global citizen science initiative held from February 13 to 16. Endemic species such as Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon, Malabar Imperial-Pigeon, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Malabar Flameback, Malabar Parakeet, Malabar Woodshrike,…

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FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access

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FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access

The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies to win approval for new drugs, the latest change from Trump administration officials vowing to speed up the availability of certain medical products. Going forward, the FDA’s “default position” will be to require one study for new drugs and…

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NASA conducts successful rehearsal of Artemis 2 lunar launch

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NASA conducts successful rehearsal of Artemis 2 lunar launch

File photo shows Space Launch System (SLS), with the Orion crew capsule, stands at launch complex 39B as preprations continue for the Artemis 2 mission to the Moon at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral | Photo Credit: Reuters NASA on Thursday (February 19, 2026) said it successfully rehearsed the launch of its massive SLS…

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