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A new study analysing the movements of 33 GPS-collared giraffes across five reserves in South Africa has found that giraffes avoid steep terrain and are unable to navigate slopes with a gradient of more than 20 degrees, most likely due to the energy required and the risk of falling. This severely limits the areas in,…
Writing by hand facilitates better memory and recall Time was when we elders wrote our letters and other correspondence using pen and paper and sent them across through the post office. Today, other than sending greeting cards by post, we have even started using digital devices such as smartphones and digital computers, typing out the…
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Writing by hand facilitates better memory and recall Time was when we elders wrote our letters and other correspondence using pen and paper and sent them across through the post office. Today, other than sending greeting cards by post, we have even started using digital devices such as smartphones and digital computers, typing out the…
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A study investigated and compared the tissue tropism of a 2004 H5N1 strain isolated from a fatal human case and the 2024 bovine strain of H5N1 that is currently circulating in mice and found that the two strains displayed significantly different abilities to infect different tissues. While replication of the 2004 virus was largely in…
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A study investigated and compared the tissue tropism of a 2004 H5N1 strain isolated from a fatal human case and the 2024 bovine strain of H5N1 that is currently circulating in mice and found that the two strains displayed significantly different abilities to infect different tissues. While replication of the 2004 virus was largely in…
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Metal scrap can be directly transformed and upgraded into high-performance, high-value alloys without the need for conventional melting processes, according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications. The study demonstrates that scrap aluminum from industrial waste streams can produce high-performance metal alloys. The upcycled aluminum performs on par with identical materials produced from…
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The idea of natural childbirth, outside the safety net of hospitals, is often romanticised as a return to simpler, more harmonious times. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The recent case of an infant death in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu shocked the health authorities. A pregnant woman, despite repeated offers of modern healthcare services, chose to deliver her child at home. Her decision is rooted…
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Questions: 1. In km/hr, the value of this unit is 1.14 x 10-13. It translates to one micrometer per year, and is used in the earth sciences to measure the speed at which a surface becomes narrower or less thick due to erosion. What’s the unit called? 2. X is rising at 0.3 trillionths of…
Daily Quiz | On first transatlantic radio transmission Name this German scientist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with the answer to question 1 for his contributions to wireless communication. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Who designed the transmission system and received the first signal? 2 / 5 | Name the source…
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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Soil 1 / 5 | What are the six layers of healthy soil called? Horizons Layers Strata Levels Healthy soils have six different layers (known as horizons). Next 2 / 5 | What does the topsoil layer mainly consist of? Minerals Organic matter like plant and animal residues…
