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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…
A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least some situations, according to a new paper. | Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jacques Descloitres A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least some situations, according…
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An illustration depicting a reconstruction of what the Firefly Sparkle galaxy looked like about 600 million years after the Big Bang if it was not stretched and distorted by a natural effect known as gravitational lensing. This concept is based on images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. | Photo Credit: Reuters NASA’s…
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For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The story so far: On November 25, the Indian government announced the launch of its ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ (ONOS) plan to improve access to expensive research journals to the country’s public education and research institutes. The announcement was accompanied with scant details and broached widespread criticism from…
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As the world becomes more reliant on space technologies for vital functions like climate monitoring, the environmental consequences of space activities also become increasingly urgent and in need of more attention. The rapid growth of the number of satellites in orbit has led to concerns about interference with climate monitoring systems and the accumulation of…
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Pacific Island nation leaders pose for a group photograph with U.S. President Joe Biden during a summit at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump…
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Monarch butterflies gather on a shrub at Piedra Herrada sanctuary in the mountains near Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Wednesday, January 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday (December 10, 2024), citing a significant decline in the iconic black and…
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(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) When some object stands in the path of light, the object casts a shadow behind it. It’s the place the light can’t reach because of the object. The question is…
Questions: 1. On December 10, 1907, the Brown Dog riots in London saw around a thousand medical students clash with police over what the students perceived to be a threat to their ability to conduct ____________, a procedure in which a live animal is dissected. Fill in the blank. 2. The Brown Dog riots were…
Genetic studies have painted a neat picture of human evolution and migration around the world. By studying how frequently DNA in the mitochondria (the cellular structure responsible for producing energy) mutates, scientists have found that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa for millennia, then emigrated to different parts of the world. Scientists mostly agree on this…
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