An exotic and highly invasive earthworm — Amynthas alexandri of the Megascolecidae family — has been collected and reported for the first time from Karnataka. Its original home is believed …
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As Covid-19 runs rampant across the world, a team of researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person’s risk of getting infected. While it has already been …
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In his book ‘The Pain-Free Mindset’, Dr Deepak Ravindran says pain is not a sign of danger but an evolutionary mechanism of protection “The pain we feel is real. It …
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PUNE : A new species of flowering plants belonging to the genus `Argyreia’, recently discovered in south Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district, has been named for NCP chief Sharad Pawar. The species …
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The study said the “long-term political neglect of provincial Amazonia” and “uneven development in Brazil” needed to be addressed to tackle the “double burden” of climate change and health inequalities …
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Yesterday President Joe Biden unveiled his long-awaited American Jobs Plan, a sweeping wishlist for fixing the country’s crumbling infrastructure, revitalizing manufacturing and research, and tackling the climate crisis. The United …
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The researchers spotted defects in the tooth enamel indicative of two childhood bouts of physiological stress such as disease or malnutrition. Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little …
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Pfizer and BioNTech today announced updated topline results from analysis of 927 confirmed symptomatic cases of COVID-19 observed in their pivotal Phase 3 study through March 13, 2021, showing the …
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The other troubling signal the researchers found in the tusks hinted at the whales’ changing food sources. They looked for stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen, residues of narwhals’ diet …
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An epidemiological working definition will be more pragmatic and helpful to assess the magnitude of re-infection in most population and resource constrained settings. Two positive tests at an interval of …
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NEW DELHI : The European Union has asked India to allow it to buy 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India, a government official told …
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If you have half the population vaccinated, can we still have an incredibly destructive spike? Of course. We’re all customers for the virus. There’s no wall that will keep the …
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When the researchers created colder conditions, they found that the virus replicated faster than when infections were carried out at 37 degrees Celsius to mimic the lower lung environment. Natural …
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Early detection, better data and preventative measures could reduce costs considerably Disease-carrying mosquitoes, crop-ravaging rodents, forest-eating insects and even the domestic cat are all “exotic” intruders whose cost to …
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A Himalayan mammal, somewhere between a goat and an antelope, has been confirmed as the newest creature to be spotted in Assam. A couple of nature guides had spotted the …
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The study was published in The BMJ today. The increase in risk was not confined to the elderly and was not uniform across ethnic groups, prompting the researchers to suggest …
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The platypus is rarely seen in the wild due to its reclusive nature and highly specific habitat needs. Australian conservationists on Wednesday unveiled plans to build the world’s first refuge …
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Today, more than ever, we are quite aware of the significance of handwashing in disease prevention. We have Ignaz Semmelweis to thank for introducing this life-saving procedure in the mid-1800s. …
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Listing slightly to one side as an automated fire-suppression system trained a stream of water on flames still burning at the base of the rocket, the spacecraft blew itself to …
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As part of its mission, the rover would characterise the Red Planet’s geology and past climate, and pave the way for human exploration of Mars. NASA’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance, …
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Clustering is a promising model to achieve a critical mass in a university to invigorate research National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) envisions establishing large multidisciplinary universities to promote research directed …
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The rainbow flag flies above the Bank of England to celebrate the unveiling of the new fifty pound … [+] note in London, Thursday, March 25, 2021. The new £50 …
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The team observed that the small molecule TGR63 reduced amyloid plaques in mice brains and reversed cognitive decline Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, have …
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What’s the best way to measure societal progress? New research has an answer. getty It is becoming more common for economists and policymakers to speak about global development in terms …
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Experts said positioning the state-of-the-art agile earth observation satellite in geostationary orbit has key advantages. India plans to launch on March 28 an earth observation satellite that will provide it …
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(Subscribe to Science For All, our weekly newsletter, where we aim to take the jargon out of science and put the fun in. Click here.) Using brain organoids – mini …
