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Kyasanur Forest Disease

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the devastating impact of zoonotic diseases, which can transmit from animals to humans. Efforts to break the chain of transmission from wildlife to...

May 4, 2023

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Skywatchers and astronomy enthusiasts are in for a celestial treat on May 5, 2023, as a penumbral lunar eclipse is set to occur. It is the first of...

May 4, 2023

Metavalent Bonding

Metavalent bonding is a newly discovered chemical bonding phenomenon that has caught the attention of the scientific community. This bonding mechanism is found in solids and exhibits a...

May 4, 2023

Two New Species of Jumping Spiders

Two new species of jumping spiders have been discovered by researchers at the Zoological Survey of India. These spiders are similar to other members of the genus Phintella,...

May 4, 2023

Catalyst for Clean Hydrogen Production from Wood Alcohol

A revolutionary catalyst has been created by scientists at IIT Guwahati, which has the ability to release hydrogen gas from wood alcohol without any accompanying carbon dioxide byproduct....

May 2, 2023

New Species of Spiny Clam Shrimps

Researchers have uncovered two genetically unique species of spiny clam shrimps, also known as Spinicaudatans, in Karnataka and Goa. These newly discovered species are distinct from other Indian...

May 2, 2023

StarBerrySense Payload

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a low-cost star sensor called StarBerrySense on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-55 rocket on April 22, 2023. Developed...

May 2, 2023

Geomagnetic Pc1 Pearl Oscillations

Researchers have made a significant discovery regarding special continuous oscillations called Geomagnetic Pc1 pearl oscillations. These oscillations have been observed during the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms, and...

May 2, 2023

Who is Geoffrey Hinton? Why he has quit Google?

Geoffrey Hinton is a renowned computer scientist and one of the pioneers of deep learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that involves training artificial neural networks to...

May 1, 2023

Extraction of Oxygen from Lunar Soil

NASA scientists have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a vacuum environment. This technology could help establish a long-term human presence on the Moon and enable...

May 1, 2023

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