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A cooperative way to make ammonia
05 Oct 2016
Determining how bacterial nitrogenase works could someday lead to better industrial production of fertilizer
Three British scientists share Physics Nobel
04 Oct 2016
Discoveries by David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz helped illuminate how in some realms matter can exist in strange states, and in doing so helped scientists work with new forms of materials
FAST: China officially opens world’s largest radio telescope
27 Sep 2016
The $180-million telescope, which dwarfs others of its kind, will be used for observation of pulsars as well as exploration of interstellar molecules and “interstellar communication signals” - which could be sent by extra-terrestrial intelligence
Scientists identify gene behind our sixth sense
24 Sep 2016
Horses can tell you when they want a blanket – and when not
23 Sep 2016
The results strongly indicate that the horses had learnt to communicate their preferences using symbols, the researchers said
Single African migration accounts for all of world’s races
23 Sep 2016
Three separate studies have established for the first time that all non-Africans today trace their ancestry to a single population emerging from Africa between 50,000 and 80,000 years ago
Understanding math not tied to sight: study
21 Sep 2016
New theory overcomes a longstanding polymer problem
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 19 Sep 2016
For the past 100 years, polymer scientists have been stymied in their efforts to predict polymers’ elasticity, because the materials usually have structural flaws at the molecular level, which MIT researchers have now found a way of circumventing
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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