Tag: Scientists
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Of hope lurking in icy craters
Nasa's grand vision for the future notwithstanding, the best prospect for life on the Moon is if we put it there ourselves.
August 29, 2018 -
Climate change impacts may be bigger than projected
While earlier projections of the pace and impact of climate change were also considered to be worrying, many senior scientists are now warning that climate change may in fact turn out to be faster and its impacts bigger than the commonly accepted projections made earlier. At present the average global temperature is around 1-degree C …
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August 10, 2018 -
Parker Solar Probe | All you want to know about NASA Sun mission
Named after physicist Eugene Parker, who published a groundbreaking paper on solar winds in 1958, the probe is expected to be launched on August 11, 2018.
July 23, 2018 -
Potential natural solution
Plastic-eating enzyme accidentally created by scientists could help solve pollution crisis.
April 24, 2018 -
Scientists find way to bend, stretch diamond
An international team of researchers has found that diamond, the strongest of all natural materials, can bend and stretch much like rubber and snap back to its original shape.
April 20, 2018 -
Unexpected astro laboratory
The internal combustion engines of automobiles are helping scientists understand the cosmos better
April 11, 2018 -
Stephen Hawking
It is no disrespect to the departed to suggest that there was not another man in the world last Wednesday whose death could have saddened so many hearts in so many lands as Stephen Hawking. It would be gross understatement to call him brilliant. Confined to his wheelchair for the better part of his life, …
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March 18, 2018 -
How the sky lit up
Scientists have received signals from the very first stars ever, and could use them to unlock some of the most profound mysteries of the universe. The new discovery sheds light on how stars — and everything that surrounds us — began. It is a picture of the beginnings of light as we know it today, …
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March 6, 2018 -
Scientists discover new target to treat depression
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new target for treating major depressive disorder.
March 3, 2018 -
National Science Day: Mamata extends wishes to scientists in India
On National Science Day, the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave her best wishes to all the scientists in India. The Chief Minister in a tweet said, “Today is National Science Day, celebrated to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir CV Raman. My best wishes to all the scientists in …
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February 28, 2018 -
Why Tobacco is Res Extra Commercium?
Scientists and experts across the globe have unequivocally proved that tobacco use kills half of its users if they do not stop using tobacco (according to government sources tobacco consumption kills more than 900,000 people every year in India). Studies also suggest that tobacco, which is laced with nicotine, is a highly addictive substance, even …
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February 21, 2018 -
Scientists find anti-cancer properties in three rice varieties
Scientists have claimed to have detected anti-cancer properties in three traditional varieties of rice found in Chhattisgarh.
February 18, 2018 -
Scientists to start “urgent mission” to investigate mysterious underwater world
An international team of scientists is all set to start an “urgent mission” to investigate a mysterious underwater world that had been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. This vast expanse of water got exposed after a massive iceberg known as A68, which is four times the size of London, …
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February 13, 2018 -
Cloned identity
In a major scientific breakthrough, Chinese scientists have in January cloned two female macaques, name Zhong Zhong, and Hua Hua, the genetically identical twin monkeys. The scientists used the same technique that had once created the famous Dolly sheep. The watershed achievement was accomplished by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and published in the reputed …
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February 3, 2018 -
Darwin week to be observed from 12 Feb
Scientists in the city on Saturday protested against Union human resources development minister Satya Pal Sing’s remark questioning the scientific validity of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The scientists have decided to observe a week in February as the “ Darwin week” starting from Darwin’s birthday on 12 February.They will also hold sessions on the …
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January 28, 2018 -
Taking organs from animals
Scientists are working on transplanting entire hearts, liver, kidneys, pancreas and lungs from animals to humans. The increasing demand for organs, tissues, and cells, and the dearth of available human organs, have focused scientific interest in taking organs from animals. The term for the transplanting of organs from one species to another is called xenotransplantation …
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January 21, 2018 -
Himachal to set up more horticulture nurseries: Min
Horticulture minister, Mahender Singh Thakur on Tuesday directed the scientists and officers of the department to prepare nurseries as per the requirement of the particular area and the plants should be distributed to the farmers and horticulturists as per the climatic conditions. The minister, who was presiding over the review meeting of Horticulture department emphasised …
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January 18, 2018