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A geomagnetic storm is expected to hit the earth. What is it, and how is it caused?

Geomagnetic storms can cause power outages and impact long-range radio communication and GPS devices. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/COdIhNo

Explained | All we know about the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, the largest one ever seen

The challenge of measuring the size of the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet was to separate its nucleus from the coma. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/baw0ogJ

Daily Quiz | M. Visvesvaraya

In memory of M. Visvesvaraya, here is a quiz to test your knowledge  on anything and everything engineering. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/a4UdBVc

Fuel leak thwarts NASA's dress rehearsal for moon rocket

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz — On particles

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/12szC4t

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/c58EaqR

India likely to see normal monsoon for 4th year on trot

The country had received normal rainfall during the four-month southwest monsoon season in 2019, 2020 and 2021 from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/uFh1UHk

Hits and misses: India’s solar power energy targets

How far has India come with respect to solar power generation and storage? Why do the authors of the report say that India will not meet its 2022 solar goal? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/Ht92VdR

Explained | Who is Mark Vande Hei, the NASA astronaut who returned to the earth after 355 days?

With all his spaceflights, Mark Vande Hei has now spent a total of 523 days in space. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/WI2DBPL

India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report

India had 103 spacecraft, including active and defunct satellites, and 114 space debris objects, including spent rocket bodies orbiting the earth. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/vuILcCh

Adding colour to our lives, naturally

Dye made from indigofera was highly valued by royalty and military from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/hEUa8du

Learning grammars of molecules to build them in the lab

Researchers generate molecular structures using machine learning algorithms, trained on smaller datasets from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/DO50dSR

‘Micro-swimmers’ may soon help with drug delivery

The technique makes use of light as a fuel to induce the tiny robots to move in simulations from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/o47hqDS

SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each

SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/V9k8OzX

Watch | Why is Arctic Council important to India?

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/iN1JOCd

Science for All | Advantages of aposematism

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Global warming behind record March temperatures, Minister informs Lok Sabha

Temperatures over 4-6°C the usual historical maximum were being experienced over many parts of the country from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/oPvCTLy

The Indian Antarctic Bill and its various provisions

What are the objectives of the draft? What has India achieved with respect to Antarctic research and exploration? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/4PZ8yup

ISRO to send team to investigate objects that fell from sky in Maharashtra

Social media was abuzz on April 3 with videos of a flaming meteor-like object that was sighted in Chandrapur district from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/eD1hbqw

Hewlett Packard’s Spaceborne Computer-2 demonstrates new possibilities for space exploration

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Biological E. to receive mRNA vaccine tech from WHO

Hub has potential to expand manufacturing capacity for other products beyond Covid vaccines from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/SNfcTmy

Evolution can happen at shorter timescales, a fruit fly study shows

Not all evolution happens due to habitat destruction, invasion or pollution from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/zbD8siv

Too early to do away with face masks, but onus on public: experts

They help to prevent other respiratory ailments from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/kALho8t

How male fruit flies learn the rules of courtship

Knowing which females would have them can save precious time for male fruit flies from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/SILacbr

Immunity following infection lasts up to 19 months

Hybrid immunity after one and two doses of vaccine was associated with 94% and 90% lower risk of hospitalisation, respectively from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/nIVlR0j

Novartis, Dr. Reddy’s in exclusive sales pact for select products

400 Novartis employees to lose jobs due to resulting role redundancies  from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/35ndk2c

Science quiz: Sci-five

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/aopBAMX

Explained | Can the dodo be brought back to life?

Researchers have succeeded in isolating the entire genome of the dodo, a bird that went extinct in the 17th century from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/gbzQ2Ap

Science for All | What is M2e?

The Hindu’s Science for All newsletters are carefully curated to help you understand everyday events as well as the wonders of the universe. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/TNAXFDK

Daily Quiz | Non-Nobel science and mathematics awards

A quiz on famous non-Nobel science and mathematics awards. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/u1SIwaU

Detecting microplastics in human blood

What kind of microplastics were found in human blood in a recent study? Can these particles travel through the body? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/brHUtgG

Science Gallery Bengaluru’s upcoming online exhibition, PSYCHE, seeks to explore the mind

The 45-day exhibition will be showcased from April 1 to May 15 from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/ODNLEYR

Study values India’s ‘space economy’ at ₹36,794 crore in 2020-21

‘India’s space economy has evolved considerably and now accounts for about 0.23% of the GDP’ from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/AXI3y7h

Wreck of only sunken Gulf whaler discovered 190 years later

Industry, the 20-metre-long whaler, had foundered after a storm in 1836 from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/p6EzAV8

Smoking causes over seven million deaths a year

India has about 12 crore smokers. This needs to be cut, in light of public health from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/SFuZOti

How mitochondria adapted to living within cells

Billions of years ago, a prokaryotic organism called archaea captured a bacterial endosymbiont from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/eSh3yak

T cell immune responses seen a year after infection

Strong and longstanding T cell responses were seen even when people were not reinfected or vaccinated from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/pWQVLGU

What is the effecting of thawing permafrost on seafloor?

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Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time

Half of the blood samples showed traces of PET plastic, widely used to make drink bottles from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/BANSgp5

If you want to know what’s true, then math is a pretty good place to start, says Abel Prize winner Dennis P. Sullivan

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The Hindu Science Quiz | On genetics

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Watch | Abel prize for 2022 awarded to Dennis P. Sullivan

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Abel prize for 2022 goes to American mathematician Dennis P. Sullivan

Abel prize winner Dennis Parnell Sullivan’s one of the key breakthroughs is in developing a new way of understanding rational homotopy theory, a subfield of algebraic topology from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/X2B1dVC

Abel Prize to be declared today

The Fields Medal and the Abel Prize are the two important international prizes for mathematics from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/ZsI4FLJ

India hopes for permanent presence in Arctic

India’s ‘Arctic Policy’ document was unveiled recently from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/r6EXexJ

Ashish Jha: Biden’s COVID response chief

The Bihar-born Harvard physician will lead America’s fight against the virus from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/PC3ileD

How are mosquitoes able to avoid insect repellents?

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Lessons the current wave in China, Hong Kong offer

Lockdowns can only transiently protect the susceptible pool of people and postpone the waves from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/OqFDjn6

Do looks correlate with caregiving in frogs and toads?

Anurans species where males looked similar to females were likely to care for the young from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/Z6jkSAt

Recombination of two virus variants seen since 2020

The Alpha and Wuhan strain recombinant was the first; the latest is a mixture of two Omicron sub-lineages from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/jOphucf

Science for All | Lead’s brain damage

The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains Science, without the jargon. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/drAGQC8

Physicist Eugene Parker dies aged 94

He is best known for his 1958 theory of the existence of solar wind — a supersonic flow of particles off the sun's surface from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/fJz8wDI

Daily Quiz | Albert Einstein

Test yourself on Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists and possibly the most famous of them all, who was born on March 14 ​in 1879.   from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/5kdGJme

The functioning of the ISS after sanctions

Will the U.S.’s stiff curbs on Russia affect their collaboration on the International Space Station? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/oTX7vmr

The genetic variants causing severe COVID-19

What is the GenoMICC research project? Will the identification of new genes aid the development of new treatments for the disease? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/AcFXlO0

The search for the ‘cosmic dawn’ of first light is far from over

Scientists at the Raman Research Institute continue the decade-long quest from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/GiOUEIb

A home-made analogy that helps study solar spicules in the lab

Paint poured on the mouth of the speaker, when fed music, breaks out in spicule-like jets from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/9qkIrhb

Question Corner | How do damaged plants warn neighbours about herbivore attacks?

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What causes the interrupted sleep of the elderly?

Lateral hypothalamus plays an outsized role in wakefulness, feeding behaviour, learning and sleep from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/9MHbowe

Children more unlikely to produce antibodies

Study comparing adults and children was done when Wuhan strain was in circulation; results may not hold true for Delta and Omicron from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/nL9PbgG

Sunday Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

Maybe this world is another planet’s hell: Aldous Huxley from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/i0hGHYd

What do we know about the newest crater on the moon?

This is the first recorded unintentional case of space junk hitting the moon. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/azQPWwl

Science quiz: Sci-five

Test your Science quotient with this quiz from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/ASXtvcs

U.S. man who got first pig heart transplant dies two months after surgery

David Bennett, 57, died on March 8 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/ruy4j1P

WHO says COVID boosters needed, reversing previous call

WHO said it is continuing to monitor the global spread of omicron, including a “stealth” version known as BA.2, which has been documented to have re-infected some people after an initial case of omicron from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/VXT9AbW

Chandrayaan-2 makes first observations of distribution of Argon-40 in Moon’s atmosphere

This provides insight on the dynamics of lunar exospheric species from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/i39zbwW

Gene-edited beef cattle get regulatory clearance in U.S.

Meat from gene-edited cattle could be on the way in a few years from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/pb4GkVc

Migratory waterbirds: Encouraging trend of species diversity recorded

Peak season overlapped with outbreak of third wave of pandemic in Punjab, says official from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/t61EbNd

Variants do not always evolve to become less virulent

Since transmission begins before symptoms set in and the disease becomes severe, its characteristic is decoupled from disease from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/pKGxDEf

The role Fusobacterium plays in oral cancer patients in India

Screening for Fusobacterium in a population, in habitual tobacco chewers, could be a worthy exercise from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/x6Y39fu

Question corner | Is there a link between alcohol consumption and brain volume?

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Deepak Dhar and John J. Hopfield chosen for the Boltzmann medal

Prof. Dhar is the first Indian to receive this top honour in the field of statistical physics from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/dliIDa6

Science For All | What is Balkanatolia?

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Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon

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Next COVID-19 wave can’t be predicted: experts

There is absolutely no way to forecast the timing, says Professor behind SUTRA model from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/9Ve4Mdg

Building the most exhaustive family tree

A recent study constructs a genealogy of all humans from 27 million fragments of ancestral genomes from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/NE1oi4u

Smooth-coated otters seen near Mukkombu after a long break

Known as neer naai (aquatic dogs) in Tamil, the animal plays an important role in controlling the population of fish in rivers from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/Wzq8FtD

ISRO inspires Channapatna rockets as engineers collaborate with artisans

The Indian Space Research Organisation offers its achievements in a language that connects, just in time for National Science Day, with DIY rocket models, Mangalyaan jigsaw puzzles, T shirts and more from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/omHCiRJ

Having enemies makes you stronger, finds a study of flies co-evolved with bacterial pathogen

Because of selection, both fruit fly (host) and bacterium (pathogen) evolve having the maximum fitness from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/uhgZ1pm

Staying healthy, eating less

A 2016 study revealed obese people outnumber underweight individuals from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/OPtVqQ1

Trees on forest edges may grow faster than those inside

Conservationists have noted plantations outside forest don’t capture carbon efficiently or make up for biodiversity losses from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/WutcUTD

Intel’s modular desktop PC for gaming, content creation

Intel NUC 12 Extreme offers two CPU options – a Core i9-12900 and a Core i7-12700 – along with support for full-size 12-inch discrete graphics cards. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/WocfR5T

Chandrayaan-2 detects solar proton events: ISRO

The instrument on January 18 also recorded coronal mass ejections, a powerful stream of ionised material and magnetic fields. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/2wPD96k

NASA’s plan to decommission the International Space Station

Why is NASA planning to de-orbit the ISS? How will the space station be de-assembled? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/jMYIpUo

Daily Quiz | Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

With the web series ‘Rocket Boys’ getting favourable reviews, a quiz on the life and accomplishments of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. Compiled by V.V. Ramanan from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/6L8htpP

Science For All | What is the Blue Blob?

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This isn’t yet another fancy hospital, future of medical knowledge will unfold in IISc.-Bengaluru: Subroto Bagchi

Philanthropist says underbelly of the healthcare system was starkly visible during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we run the risk of collective amnesia as we come out of it from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/NKCXBzW

Google Doodle honours Dr Michiaki Takahashi, the inventor of chickenpox vaccine

Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi had developed the first vaccine against chickenpox in 1974 from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/KnudzAY

India lacks solar waste handling policy 

IRENA has estimated that global photovoltaic waste will touch 78 million tonnes by 2050 from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/8FPhSmq

SpaceX engineer Anna Menon to be among crew of new space mission

Anna Menon is a Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/9lVISdG

IISc.-Bengaluru receives its single largest private donation of ₹425 crore

The premier institute plans to build a 800-bed multi-speciality hospital and PG medical school on its campus from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/UFsXtON

Question corner | A missing link

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The wild oranges of India

Over 60 different citrus fruits are popular, hybrids of just three from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/yLnoV6u

A metamaterial that can make use of origami to reduce shock

To be useful, materials need to maintain a constant Poisson ratio under pressure from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/V8pezZT

Human challenge study finds high viral shedding in asymptomatic people

The study first detected the virus in the throat and the nose two days before peak symptoms showed up from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/Iuv5CtB

Question corner | A missing link

How did arthropod breathing system evolve?Arthropods, the group of animals that includes creepy crawlies like spiders and woodlice, are the largest ph from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/mrRkcPx

The wild oranges of India

Over 60 different citrus fruits are popular, hybrids of just three from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/yLnoV6u

A metamaterial that can make use of origami to reduce shock

To be useful, materials need to maintain a constant Poisson ratio under pressure from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/V8pezZT

A look at how more women are making a mark in Science

Spotlight on women | Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. A look at what India has achieved with regard to women in science. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/tGEHAWR

Creating a sun in a lab

What is the significance of the recent achievements made in thermonuclear fusion technologies? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/5nhvAl8

Luc Montagnier, credited with discovering HIV, dies aged 89

Montagnier, a French virologist, led the team that in 1983 identified the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes AIDS, leading him to share the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine with colleague Francoise Barré-Sinoussi from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/TJYcqMe

China planning more than 50 space launches in 2022

Last month, CASC said China will complete the building of the space station this year. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/pH1lUrx

SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar storm

Each satellite weighs less than 575 pounds (260 kilograms). from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/58lbkjq

India’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine likely to be rolled out by April

Data from human trials likely to be presented for evaluation by end February. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/xZQtkDn

Scientists in Britain smash fusion energy record

Nuclear fusion is the same process that the sun uses to generate heat and proponents believe it could one day help address climate change by providing an abundant, safe and green source of energy. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/nQuetUg

RT-PCR: Cycle threshold value does not hold clinical relevance

A survey of 700 labs in the U.S. found that the Ct values could vary by up to 12 cycles for the same target gene across labs from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/IqmJEfl

A quantum solution to a 243-year-old maths problem

The 36 officers puzzle was first posed by Swiss mathematician Leonhard Eulerin 1779 from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/8IyoLfJ

Earliest solar storm

What is the earliest record of a solar storm? Through analysis of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team has found evidence of an e from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/YQSgC6B

Chandrayaan-3 set for August launch

It’s is a follow-up of Chandrayaan-2 of July 2019, which aimed to land a rover on lunar South Pole from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/AagI3SfXq

IISc. commissions one of India’s most powerful supercomputers

Param Pravegam, commissioned under the National Supercomputing Mission, is the largest in any Indian academic institution from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/uhJdRCYfA

Scientists spot a blinking star’s ‘totally unexpected’ behaviour

The celestial object could be a slow spinning magnetar from The Hindu - Science https://bit.ly/3KU7gZN

Unravelling the molecular biology of asafoetida

With many uses listed by researchers, perhaps it is time to go for this spice from The Hindu - Science https://bit.ly/35t0Pg9

New study documents the songs of frog species

Frogs make distinct, complex calls depending on the context from The Hindu - Science https://bit.ly/35Besdp

Faster spread of Omicron is not due to higher viral load

Omicron has replaced the Delta variant, which was considered highly transmissible, in almost every country across the world from The Hindu - Science https://bit.ly/32GN3We

Inducing regeneration

Is it possible to regrow a frog’s lost leg? Researchers have come a step closer to the goal of regenerative medicine by successfully triggering regrow from The Hindu - Science https://bit.ly/3g83sX2

Lung abnormalities found in long COVID patients with breathlessness

Researchers used a novel xenon gas scan method to pick up lung abnormalities in coronavirus patients who have not been hospitalised but still experience breathlessness. from The Hindu - Science https://bit.ly/3INdkBz

At bedtime, city lizards seek spots that mimic natural sites

Cities have changed the way we sleep and eat. And not just humans, but also birds, insects, mammals and reptiles from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3u8le4D

Musk's bets on Tesla: no human drivers this year, robots next

The audacious promises by the best-known billionaire in the electric car industry face major challenges, from technology to regulation. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/32H2DkQ

‘Inaccuracies, procedural violations’ in Great Nicobar draft environment impact assessment report

Public hearing scheduled for January 27 amid concerns over the independence and expertise of the consultant appointed to prepare the report. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3AxZArK

Pfizer starts Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine trial

The trial will involve 1,420 people aged 18-55. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3IyKQvp

The sky is the limit for astro tourism

Travel plans on hold again because of the pandemic? Look up, as astro tourism grows, inspiring star gazers and photographers from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3fEM23W

Adding radioactive substances in wearables unjustified

The guidance issued by IAEA follows the usage of products exceeding safe radiation levels from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3g4MMzH

Two species of fungi associated with basal stem rot found

Future studies can use the public database entry for early detection of the pathogen from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3Aped0d

Jumping Larvae

Can insect larvae display jump behaviour? A team of researchers from North Carolina State University's Plant Disease and Insect Clinic has discovered from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3AlHl8C

More evidence of excess deaths in India during pandemic

A recent paper in Science concluded India’s cumulative COVID-19 deaths were six to seven times higher than reported official mortality from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3rF8YWm

New AI model helps discover genetic risk factors for motor neurone disease

The 690 new genes identified by RefMap lead to a five-fold increase in discovered heritability, a measure that describes how much of the disease is due to a variation in genetic factors from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/34YhEzh

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

"In the latest encounter, China’s Tsinghua Science Satellite came as close as 14.5 m from a piece of debris" from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nDtPYX

New AI model helps discover genetic risk factors for motor neurone disease

The 690 new genes identified by RefMap lead to a five-fold increase in discovered heritability, a measure that describes how much of the disease is due to a variation in genetic factors from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/34YhEzh

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

"In the latest encounter, China’s Tsinghua Science Satellite came as close as 14.5 m from a piece of debris" from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nDtPYX

New AI model helps discover genetic risk factors for motor neurone disease

The 690 new genes identified by RefMap lead to a five-fold increase in discovered heritability, a measure that describes how much of the disease is due to a variation in genetic factors from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/34YhEzh

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

"In the latest encounter, China’s Tsinghua Science Satellite came as close as 14.5 m from a piece of debris" from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nDtPYX

New AI model helps discover genetic risk factors for motor neurone disease

The 690 new genes identified by RefMap lead to a five-fold increase in discovered heritability, a measure that describes how much of the disease is due to a variation in genetic factors from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/34YhEzh

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

A Chinese satellite had a near collision with one of the many chunks of debris left by the fallout of a recent Russian anti-satellite missile test, st from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nDtPYX

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

A Chinese satellite had a near collision with one of the many chunks of debris left by the fallout of a recent Russian anti-satellite missile test, st from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nDtPYX

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

A Chinese satellite had a near collision with one of the many chunks of debris left by the fallout of a recent Russian anti-satellite missile test, st from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nDtPYX

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

A Chinese satellite had a near collision with one of the many chunks of debris left by the fallout of a recent Russian anti-satellite missile test, st from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nDtPYX

COVID-19 | Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO

Since December, six studies have provided evidence of reduced vaccine effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron variant, COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update released by the WHO said from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3fgOmxQ

Omicron a ‘deviant’ from COVID-19 pandemic progression script: Virologist T. Jacob John

Future variants may be more infectious and less pathogenic, he says from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3Gz46bq

Explained | Will the pig-to-human heart operation lead to a new approach to organ transplantation?

What vital genetic modifications were done to make the pig heart transplantation possible? from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3FrayQB

S. Somanath | At the helm of India’s space research

The new chairman is taking over ISRO at a time when the Central government is pushing for sweeping reforms in the space sector from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3Ft7pj3

Covaxin booster increases neutralising antibodies, study finds

The control arm of the study had 93 participants and the intervention arm had 91 participants, but most of these people were under 55 years from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3Ke8fDQ

When it itches, you scratch

The elderly are prone to chronic conditions that manifest as itches from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nvXNxT

Question Corner | How do locusts smell an odour?

Like Pavlov's dogs, locusts were trained to associate an odour with food from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3nsDQb6

Muscles starve in the absence of vitamin D, study of mice finds

The study examined the molecular nature of muscle dysfunction in mice, in the absence of vitamin D from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3I7Mio7

Assam pioneer of pig heart transplant now working on biomolecular treatment

Time will tell if genetically-altered pig organs used by U.S. surgeons will be acceptable to humans or not, says Dhaniram Baruah from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3fjnbCm

Eminent rocket scientist Somanath appointed ISRO Chairman

He played a major role in development of the PSLV and GSLV Mk-III from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3zSoCRJ

Eminent rocket scientist Somanath appointed ISRO Chairman

He played a major role in development of the PSLV and GSLV Mk-III from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3FnBJM6

In a first, U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

Over the years, scientists have turned from primates to pigs, tinkering with their genes. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3qfZtxn

In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

Over the years, scientists have turned from primates to pigs, tinkering with their genes. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3HQvkL1

China’s Chang’e 5 lunar probe finds first on-site evidence of water on moon’s surface

It was the solar wind that contributed to the most humidity of lunar soil. from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3F92F1Y

The last of the Surveyor series

Launched on January 7, 1968, the Surveyor 7 was a lunar unmanned lander that successfully landed on the lunar surface on January 10. The last of the original series of Surveyor moon landers of the 1960s. Surveyor 7 was the only spacecraft of the series that landed in the lunar highland region. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at Surveyor 7 – the only purely scientific mission in the series… from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3qX5nCx

NCBS: Zebrafish study reveals how the brain makes its connections

How nerve-end connections known as synapses form is highlighted in this study of Purkinje neurons in the cerebellum of knockout zebrafish from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3zBEnfM

Can microbes produce oxygen in the dark?

Scientists say there would be no oxygen on Earth were it not for sunlight: the key component in photosynthesis. Now researchers from University of Sou from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3HPi2hB

Conflicting signals from drug regulator, COVID-19 task force

On a few occasions, the national COVID-19 task force has refused to include drugs and vaccines that have been granted an EUA by the regulator from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3n4gdWs

Omicron epidemic: third wave or new pandemic?

Both Delta and Omicron might co-exist, needing more vaccines in 2022 from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3q5vTdD

‘Milder Omicron an evolutionary mistake,’ warns Cambridge scientist

Next variant to be more deadly: expert from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/337KQD8

IISc: Testing hypotheses to guide COVID-19 vaccine, booster protocols

Using a computer simulation, the study probes why lower prime doses or elongated prime–booster intervals increase vaccine efficacy from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3eIgVEc

Crossing the border: viewing through elephants’ lens

Elephants do cross electric fences using their non-conducting tusks from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3zgtFLE

Headlice to the rescue

Are there other sources of ancient DNA besides bone and teeth?Scientists, for the first time, recovered DNA from cement on hairs taken from mummified from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/34dtyVL

Basis for precaution dose approval not clear

There has been just one study each for Covishield and Covaxin to understand vaccine effectiveness despite being granted EUA 12 months ago from The Hindu - Science https://ift.tt/3FH8yEC