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NASA Invites ISRO to Join Moon Base Programme

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NASA has invited ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to join its “Moon Base programme” under Artemis Mission towards partnership in deep-space endeavour. This initiative to...
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2026 Total Solar Eclipse

Umesh Prasad -
On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse was observed in the Northern Hemisphere across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and...
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AI Designs Complete Functional Genomes

Umesh Prasad -
The genome language model Evo 2 has designed novel functional genomes of bacteriophage ΦX174. About 300 of the AI-generated designs were chemically synthesised and tested in...
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BIOLOGY

Kākāpō Parrot: Genomic sequencing benefits Conservation programme

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Kākāpō parrot (also known as “owl parrot” because of its owl-like facial features) is a critically endangered parrot species native to New Zealand. It...
ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

Lunar Race 2.0: What drive renewed interests in moon missions?  

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 Between 1958 and 1978, USA and former USSR sent 59 and 58 moon missions respectively. The lunar race between the two ceased in 1978....
ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

Lunar Race: India’s Chandrayaan 3 achieves Soft-landing capability  

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India’s lunar lander Vikram (with rover Pragyan) of Chandrayaan-3 mission has safely soft landed at high latitude lunar surface on south pole along with...
ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

Voyager 2: full communications reestablished and paused  

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NASA’s mission update on 05th August 2023 said Voyager 2 communications has paused. Communications should resume once the spacecraft’s antenna is realigned with Earth...
BIOLOGY

Non-parthenogenetic animals give “virgin births” following Genetic engineering  

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Parthenogenesis is asexual reproduction in which genetic contribution from male is dispensed with. Eggs develop to offspring on their own without being fertilised by...
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE

aDNA research unravels “family and kinship” systems of prehistoric communities

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Information about “family and kinship” systems (which is routinely studied by social anthropology and ethnography) of prehistoric societies is unavailable due to obvious reasons. Tools...
BIOLOGY

Cryptobiosis: Suspension of life over geological time scales has significance for evolution

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Some organisms have ability to suspend life processes when under adverse environmental conditions. Called cryptobiosis or suspended animation, it is a survival tool. Organisms...
SCIENCE POLICY

Language barriers for “Non-native English speakers” in science 

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Non-native English speakers face several barriers in conducting activities in science. They are at disadvantages in reading papers in English, writing and proofreading manuscripts,...
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