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UK To Dim Sunlight In Bold Plan To Cool Earth But Scientists Are Not Amused
- Apr 24, 2025 18:55 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The project is part of a Rs 567 crore (50 million pound) government-funded programme under which several small-scale experiments will be conducted.
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Google DeepMind CEO On What Keeps Him Up At Night: "AGI Is Coming, Society's Not Ready"
- Apr 24, 2025 17:43 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner said AI systems capable of human-level cognitive abilities were only five to ten years away.
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Video: Wild Chimps Share 'Boozy Fruit', Hinting At Alcohol-Fuelled Social Bonding
- Apr 24, 2025 15:47 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau consuming and sharing fermented African breadfruit, marking the first documented instance of such behavior.
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With Eyes On Pakistan, India Speeds Up Launch Of Special Spy Satellite
- Apr 24, 2025 15:31 pm IST
- Written by: Pallava Bagla
The Indian space agency is accelerating the launch of a special spy satellite that can help protect and keep a sharp eye on India's borders in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
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Neighbouring Planets To Faraway Galaxies, NASA Shares Stunning Pics To Celebrate Hubble Telescope's 35th Anniversary
- Apr 24, 2025 11:38 am IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, the US space agency NASA released new high-definition photos taken with the technological marvel.
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Pics: SpaceX Rocket Creates Stunning Nebula-Like Glow During Return To Earth
- Apr 23, 2025 12:08 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The spectacle came just after Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its 32nd uncrewed cargo mission (CRS-32) to the International Space Station.
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Typhoid Fever's Deadly Mutation: Ancient Killer Becomes Resistant To Last-Resort Antibiotics
- Apr 22, 2025 21:13 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi, is evolving extensive drug resistance, making treatment challenging. Researchers found a rise in XDR Typhi strains resistant to frontline and newer antibiotics, spreading globally at an alarming rate.
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Secret Mathematical Rule Has Shaped Bird Beaks For 200 Million Years
- Apr 22, 2025 11:29 am IST
- Kathleen Garland, The Conversation
We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is underpinned by a hidden mathematical rule that governs the growth and shape of beaks in nearly all living birds.
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Twinkling Star Reveals Hidden Plasma Structure Near Earth
- Apr 22, 2025 10:33 am IST
- Daniel Reardon, The Conversation
With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighbourhood.
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Scientists Confirm Existence Of First Lone Black Hole In Milky Way
- Apr 21, 2025 17:55 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Prior to the current finding, all black holes that scientists have ever identified have been spotted with a companion star.
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The Science Behind Thermals: How Warm Air Rises And Creates Buoyancy
- Apr 21, 2025 13:10 pm IST
- James Renwick, The Conversation
This effect wins out over warm air rising. The warm air in a thermal will cool as it rises, until it reaches the temperature of the air around it and is no longer buoyant.
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New Research Suggests Possible Signs Of Life On Exoplanet K2-18b
- Apr 21, 2025 12:59 pm IST
- Ian Whittaker, The Conversation
What do you think of when it comes to extra terrestrial life? Most popular sci-fi books and TV shows suggest humanoid beings could live on other planets
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Mysterious Skull-Shaped Rock Found On Mars, NASA Uncertain About Its Origin
- Apr 20, 2025 20:49 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Though most of the region surrounding the rock is light-colored and dusty, Skull Hill is dark, angular, and covered in tiny pits.
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Scientists Discover 'Olo': A New Colour Beyond Human Vision
- Apr 19, 2025 20:45 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Researchers assert that the colour can only be experienced through laser manipulation of the retina.
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ChatGPT's "Creepy" Behaviour Irks Users: "Feels Like Privacy Invasion"
- Apr 19, 2025 17:08 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The chatbot has been referring to the users by their name despite never being told so, with some calling the behaviour "creepy".
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OpenAI's Reasoning Models Are "Hallucinating" And Creators Have No Idea Why: Report
- Apr 19, 2025 16:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
OpenAI has been betting heavily on the new models to beat the likes of Google, Meta, xAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek in the cutthroat global AI race.
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Can Cannabis Help Treat Cancer? What Largest-Ever Study Reveals
- Apr 19, 2025 14:39 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
A new study has uncovered significant evidence supporting the use of medical cannabis in cancer treatment. The study suggests medical cannabis may not only alleviate symptoms but also combat the disease itself.
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Nikku Madhusudhan: The Indian-Origin Scientist Who Found Possible Alien Life
- Apr 19, 2025 10:56 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Nikku Madhusudhan currently serves as a professor of astrophysics and exoplanetary science.
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Rare Planetary Alignment To Form "Smiley Face" In The Sky Next Week. Check Details
- Apr 19, 2025 10:25 am IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
Stargazers across the globe are in for a treat as a rare triple planetary conjunction is set to light up the skies with a "smiley face" on April 25, Friday.
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Watch: Missing Half Of Universe's Visible Matter Found Hiding In Intergalactic Space
- Apr 18, 2025 12:52 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Scientists have located the missing half of the Universe's visible matter as vast clouds of ionized hydrogen in intergalactic space, confirming it through novel techniques and survey programs showing the material is further from galactic cores than p