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Hidden dangers of tea bags revealed: Scientists warn of health risks posed by huge amounts of microplastics in them
6 hours, 42 minutes ago

Hidden dangers of tea bags revealed: Scientists warn of health risks posed by huge amounts of microplastics in them

Hindustan Times  

You may already know about tea's health benefits, but there's so much more you should know about tea bags. Tea, a beloved beverage enjoyed by millions around the world, has come under scrutiny due to a hidden danger lurking within tea bags that could be posing significant health risks to consumers and contributing to a global crisis of plastic pollution. …

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From cowpea seeds to spinach: Why ISRO is growing food in space? All you need to know about the new PSLV-C60 mission
6 hours, 48 minutes ago

From cowpea seeds to spinach: Why ISRO is growing food in space? All you need to know about the new PSLV-C60 mission

Live Mint  

In a significant leap in the field of space biology, India is planning to send living biological materials for three different experiments. The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to send spinach, cowpea, and gut bacteria into space in its PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-4. Main object behind growing foods in space According to India Today, the study findings will …

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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking, a study finds
6 days, 13 hours ago

About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking, a study finds

NPR  

About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking, a study finds toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to a new study. The 35 buildings surveyed along …

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Scientists reveal how blood vessels that carry oxygen throughout the body form
1 week ago

Scientists reveal how blood vessels that carry oxygen throughout the body form

India Today  

A research team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland, has made significant progress in understanding how blood vessel form, a complex process vital for delivering nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Their two recent studies shed light on the mechanisms involved in vascular lumen formation, emphasising the interplay between proteins and mechanical forces. Heinz Georg Belting, who …

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Are some people born to drink? Study says your fingers' length reveals your relationship with alcohol
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Are some people born to drink? Study says your fingers' length reveals your relationship with alcohol

Hindustan Times  

Did you know the length of your fingers could be connected to your drinking habits? Published in the American Journal of Human Biology, new research suggests that the length ratio between your index and ring fingers might predict how much alcohol you’re likely to consume. Researchers meticulously measured participants’ finger lengths using callipers and assessed their alcohol consumption patterns using …

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Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on

Firstpost  

As COP29 unfolds amid another record-breaking year of high global temperatures, new research highlights accelerating climate impacts – from breached warming thresholds to intensified wildfires, and potential disruption of ocean currents Participating world leaders and delegates arrive for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku. AFP This year’s U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is …

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Region-specific diet could be the key to curbing obesity. Here’s what it means for you
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Region-specific diet could be the key to curbing obesity. Here’s what it means for you

Hindustan Times  

Chinese scientists have recommended a region-specific diet they say is crucial to improving eating habits in the country amid a rise in obesity and lifestyle diseases, and as a means to conserve natural and environmental resources. A group of scientists from the School of Public Health at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, in China's affluent southern Guangdong province, said its …

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Jesus's fish miracle from Bible is explained by scientists for the first time
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jesus's fish miracle from Bible is explained by scientists for the first time

Daily Mail  

Scientists have discovered a possible explanation behind how Jesus performed one of his most famous miracles. Known as the 'miraculous catch of fish', the miracles were said to have been performed in Israel's Lake Kinneret where Jesus preached. Researchers at Kinneret Limnological Laboratory in Israel have found that there are much lower levels of oxygen deep in Lake Kinneret's water …

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Woolly rhino mummy found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years
3 months ago

Woolly rhino mummy found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Scientists have uncovered a woolly rhino so well preserved in the Russian permafrost for more than 32,000 years that its skin and fur are still intact. “The vast, vast majority of remains from Ice Age animals are bones and teeth without any flesh or skin or anything like that,” Love …

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Scientifically Speaking | Researchers find massive ageing shifts twice in life: At 44 and 60
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientifically Speaking | Researchers find massive ageing shifts twice in life: At 44 and 60

Hindustan Times  

During the first few months of isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic, while I was holed up at home, I began to feel more tired. The most dramatic shifts in these biological markers clustered around the ages of 44 and 60, suggesting that there are two major periods in life when ageing may accelerate. Skin and muscles also showed signs of …

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Scientists digitally dissect ancient Egyptian ‘screaming’ mummy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists digitally dissect ancient Egyptian ‘screaming’ mummy

CNN  

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Experts are also using the latest techniques to spill secrets hidden within discoveries made decades ago, with new research this week “digitally dissecting” an unusual mummy found in 1935. Sahar Saleem With her mouth agape, the mummified woman appears to be locked for eternity in an …

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Scientists unveil prototype spacesuit system that recycles urine as drinking water
5 months, 1 week ago

Scientists unveil prototype spacesuit system that recycles urine as drinking water

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Now, such technology appears to be on the horizon, with scientists unveiling a prototype spacesuit system that turns urine into drinking water. “You’d think in the 21st century, astronauts would not be using diapers,” lead study author Sofia Etlin, an astrobiologist and research staff member at Weill Cornell Medical College’s Mason Lab …

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Now, kids at govt-run primary schools to study about great Indian scientists & scholars
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Now, kids at govt-run primary schools to study about great Indian scientists & scholars

Hindustan Times  

More than 1.25 crore students studying in over 1.14 lakh government-run primary schools of the state will now study about Indian scientists and scholars like Ayurveda pioneer Charak, astronomer Varahamihir and the first Indian woman to obtain a doctorate degree in the field of science Janaki Ammal. Experts of State Institute of Science Education, Prayagraj have prepared a supplementary book …

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Microplastics are now found in BRAINS and gallstones
8 months, 1 week ago

Microplastics are now found in BRAINS and gallstones

Daily Mail  

Microplastics are everywhere: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. In one of the studies, scientists who fed microplastics to otherwise healthy mice found that the substances wound up in the animals' livers, kidneys, and brains, where they may cause untold damage. 'These mice were exposed for four weeks,' said Eliseo Castillo, an associate …

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Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say

CNN  

CNN — Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. “Those types of measurements really are not designed to do anything in terms of emissions,” but rather just detect methane “hotspots,” Daniel Cusworth, lead author and scientist with the non-profit Carbon Mapper, told CNN. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty …

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Scientists want to lay fiber optic cable on Moon - Here’s why
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists want to lay fiber optic cable on Moon - Here’s why

Live Mint  

Scientists are exploring an Idea to deploy a fiber optic seismic network on the Moon to detect seismic events on the lunar surface, said a report by Earth.com citing a study by Wenbo Wu and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. “Utilizing the minor imperfections in a long fiber optic cable laid under the moon’s regolith, DAS will transform …

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Scientists investigating the "sewage system" of the brain search for mechanisms behind Alzheimer's
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists investigating the "sewage system" of the brain search for mechanisms behind Alzheimer's

Salon  

It's well-documented that genetics play a role in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a brain disorder that causes dementia through damage to brain cells and other changes in the brain. But two new studies published this week take a look at the brain’s so-called “sewage system,” uncovering more details about its mechanisms that could lead scientists to a new …

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Scientists Just Discovered a New Type of Magnetism
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists Just Discovered a New Type of Magnetism

Wired  

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1966, the Japanese physicist Yosuke Nagaoka conceived of a type of magnetism produced by a seemingly unnatural dance of electrons within a hypothetical material. “That’s why I’m doing this kind of research: I get to learn things that we didn’t know before, see things that we haven’t seen before,” …

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Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University in Shivamogga gets patent for its study on Byadagi chilli
1 year, 1 month ago

Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University in Shivamogga gets patent for its study on Byadagi chilli

The Hindu  

The research on Byadagi chilli conducted by scientists at Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences in Shivamogga has secured a patent for the university from the Patent Office of the Government of India. Byadagi chilli, named after Byadagi town in Haveri district, is grown in Dharwad, Gadag, Bagalkot, Belagavi, and parts of Chitradurga, Davangere, and Chikkamagaluru districts. …

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Scientists study world’s oldest person to unearth secret to long life
1 year, 1 month ago

Scientists study world’s oldest person to unearth secret to long life

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists are studying the world’s …

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ARCHAEOLOGY | Ötzi the iceman, not as we knew
1 year, 4 months ago

ARCHAEOLOGY | Ötzi the iceman, not as we knew

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 18, 2023 16:42 IST - 3 MINS READ The 5,000 year old mummy was mostly descended from farmers who lived in present-day Turkey, German scientists say. New DNA analysis by German researchers shows the famous glacier mummy Ötzi had almost no hair and was more tanned than initially thought. According to a study by the Leipzig-based Max …

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Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says
1 year, 6 months ago

Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

Associated Press  

Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for the well-being of people living on it, according to a new study. “We are in a danger zone for most of the Earth system boundaries,” said study co-author Kristie Ebi, …

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Placenta plays an important role in genetic risk of schizophrenia, study finds
1 year, 7 months ago

Placenta plays an important role in genetic risk of schizophrenia, study finds

Hindustan Times  

A recent study headed by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development found that more than 100 genes linked to the risk of schizophrenia appear to induce disease owing to their activity in the placenta rather than the developing brain. "The secret of the genetics of schizophrenia has been hiding in plain sight--the placenta, the critical organ in supporting prenatal development, …

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Long Covid sense loss ‘can be cured by sniffing an orange’
1 year, 8 months ago

Long Covid sense loss ‘can be cured by sniffing an orange’

The Telegraph  

Smelling a lemon or orange twice a day may help reverse long Covid sense loss, a study has found. The senses return for most patients within a matter of weeks, but for some people who suffered prolonged illness, smell loss was seemingly permanent. A study from scientists at University College London has found for the first time that people with …

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