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Gujarat launches India’s first tribal genome project to tackle inherited diseases

The Tribal Genome Sequencing Project is an initiative by the government to sequence the genomes of 2,000 people belonging to tribal communities across 17 districts in the State

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IIST team discovers radio emission with circular polarisation near a massive young protostar

Discovery linked to IRAS 18162-2048, a massive protostar in the Milky Way, expands scientists’ understanding of how massive stars form, say a research team from Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

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First time astronomers capture earliest signs of planet formation around a young star | Watch video

Astronomers have captured the first direct signs of planet formation around the young star HOPS-315, offering a glimpse into the early stages of planetary system development. Using the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA, researchers ob ...more

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Nasa to preview US-India radar mission: What is NISAR, when will it launch, why it matters

NASA is set to reveal its collaborative Earth-observation mission with ISRO, named NISAR, which will provide a detailed three-dimensional view of our planet. Launching no earlier than late July, NISAR will employ dual-frequency radar to ...more

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Elon Musk confirms next SpaceX Starship test flight coming soon after recent setbacks

SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's tenth test flight in early August, as confirmed by Elon Musk on July 14, 2025. Despite a recent upper-stage explosion and previous flight failures, the Super Heavy booster has shown promise. This miss ...more

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Leaking pipes as climate warms: Bulgaria faces water crisis

Bulgarian villager Rumyana Tsoneva keeps opening the tap in her yard in Gorna Studena near the Danube -- and keeps finding it dry. "Every other drop is lost before reaching the tap," said Emil Gachev, a researcher at the Bulgarian Acade ...more

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What is the universe’s antimatter mystery? | Explained

The Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter. But when we look around, we see a universe filled with matter — stars, planets, people — and antimatter is almost nowhere to be found. This skew is one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in science

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Shubhanshu Shukla undergoing rehabilitation to mitigate any adverse effect of microgravity: ISRO

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has flown to Houston for a week-long rehabilitation programme

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Shubhanshu Shukla’s emotional reunion with family melts millions of hearts online | Watch first pictures

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to visit the ISS, has returned home after an 18-day mission. His emotional reunion with his wife and son, captured in heartwarming photos, has resonated deeply across India. Sh ...more

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Some cities in northwest, northern Indo-Gangetic Plain shielded from long-range aerosol pollution

Researchers refer to the cities that show relatively lower aerosol levels compared with the surrounding areas as Urban Aerosol Clean Islands

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Some cities in the northwestern, northern Indo-Gangetic Plain shielded from long-range aerosol pollution

Researchers refer to the cities that show relatively lower aerosol levels compared with the surrounding areas as Urban Aerosol Clean Islands

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Tortoises have feelings too: Study shows they experience long-term moods like humans

A University of Lincoln study reveals that red-footed tortoises exhibit long-term mood states, indicating optimism and emotional resilience. Challenging the perception of reptiles as purely instinctual, the research used cognitive bias ...more

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Eight healthy babies from three people’s DNA born in Britain; new technique prevents genetic disease

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

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Eight healthy babies born from three people’s DNA in Britain free of genetic disease

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

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34 of 100 large glacial lakes show an ‘increasing trend’ in water spread area, Central Water Commission tells NGT

The National Green Tribunal is looking into the issue of melting glaciers resulting in an increase in the size of glacier lakes, and the danger of their overflowing and bursting, with consequential effects

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CERN collider reveals major clue to universe’s bias against antimatter

For the first time, scientists have observed that the laws of physics are different for the particles that make up visible matter in the universe and their antiparticles. The finding is key to understanding why matter dominates the universe even though it once had equal quantities of matter and antimatter

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How much did ISRO spend to send Shubhanshu Shukla to the ISS on historic 18-day Axiom-4 mission

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has returned to Earth after an 18-day mission on the ISS, marking him as the first Indian to visit the station. As part of the Axiom-4 mission, his journey paves the way for India's Gaganyaan mission in 2 ...more

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Elon Musk’s Mars plan is a dangerous illusion, warns astrophysicist Adam Becker

Astrophysicist Adam Becker has strongly criticized Elon Musk's Mars colonization plan, labeling it as utterly unrealistic. In his recent book and interviews, Becker argues that billionaires' space settlement dreams are detached from sci ...more

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