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Scientists discover rare red spiral galaxy population from early universe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Spiral galaxies represent one of the most spectacular features in our universe. Among them, spiral galaxies in the distant universe contain significant information about their origin and evolution. However, we have had a limited understanding of these galaxies due to them being too distant t
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Scientists make first-ever audio recording of extraterrestrial whirlwind o
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When the rover Perseverance landed on Mars, it was equipped with the first working microphone on the planet's surface. Scientists have used it to make the first-ever audio recording of an extraterrestrial whirlwind.
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Research reveals subcutaneous fat is protector of females' brains
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Females' propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and stroke, at least until menopause, scientists report.
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Research finds eye movements hold clues to how humans make decisions
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Eyes may really be the window to the soul--or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions, suggests new research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Researchers give new insight into lithium-ion anodes
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Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are fantastic for powering all the essential modern life items like cellphones, watches, laptops, cars, and so much more, are likely to be numerous. But a major issue is where they go when they fail. Scientists from Rice University gave a new insight
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Study finds specific bacteria in bladder that makes women more prone to
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Scientists have discovered certain bacteria in the bladder that may identify which postmenopausal women are more prone to recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they discovered that oestrogen may contribute to lowering that vulnerability.
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IIT Guwahati scientists explore perovskite nanocrystal engineering for opt
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A research team from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati led by Dr. Tushar Debnath, Ramanujan faculty, Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati, is exploring novel methods to finetune perovskite nanocrystals for optoelectronics applications.
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PM Modi's vision of ecological harmony is taking shape: Environment Minist
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Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav held a review meeting in Kuno National Park with a team of researchers, scientists, and forest officials on Sunday.
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Prediction algorithm can help target men at greatest risk of prostate canc
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A comprehensive tool for predicting an individual's risk of developing prostate cancer has been created by Cambridge scientists.
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Faculty of Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Among Top
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): A total of 25 research scholars and teaching staffs of the Chennai-based Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, one of India's leading private and deemed-to-be-universities, find a place among the top 2 per cent of scien
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Researchers reveal that meteorites could have given Earth building blocks
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Even as detailed images of distant galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope show us more of the greater universe, scientists still disagree about how life began here on Earth. One hypothesis is that meteorites delivered amino acids life's building blocks to our planet. Now, researchers h
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NASA missions probe game-changing cosmic explosion
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On Dec. 11, 2021, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a blast of high-energy light from the outskirts of a galaxy around 1 billion light-years away. The event has rattled scientists' understanding of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most powerful ev
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