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Tamil Nadu uses inexpensive method to treat rodenticide poisoning

20/04/2024
Currently, 17 government hospitals across 15 districts in the State undertake plasma exchange to treat rodenticide-induced acute liver injury and acute liver failure cases

Fossils of massive prehistoric snake found in lignite mine in Gujarat

19/04/2024
The huge reptile, Vasuki Indicus, is likely to have lived 47 million years ago, say IIT Roorkee researchers

Daily Quiz | On India’s first satellite ‘Aryabhata’

19/04/2024
On April 19, 1975, India’s first satellite ‘Aryabhata’ was launched to space.

As El Niño starts flip to La Niña, Latin America asked to be on alert

19/04/2024
El Nino and its abundant rains could soon turn into droughts caused by La Nina as well as an intense hurricane season across South America

WHO terms pathogens that transmit through air ‘infectious respiratory particles’ or IRPs

18/04/2024
‘Varying terminologies highlighted gaps in common understanding and contributed to challenges in public communication and efforts to curb the transmission of the pathogen’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO said

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Ozone

18/04/2024
This week’s Sci-Five science quiz is on Ozone.

How can small-scale farmers benefit from trees on farms?

18/04/2024
The adoption of agroforestry at scale in India by smallholders is currently stymied by ecological and socio-economic factors

Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee

17/04/2024
The researchers sequenced the genomes of 39 Arabica varieties, including a specimen from the 18th century, to create the highest quality genome to date of this species, whose scientific name is Coffea arabica.

'5,000 lives in one shell': Gaza's IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike

17/04/2024
“Despite Gaza’s poverty, couples facing infertility pursue IVF.”

Three new fish species spotted using tools in the Laccadive Sea

17/04/2024
Reports of aquatic animals using tools have been uncommon because they’re more difficult to observe and a perception that fish are ‘less intelligent’

India aims to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030

16/04/2024
ISRO has a very clearly laid out plan as far as space exploration and space utilisation is concerned

Great Barrier Reef suffering ‘one of the most severe’ coral bleaching events on record

16/04/2024
The world is currently experiencing its second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced

Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife

16/04/2024
Surface temperatures can plummet rapidly — by 10ºC or more over a day or two. When these conditions persist for several days or weeks, the area experiences a “coldwave.”

NZ treaty may allow people to sue on ‘behalf of whales’

16/04/2024
The declaration seeks to protect the rights of whales (tohorā) to migrate freely and to use mātauranga Māori alongside science for better protections

How are hydrocarbons extracted from underground? | Explained

15/04/2024
The geological processes, extraction methods, and environmental impact of hydrocarbon extraction

How fast is the universe expanding? New data keeps mystery open

15/04/2024
Two equally valid ways to measure how fast the universe is expanding have yielded two different estimates

Entrepreneur and pilot, Gopichand Thotakura is aiming for a place in Indian space history

14/04/2024
Successful trip could make Thotakura the first Indian in space since Rakesh Sharma

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