Niruj Mohan Ramanujam
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Technology
Free Internet access must be considered as a human right
It is hard to imagine life without the internet. It’s true and has been for some time that the Internet is connecting...
Science
DNA is only one among millions of possible genetic molecules
Scientists computed a zoo of millions of alternate genetic polymer molecular structures, giving context for why biology encodes information how it does, and providing potential leads for new drugs and a guide to searches for extraterrestrial biology.
Lifestyle
Family relations matter more than love when it comes to health
Strained family relations may lead to the development or worsening of chronic health conditions.
Science
Scientists discover mood-altering brain receptor
Anxiety, pain, possible targets of new medications.
Science
Measuring gravity using floating atoms
New approach allows gravitational potentials to be measured by holding, rather than dropping, atoms.
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Science
AstroSat unveils star that regained its youth by feeding on its companion
Every culture has stories of vampires and magical creatures that regain their youth by drinking the blood of their companion who in turn becomes old and wizened. Life imitates art, and sometimes on a celestial scale. Using...
Space
AstroSat unravels how hot stars evolve in Globular Clusters in the Milky Way
Indian astronomers have peered deep into the Globular Cluster NGC 288, using the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) on AstroSat to uncover the nature of special kinds of stars.
The image of this cluster is the AstroSat Picture of...
Space
AstroSat discovers ultraviolet wings of Butterfly Nebula
Indian astrophysicists have discovered large ultraviolet lobes and jets that were hurled out from a dying star, using data from AstroSat – space observatory launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2015.
The discovery has been...