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Science

Coral reef can be protected with improved water quality offsets in growing cities

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers explore how the integrity of water quality offsets can improve.

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Space

Dark Energy Survey has obtained the largest supernova sample ever

Editorial Team

Using the DOE-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, the Dark Energy Survey has...

white head with dna and cell organelles
Biology

A new class of RNA discovered for learning and memory

Pranjal Malewar

Many more are happening with these kinds of RNA molecules.

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Neuroscience

Mathematical model revealed how the human brain processes visual information

Pranjal Malewar

Evolution wired human brains to act like supercomputers.

Neural stem cells
Health

Platelets in the brain can duplicate the advantages of exercise

Pranjal Malewar

Platelets secrete a protein that rejuvenates neurons in aged mice.

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Health

Mental health disorder to affect half the population by the age of 75

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Mental disorders: Age of onset and cumulative risk across 29 countries.

asp caterpillar
Science

Caterpillar venom could be key to the delivery of lifesaving drugs

Pranjal Malewar

Study reveals toxins borrowed from bacteria.

Disadvantages for non-native English speakers
Education & Business

Challenges faced by non-native English speakers in science

PLOS

Disadvantages for non-native English speakers.

Image showing monkeys.
Health

Monkeys and pigs overrun Southeast Asia, posing health risks

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Overpopulation of wild animals poses a dual threat to humans and the environment.

Juvenile cone snails
Science

Scientists have reared deadly cone snails in a laboratory aquarium for the first time

Pranjal Malewar

Uncovering a potential treasure trove of new venoms.

Neurons and nervous system. 3d render of nerve cells
Health

COVID-19 can cause brain cell fusion

Dr. Prajakta Banik

SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause neurons to merge, which can disrupt brain function.

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Biology

Ants use neurotoxins to inflict pain on their victims

Vidya Nagalwade

Ant stings can produce severe and long-lasting harm.

Image showing a woman having botox treatment
Biology

How Botox enters brain cells?

Pranjal Malewar

A Botox discovery that could save lives.

Image showing person suffering from ptsd at psychologist.
Health

Vitamin D deficiency affects dopaminergic neuron differentiation in schizophrenia

Vidya Nagalwade

Vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in schizophrenia by using new technology.

Image showing women with period pain
Health

Largest-ever genetic study revealed genetic regions associated with endometriosis

Pranjal Malewar

The study found new data about the variants that increase the risk of the disease.

Image showing brain health
Science

How the brain’s recycling system breaks down in Parkinson’s Disease?

Pranjal Malewar

The discovery could change the focus of Parkinson’s Disease treatment.

Woma Python
Science

Snakes can hear more than you think

Pranjal Malewar

Snakes can hear and react to airborne sounds.

Image showing Lion's Mane mushrooms
Science

Scientists discovered an active compound in mushrooms that boosts nerve growth

Pranjal Malewar

Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth.

Magnetic method to clean PFAS
Invention

New magnetic method to remove PFAS chemicals from water

Ashwini Sakharkar

A simple, fast, and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.

A donkey sitting on Grass
Science

World-first IVF treatment for donkeys

Amit Malewar

Pin the tail!

Mass-quantised black hole
Quantum Physics

Study uncovered the massive quantum mysteries of black holes

Amit Malewar

Uncovering the massive quantum mysteries of black holes.

tree ring and flames
Science

Study offer insights into mysterious and potentially devastating kinds of astrophysical event

Amit Malewar

Tree rings offer insight into devastating radiation storms

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Science

Study found 12,000 genetic variants that influence a person’s height

Pranjal Malewar

Reaching new heights in largest ever genome study.

Image showing Sauropod
Science

Study found how dinosaurs carried their enormous weight

Amit Malewar

Sauropods had feet similar to a modern-day elephant.

chid blowing nose
Health

Children’s noses can better inhibit COVID-19

Pranjal Malewar

It’s a different ball game when it comes to the Omicron variant.

bacteria foraging between nutrient patches
Science

Marine bacterias use similar behaviors for hunting and selecting their food

Pranjal Malewar

A tiny stroke for each microbe, a giant impact on the ocean.

Image showing hand on glass wall with water droplets behind
Science

Study explains how ‘Junk DNA’ could treat PTSD and phobia

Pranjal Malewar

It could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories.

Vortices in a superfluid
Science

Superfluids offer new insights into turbulence

Amit Malewar

Superfluid merge to form large vortices, analogous to how cyclones form in the turbulent atmosphere.

Luminating composite glass
Technology

A new technology for next-generation composite glass

Ashwini Sakharkar

Cracked and blurry phone screens could someday be a thing of the past.

Image showing a distant glowing planet
Space

Radio waves from distant stars indicate hidden planets

Amit Malewar

This discovery is an important step for radio astronomy.

Recent Stories

Depression and its impact on physical health

Health

Phoenix galaxy cluster found in the act of extreme cooling

Space

Life-like 3D synthetic materials move by themselves like worms

Science

A new fabrication technique for high-performance photon detectors

Physics

The existence of a nuclear-spin dark state proved

Quantum Computing