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Coffee’s Prehistoric Origins Revealed Through Genome Sequencing

April 18, 2024

A report has highlighted the ancient origins of Coffea arabica, the world’s most popular coffee species, through genome sequencing. The findings suggest that Arabica coffee developed over 600,000 years ago in the forests of Ethiopia via natural hybridization between two ..

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Gaia BH3: Most Massive Stellar Black Hole in the Milky Way Discovered

April 17, 2024

Astronomers have found the most massive stellar-mass black hole ever detected in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Named Gaia BH3, this black hole is located approximately 2,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Aquila, making it the second-closest known ..

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What is Hubble Tension?

April 16, 2024

Scientists from Germany and the U.K. have proposed a radical explanation for the discrepancy in measurements of the universe’s expansion rate, known as the Hubble tension.  The Hubble Constant, denoted as H0, is a fundamental parameter in cosmology that describes ..

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Union Ministry Developing Fabric-Based Tooth Implants for Cost-Efficiency

April 15, 2024

Union textiles ministry is working on developing fabric-based teeth to make dental implants more affordable. The plan involves using dental resins made from polyester to replace expensive ceramic, polymer, and composite implants, with research being conducted by institutions like AIIMS ..

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India Likely to Experience Above Normal Rainfall This Monsoon: IMD

April 15, 2024

The India Meteorological Department has announced that India is likely to experience above-normal rainfall in the 2024 monsoon season, with La Nina conditions expected to set in by August-September. This prediction is based on historical data showing above-normal rainfall during ..

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IISc Scientists Develop Sustainable Hydrogel to Remove Microplastics from Water

April 15, 2024

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a sustainable hydrogel to remove microplastics from water, addressing the global issue of plastic pollution. Microplastics, particles less than 5 millimetres in size, are pervasive in oceans, soil, and even ..

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Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

April 10, 2024

In May 2021, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) began its five-year survey to map the universe and study dark energy. Recent findings from the first year of DESI observations, which included light from 6 million galaxies up to 11 ..

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India’s First Military-Grade Geospatial Satellite TSAT-1A Launched by Private Sector

April 9, 2024

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL), a subsidiary of Tata Sons, has successfully launched India’s first military-grade geospatial satellite built entirely by the private sector. The satellite, named TSAT-1A, was launched recently, in collaboration with Satellogic, marking a significant milestone in ..

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