Science
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Three Earth-sized planets discovered orbiting dwarf star
London– Raising the hope to find alien life near us, an international team of astrophysicists has discovered three Earth-sized planets…
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One trillion species on Earth and we know nothing
New York– There are nearly one trillion species on the Earth while 99.999 percent of species still remain undiscovered, the…
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Researchers reveal how cancer cells escape from tumors and spread
By Thea Singer News at Northeastern BOSTON–Metastasis. The very word evokes fear. Defined as the spread of cancer cells from…
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Gravitational waves ‘sixth sense’ to understand universe: US-based Indian researchers
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata–Thrilled at the detection of the elusive gravitational waves a century after Albert Einstein’s prediction and the…
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Hawking at Harvard tackles the contradictory qualities of black holes
By Peter Reuell Harvard Staff Writer Black holes have long been painted as eternal prisons, regions of space so dense…
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Young Indian engineer encourages kids to create robots
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh–He is all of 23 years but that has not stopped Akshay Ahuja from guiding and training…
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Indian-origin professor brings ‘smart hands’ closer to reality
London–In a boost to the idea of human hand becoming an ideal display screen for the next generation of smartwatches…
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Safe male birth control ‘pill’ in the offing
New York– Targeting an enzyme present in testes cells which give rise to sperm, researchers, including an Indian-origin reproductive biologist,…
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Indian-origin scientist selected for NASA’s pioneering program
New York– An Indian-origin scientist’s proposal has been selected for NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) programme — an initiative that…
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New nanodrug tracks cancer treatment effectiveness in real time
BOSTON– Using a nanoparticle that delivers a drug and then glows green when cancer cells begin dying, Indian origin researchers…
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