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Sudden Stratospheric Warming Behind North India’s Deep Freeze, Scientists Find
North India’s unusually harsh January 2024 cold wave—six straight days of piercing chill from the 21st…
World Conference of Science Journalists 2025 concludes with urgent calls for equitable science reporting amid global crises
The 13th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ 2025), hosted at the CSIR International Convention Centre…
Book Review: The Forest Unseen Is Poetic Tranquility In The Biological World
By Nighat Hafiz “Haskell thinks like a biologist, writes like a poet, and gives the natural…
Nanoparticle-Coated Fibres: IIT Bombay’s Breakthrough in Water Purification Technology
Highlights: ● IIT Bombay researchers develop a single-step microfluidic method to make nanoparticle-coated microfibres. ●…
India’s Carbohydrate-Heavy Diet and the Rising Wave of Metabolic Diseases
India is at a critical juncture when it comes to health and nutrition. Rapid dietary transitions…
The Tiny Butterfly with the Biggest Genome Surprise
When we think of butterflies, what usually comes to mind are their delicate wings, fleeting beauty,…
Melting Ice and Warming Oceans: Scientists Confirm Major Role in Rising Sea Levels
By Shakoor Rather For decades, scientists have warned that Earth’s rising temperatures would melt ice, warm…
This Surprising Building Material Is Strong, Cheap, and Sustainable
Concrete is the backbone of modern civilization. From towering skyscrapers to highways, bridges, and homes, our…
Kashmir to Nepal, how climate and concrete are collapsing the Himalayas
By Chandrani Sinha, Ghanshyam khadka, Tara Chapagain Kashmir to the neighbouring country of Nepal, the Himalayas…