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Japanese physicists were the first to measure the most tolerant entanglement state, the W state
There are many unusual things that happen in the world of quantum physics.
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September - October 2025
Scientific India
The Fifth Force: Could It Unlock the Secret of Dark Matter?
What if the universe is powered by a force we've never seen before? For centuries, science has explained nature with four fundamental forces.
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September - October 2025
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A flu test you can chew
As flu season nears in the northern hemisphere, scientists are exploring a surprising new way to detect infection: through taste.
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September - October 2025
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Lab-Grown Kidney Brings Artificial Organ Dream Closer to Reality
In a major leap toward bioengineered organ replacement, scientists have successfully grown human kidney 'assembloids' in the laboratory that mimic key structural and functional features of natural kidneys.
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September - October 2025
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Your pumpkin might be hiding a toxic secret
Pumpkins, squash, zucchini, and other members of the gourd family have a surprising trait: they can take up pollutants from the soil and store them in their edible parts.
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September - October 2025
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2025 Nobel Prize in Physics Reveals Quantum Secrets in Superconducting Circuits
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for their pioneering experiments that brought quantum mechanics from the invisible atomic world to the macroscopic scale a system large enough to hold in your hand.
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September - October 2025
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Genomic Evidence Redefines the Evolutionary Age of Mosquitoes
A new genetic analysis has shaken up what we thought we knew about one of humanity's most notorious pests the mosquito.
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September - October 2025
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025: Building Molecular Architectures with Room to Breathe
In a scientific breakthrough that bridges molecular design with planetary-scale problems, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi.
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September - October 2025
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Guardians of Immunity: Nobel Prize 2025 Honors Discoveries that Keep the Immune System in Check
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries in the field of peripheral immune tolerance a crucial mechanism that prevents the body's immune system from turning against itself.
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September - October 2025
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'Is cold nuclear fusion feasible?
In early May 1989, two chemists from the University of Utah, Pons and Fleischmann, arrived in Washington, U.S.A. The aim is to present their findings to members of the US Congress.
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September - October 2025
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Festival of Lights, Season of Smog: India's Air Crisis in a Global Context
Festivals are significant markers of cultural heritage and community traditions. Nevertheless, every year, significant increases in pollution levels are recorded during celebratory events, due to the overuse of firecrackers. This study evaluated gaseous and particulate matter (PM) concentrations using a gas and particulate sampler, alongside noise levels measured by a sound level meter, during the pre-topost-Diwali period of 2023 and 2024 in Malda, India
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September - October 2025
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How Brain Tumours Hijack Sugar to Fuel Their Growth
The human brain is a glutton for glucose consuming nearly a quarter of the body's energy to power thought, memory, and movement.
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September - October 2025
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Does cooking in iron cookware increase iron intake
In much of the world including India iron deficiency anemia remains a serious public health issue.
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September - October 2025
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The vitamin D mistake weakening your immunity
Taking vitamin D2 might lower the body's levels of the more efficient form of vitamin D, vitamin D3, according to new research from the University of Surrey, John Innes Centre and Quadram Institute Bioscience.
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September - October 2025
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The billion-year reign of fungi that predated plants and made Earth livable
New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light on the timelines and pathways of evolution of fungi, finding evidence of their influence on ancient terrestrial ecosystems.
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September - October 2025
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Coral Collapse: Atlantic Reefs Face Erosion Beyond 2°C Warming
Coral reefs, nature's living sea walls, are not just biodiversity hotspots they're also vital shields protecting coastlines from flooding and storm surges.
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September - October 2025
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First Transplant of Kidney with Modified Blood Type Expands Hope for Patients
In a medical first, scientists have successfully converted the blood type of a donor kidney and transplanted it into a patient a breakthrough that could transform organ transplantation by eliminating one of the biggest barriers: blood-type compatibility.
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September - October 2025
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Healing the Ozone Hole: A New Ally in Combating Climate Change
In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances, researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the UK's National Centre for Atmospheric Science have unveiled a compelling link between the healing of the ozone layer and the Southern Ocean's capacity to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).
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May-June 2025
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All of the biggest U.S. cities are sinking
Anew study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another.
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May-June 2025
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Rhino Genome Mapped in Hopes of Species Rescue
In a Kenyan wildlife conservancy near the equator, armed guards protect two northern white rhinoceroses, Najin and Fatu.
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May-June 2025
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Earth's Magnetic Pulse and the Breath of Life: A Surprising Link Between Magnetism and Oxygen
For most of human history, the magnetic field of Earth was considered simply a geophysical feature essential for navigation, responsible for the auroras, and a protective force shielding our planet from cosmic radiation.
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May-June 2025
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Sleep-in science: How 2 extra weekend hours can calm teen anxiety
A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual meeting found that teens who get moderate but not excessive catch-up sleep on weekends have fewer symptoms of anxiety.
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May-June 2025
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When Antibiotics Backfire: How Antibiotics Fuels Bacterial Resistance
Antibiotics have long been the cornerstone of modern medicine, designed to eliminate infections and restore health. But what if, instead of killing bacteria, these drugs were quietly helping them survive and even evolve?
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May-June 2025
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The Intersection of Renewable Energy and India's Economic Future
India, one of the world's largest economies, is rapidly embracing the transition toward renewable energy.
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May-June 2025
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India's Genome-Edited Rice Revolution:
India has officially approved and released two genome-edited rice varieties, DRR Rice 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1, developed using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology.
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May-June 2025
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Forever Chemicals on Your Plate?
The Hidden Threat of PFAS in Food
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May-June 2025
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Inside the Mind: Brain-Reading Devices and Their Ethical Frontiers
Brain-reading devices, also called brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) or neurotechnologies, are systems that detect, interpret, and sometimes influence brain activity.
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May-June 2025
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AMR: an increasing global burden for animal and human health
We all have heard about MDR or multi drug resistance strains for some important human diseases like TB (tuberculosis), but the increasing number of resistant bacterial strains in livestock is a serious concern for animal health and eventually, human health too.
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May-June 2025
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Scientists uncover 230 giant ocean viruses that hijack photosynthesis
Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists.
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May-June 2025
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Two CHOP Patients with an Inherited Blindness Successfully Treated with Gene Editing
A multi-institutional clinical trial involving researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing delivered to fourteen individuals with a form of inherited blindness was safe and led to measurable improvements in vision in nearly half of the of the participants treated, including the two children treated at CHOP. The findings were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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