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Why some people are mosquito magnets
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Why some people are mosquito magnets

It's impossible to hide from a female mosquito -- she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat, and body odor.

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November - December 2022
Peanuts and herbs and spices may positively impact gut microbiome
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Peanuts and herbs and spices may positively impact gut microbiome

Adding a daily ounce of peanuts or about a teaspoon of herbs and spices to your diet may affect the composition of gut bacteria, an indicator of overall health, according to new research from Penn State.

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November - December 2022
Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs
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Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years. The youngest virus to be revived was a sprightly 27,000 years old.

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November - December 2022
FROM MID-SEA TO MOUNTAIN TOP
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FROM MID-SEA TO MOUNTAIN TOP

Think of this situation: You are in the process of learning swimming with someone's hand-holding.

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November - December 2022
Waste to wealth via integrated biorefinery
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Waste to wealth via integrated biorefinery

Industrial development for the past two centuries has been driven by non-renewable resources i.e. fossil fuels and petroleum.

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November - December 2022
US Air Force unveils newest stealth bomber aircraft
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US Air Force unveils newest stealth bomber aircraft

The US Air Force introduced the first Sixth Generation Stealth Bomber on 3 December 2022. Its name is B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber.

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November - December 2022
Remnants of Ancient Earth-Like World Seen Being Eaten by a Star
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Remnants of Ancient Earth-Like World Seen Being Eaten by a Star

The main sequence life of a star like the Sun may not end in a supernova like the most massive stars out there, but it will not be a quiet affair.

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November - December 2022
CRISPR/Cas9 a fantastic voyage to existing medical and agriculture modalities?
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CRISPR/Cas9 a fantastic voyage to existing medical and agriculture modalities?

Very shortly a CRISPR-based drug will be approved. If approved, it would treat a pair of rare and deadly blood diseases and will cure millions.

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November - December 2022
Zombie' genes
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Zombie' genes

In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some cells even increase their activity and grow to gargantuan proportions, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago.

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November - December 2022
Cancer: A blight but remediable disease due to technological progress in the medical field
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Cancer: A blight but remediable disease due to technological progress in the medical field

Cancer is undoubtedly a serious life-threatening disease that has become unambiguously a global threat.

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November - December 2022
Ashwagandha: A Potential Source For Cancer Therapeutics
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Ashwagandha: A Potential Source For Cancer Therapeutics

Several ayurvedic plants have been reported to possess cancer preventive and chemotherapeutic potential.

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November - December 2022
Oyster which went extinct 30 thousand years ago found again near California
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Oyster which went extinct 30 thousand years ago found again near California

The species of oyster which was believed to be 30 thousand years old fossil, has now been found alive.

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November - December 2022
Scientists wake up Megavirus sleeping in Siberia for 48,500 years
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Scientists wake up Megavirus sleeping in Siberia for 48,500 years

In a new paper, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, the researchers explain how they identified and revived 13 viruses belonging to five different clades from samples collected in the icy Russian far east.

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November - December 2022
Ancient 15.000-Year-Old Viruses Found in Melting Tibetan Glaciers
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Ancient 15.000-Year-Old Viruses Found in Melting Tibetan Glaciers

Ancient creatures are emerging from the cold storage of melting permafrost, almost like something out of a horror movie.

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November - December 2022
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)- Drones
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)- Drones

During the inter-war period the development and testing of unmanned aircraft continued. In 1935 the British produced several radio-controlled aircraft to be used as targets for training purposes.

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November - December 2022
Ice And Dust Ladder On Mars
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Ice And Dust Ladder On Mars

The image of ice and dust layers on Mars from an orbiting NASA spacecraft may provide a window into the complex, waterfilled history of the Red Planet, a new study suggests.

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September - October 2022
Mysterious Mineral On Mars
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Mysterious Mineral On Mars

Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA's Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of Technology have an answer to a mystery that's puzzled the Mars research community since NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a mineral called tridymite in Gale Crater in 2016.

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September - October 2022
Mars Glaciers Were Slowed By Fast Drainage And Weak Gravity, Scientists Suggest
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Mars Glaciers Were Slowed By Fast Drainage And Weak Gravity, Scientists Suggest

Mars may be a freeze-dried planet now, but once, it was supposedly (almost) another Earth, with flowing water that froze into hulking mountains of ice.

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September - October 2022
Aliens Hovering Over Ukraine?
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Aliens Hovering Over Ukraine?

Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs as popularly called, have become an object of public discussion, with several countries going the uncanny phenomenon.

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September - October 2022
Terrible explosion in the Baltic Sea
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Terrible explosion in the Baltic Sea

The Nord Stream, Ta natural gas pipeline system in the Baltic Sea, has burst.

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September - October 2022
Chinese Scientists create world's first cloned wild Arctic wolf 'Maya'
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Chinese Scientists create world's first cloned wild Arctic wolf 'Maya'

Beijing-based gene firm on 19 Sept 2022 announced the debut of the world's first cloned wild arctic wolf via video, 100 days after its birth in a Beijing lab.

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September - October 2022
Technology restores cell, organ function in pigs after death
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Technology restores cell, organ function in pigs after death

Within minutes of the final heartbeat, a cascade of biochemical events triggered by a lack of blood flow, oxygen, and nutrients begins to destroy a body's cells and organs.

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September - October 2022
Iran Salt Mountains- Salt Domes
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Iran Salt Mountains- Salt Domes

Iran is full of many wonders. One of these is the Salt Mountains.

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September - October 2022
Paris Syndrome
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Paris Syndrome

Paris Syndrome manifests itself differently in different people, but amongst the most common symptoms are acute delusions, hallucinations, dizziness, sweating, and feelings of persecution

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September - October 2022
Hidden Forests Found Deep Beneath The Ocean Cover Twice The Area of India
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Hidden Forests Found Deep Beneath The Ocean Cover Twice The Area of India

Amazon, Borneo, Congo, Daintree. We know the names of many of the world's largest or most famous rainforests.

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September - October 2022
Nutrient fodder enrichment through crop biofortification
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Nutrient fodder enrichment through crop biofortification

India has largest livestock population in the world, but almost the entire feed requirement is met from poor quality feed resources that lead to declined productivity.

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September - October 2022
First Medical Amputation-human organ cut first, evidence found
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First Medical Amputation-human organ cut first, evidence found

If the hands and feet of the body are damaged, it is cut off. But do you know when a person's hand or leg was cut off for the first time?

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September - October 2022
Purple Tomatoes, Rich In Health Protecting Anthocyanins
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Purple Tomatoes, Rich In Health Protecting Anthocyanins

Scientists have expressed genes from snapdragon in tomatoes to grow purple tomatoes high in health-protecting anthocyanins.

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September - October 2022
Project Cheetah
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Project Cheetah

Hunted to extinction in India by 1952, the big cat is now being reintroduced in the country. Will the world's first intercontinental translocation of a carnivore in the wild work?

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September - October 2022
Sleep And Your Heart Health
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Sleep And Your Heart Health

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health.

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July-August 2022