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Here's the science refresher you need before diving into Netflix's '3 Body Problem'

Netflix's "3 Body Problem" makes a lot of physics references. Two experts help explain some scienti…

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Chinese researchers sent a bunch of zebrafish to space and now they’re swimming weirdly!

Aboard China’s Tiangong space station, four zebrafish 'aquanauts' are thriving in their out-of-this…

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A leading carbon target arbiter has come into fire after ruling to allow carbon offsets — what's the big deal?

The Science Based Targets initiative, revered for its role in setting rigorous climate targets for …

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The Green Comet will be closest to earth on Feb 1. Here's the science behind its ghoulish glow.

A comet is essentially a galactic snowball. Physics explains why the green comet's head is green, b…

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Cosmetic products caused allergic reaction in 15% of Indian households: LocalCircles

Around 34% of the respondents said that they received a counterfeit cosmetic product via online pla…

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ISRO 'very busy' with various exploration missions in pipeline: Chairman

ISRO has lined up a series of exploration missions including to Mars, Venus and to the Moon again, …

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Solar storms and bad space weather is making migratory birds hesitant and confused, study finds

High geomagnetic disturbances not only reduce the migration intensity (the number of birds within e…

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Mapping Zealandia: Scientists chart the tectonic secrets of Earth’s sunken 8th continent

Zealandia spans approximately a massive 4.9 million square kilometres, making it half the size of A…

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Why on earth did Ron DeSantis think it was a good idea to debate Gavin Newsom?

The Florida governor and his campaign took a calculated risk by agreeing to the debate. It didn't s…

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The Ocean must be considered a “legal and living entity” with rights similar to humans to address climate change, scientists propose

Ocean deterioration has the potential to harm 78% of all animal matter on Earth. And we know these …

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Bloodsuckers or bloated corpses? How science has tried to explain vampire myths.

People believed to be vampires in real life may have had a disease. Here's how people throughout hi…

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Delhi records 'poor' air quality for 8th consecutive day

Delhi records 'poor' air quality for 8th consecutive day

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The Earth's 'blood pressure' is too high, and we are inching closer to a heart attack: new report warns

A new report card has shown that we have breached six of nine planetary boundaries, putting enormou…

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Venus has Earth-like plate tectonics, indicating possibility of hosting life once

Venus, known as a scorching wasteland of a planet, may have once had tectonic plate movements simil…

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Microplastics floating through our clouds could soon start changing the Earth's rainfall and weather patterns

These minuscule plastic pieces have the potential to accumulate water, effectively creating clouds.…

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2 climate activists got kicked out of the world's biggest Earth-science conference for protesting, and one says the association is 'silencing scientists'

Scientists Peter Kalmus and Rose Abramoff said they were told they'd be arrested if they came back …

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A rogue star could save Earth from extinction in a billion years by knocking it out past Pluto

In around a billion years, the sun will become hot enough to boil all the oceans on Earth. A rogue …

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Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to skim past Earth on Thursday: NASA

According to the Centre, as they orbit the Sun, the NEOs can occasionally approach close to Earth. …

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SpaceX rockets are burning bright red holes in Earth's atmosphere and they're becoming too common for astronomers' comfort

SpaceX rockets are punching more holes in Earth's ionosphere. The effects are minimal since they're…

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Bring back chapters on climate crisis, teachers body tells NCERT

Dismayed by several recent changes in school syllabus related to the weather, climate change, and e…