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Possibility of a Ninth Planet: Is There Really a Hidden Giant Beyond Neptune?Astronomers are investigating a potential "Planet Nine" far beyond Neptune, inferred from the peculiar orbits of distant icy objects. While...- Quote of the Day by Enrico Fermi: 'There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, you’ve made a measurement'Enrico Fermi, a renowned physicist, highlighted a crucial aspect of learning. He suggested that experiments confirming expectations merely ...
- New hope of extraterrestrial life? Scientists cautious about celebrating early, want recheckA University of Cambridge-led study has detected potential signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b, 120 light-years away, noting the presence of ...
- What are the skills required to explore a career in AI?Artificial Intelligenec or AI is a multidisciplinary field that combines elements of computer science, mathematics, and domain-specific kno...
- New study on songbird species reveal strong link between vocal learning & problem-solving abilityResearchers from The Rockefeller University have discovered a correlation between vocal learning and problem-solving abilities in songbird ...
- Gout, arthritis, IBD among lesser-known risk factors for heart attacksResearch has suggested that conditions such as gout, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis are also risk factors f...
- Want to become the Head of Analytics? Here are the must-have skill setsThe role of the Head of Analytics/Chief Data Science Officer has become crucial in many companies, with the need for skills that include te...
- That statistical rare figure, C R RaoRao's entry into the statistical arena was described variously as 'by chance' and 'a last resort' by several commentators. The Cramer-Rao b...
- Do people who feel entitled cheat more? New study challenges popular psychology ideaParticipants who dislike inequality cheated less than others.
- Keep anxiety & depression at bay: New study says vitamin B6 supplements can boost your moodHowever, nutrition-based interventions produce fewer unpleasant side effects than drugs.
- COVID linked to loss of brain tissue, but correlation doesn't prove causationNow, a new study from the University of Oxford suggests that COVID can lead to long-term loss of brain tissue. This is a worrying find, whi...
- Researchers develop new, inexpensive COVID-19 test that doesn't use scarce reagentsThe method, described in the journal PLOS Biology, omits the step in the widely used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PC...
- Covid-19: Government shifts focus to virus spread in citiesAs the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase in India, the health and family welfare ministry has decided to emphasise on serologi...
- Pandemic at the disco: the coronavirus outbreak that began in a French barOne bar in a French seaside resort became a hotspot for the virus after a 19-year-old student tested positive, infecting dozens of his frie...
- Often wrong, but rarely in doubt! What really leads to bad investment decisionsWe make many mistakes in judgement like the six blind men.
- Experimental COVID-19 test detects coronavirus in 10 minutes: StudyAccording to the study, published in the journal ACS Nano, the test uses a simple assay containing gold nanoparticles to detect a colour ch...
- Abbott India gains 19% as parent firm gets approval for Covid-19 testAbbott said in a statement that it plans to begin distributing the test next week and will ramp up manufacturing to 50,000 tests per day.
- Earth warming at faster rate than in last 2,000 years: StudyThermal extremes across the world cannot be inferred from regional temperature phenomena like the oft-mentioned "Medieval Warm Period" in E...
- Most habitable planets may lack dry landSimpson suggests that a selection effect involving the balance between land and water caused life to evolve on this planet and not on one o...
- Faking a smile? It may not make you happier after allThe detailed new study contradicts the belief that our body’s movements can affect our mood.
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