In 1944, the US Coast Guard released 29 reindeer on an Alaskan island as a food supply; 19 years later, scientists found them to be 6000, and next winter, only 42 were aliveIn 1944, 29 reindeer were introduced to Alaska's St. Matthew Island as a food source. Their population exploded to 6,000 by 1963, decimatin...
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ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 62: This quiet auto ancillary now earns in 3 months what it once earned in a yearThe stock has multiplied many times over in just a few years, the order book has never been bigger, and the value packed into every vehicle...
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Could space-grown stem cells unlock faster cancer treatments and revolutionize organ regeneration breakthroughs? NASA’s ISS experiments are revealing surprising answers about the power of microgravity medicineSpace stem cell research is rapidly changing cancer treatment and regenerative medicine worldwide. Scientists aboard the International Spac...
29 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Salman Khan and John Abraham’s co-star Pravina Deshpande is no more: Here’s all about her and what happenedVeteran actor Pravina Deshpande has passed away at the age of 60. She was undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer...
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Uranium found in Delhi groundwater, new report raises health and safety alertDelhi's groundwater shows a concerning rise in uranium contamination, now ranking third nationally. The latest CGWB report reveals 13-15% o...
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Shux in space: ISRO's Shubhanshu Shukla conducts bone, radiation, and microgravity experiments on ISSAstronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 crew are actively engaged in scientific experiments on the ISS, focusing on bone degradation, r...
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Shiba Inu enters Metaverse with over 1,00,000 plots to take on DecentralandThe main goal behind the SHIB project is to create one of the strongest communities in crypto history, said Edul Patel, CEO and Co-founder ...
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MPV segment grows 14% as new models fuel demandUtility vehicle segment would have slipped into negative territory if not for double-digit growth in multi-purpose vehicles.
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- NASA decodes hazards of human spaceflight to Mars
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11 Sep, 2018, 03.12 PM IST
- 3 ISS astronauts return to Earth safely
Washington, June 3 (IANS) Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 55 crew returned safely to Earth on Sunday after near...
03 Jun, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
- 3 ISS astronauts returns to Earth safely
Washington, June 3 (IANS) After living and working in low-Earth orbit for 168 days, three members of the International Space Station Expedi...
03 Jun, 2018, 07.37 PM IST
From impressing the President to PM Modi, this startup's cure for knee replacement surgery is 20x cheaperWith low-cost healthcare solutions in India few and far between, frugal innovation as demonstrated by AlgoSurg may offer a much-needed fix ...
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Suffering from wrist pain? It could be tendonitisTendonitis occurs at points where the tendons of the wrist cross each other or pass over a bony prominence.
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ISS to be equipped with expandable habitat for first timeDuring its two-year test mission, astronauts will enter the module for a few hours several times a year to retrieve sensor data and assess ...
09 Apr, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
Why space is not a great place to beScientists know a few things about what a six-month stay in microgravity does to the human body, some of which are downright disturbing.
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