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What India Loses When the Pangolin Vanishes: Soil Health, Termite Surges, and Biodiversity at Risk

A Pangolin Digs About 200 Burrows in Its LifetimeThe Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is a burrowing insectivore that can excavate tunnels up to 3.5 metres deep. Each burrow aerates compacted earth, creates drainage channels, and deposits the animal's nitrogen-rich droppings at depth, a kind of involuntary composting that improves soil…

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Why South Indian Skincare Rituals Have Always Been Fundamentally Different From North Indian Beauty

The climate wrote the formula before anyone else didHumidity above 75 percent for eight months of the year changes what a face needs. In coastal Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and coastal Andhra Pradesh, the skin is perpetually primed, pores open, sebum active, the surface already damp before any product touches it.…

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Hampi's Volcanic Rock Formations: Three Days Inside Karnataka's Most Surreal Ruins and Boulders

The First Morning the Rocks Refuse to Make SenseYou step off the coracle at Virupapura Gaddi before the sun has cleared the Matanga Hill, and the first thing that stops you is not the Vijayanagara ruins. It is the boulders. They are stacked in formations that should not hold, granite…

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India Mangrove Forests Beyond the Sundarbans: Gujarat, Odisha and Karnataka Coastal Ecosystems Worth Visiting

Gujarat: The Largest Mangrove Cover Outside the SundarbansGujarat holds roughly 1,140 square kilometres of mangrove forests along its coastline, the second-largest mangrove cover in India after West Bengal. The Gulf of Kutch, in particular, carries stands of Avicennia marina so dense that the canopy closes overhead at mid-tide. The Marine…

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'What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal

"We're just about to set foot off into the unknown."

Space

Is Germany's Laacher See volcano stirring again? Scientists detect hundreds of deep earthquakes

The Laacher See volcano last erupted around 13,000 years ago. Now, deep below the Eifel, scientists are reporting signs it remains active.

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'An Absurd Idea': Scientists Want to Create an Artificial Eclipse in Space to Hunt for Alien Worlds

NASA scientists are exploring a billion‑dollar 'starshade' to create artificial eclipses in space and expose faint Earth‑like alien worlds hidden in stellar glare.

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In 1932, a Bell Labs engineer trying to solve mysterious static from transatlantic phone calls that repeated every 23 hours and 56 minutes accidentally discovered radio waves from the center of the Milky Way

In the early 1930s, Bell Labs engineer Karl Jansky embarked on an investigation into transatlantic radio interference. By constructing a large antenna to trace an enigmatic hiss, he uncovered a signal that deviated from known sources. This signal, which followed a sidereal day cycle, indicated a celestial origin. Jansky's serendipitous…

The Economic Times

Earth’s forests lost 60% of their canopy during ancient global warming—could it happen again?

Ancient forests endured extreme global warming over 56 million years ago. This warming event caused a significant loss of forest canopy cover. Forests took over 100,000 years to fully recover from this damage. Modern forests face similar challenges with faster carbon emissions. Past warming events offer crucial lessons for current…

The Economic Times

Seeking true north? Head for this Scottish island next year

IF Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to clear up his apparent confusion over where the north is, he could head to Shetland around June next year

The National (Scotland)

Science says sand isn’t always made from rocks: Some beaches are built from the remains of living things

The next time you stroll along a white tropical beach, remember that the sand beneath your feet may have a far more complex origin than eroded mountains or ancient rocks. Some grains may have traveled through coral reefs, formed within microscopic organisms, broken away from algae or even been created…

The Economic Times

Liftoff! NASA's Roman Space Telescope soars to the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in spectacular launch (video)

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30, ushering in a new era for astronomy and our understanding of the cosmos.

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Could Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prove our model of the universe wrong?

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is launching soon aboard a SpaceX rocket. This observatory will survey the cosmos for dark energy and dark matter. It aims to test the standard model of cosmology and its expansion rate. Roman will also discover thousands of exoplanets beyond our solar system. Its wide-field view…

The Economic Times

Science says some spiders can launch into the sky using silk and electricity to fly and the physics is wild

Ballooning is a form of aerial dispersal in which a spider climbs to an exposed spot, lifts its abdomen, releases strands of silk and allows the wind to carry it into the air. Some spiders have been recorded at altitudes of around 4 kilometers and are capable of traveling hundreds…

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In 1974, Skylab 4 astronauts returned after 84 days in orbit; flipped circuit breakers cut pitch-and-yaw control before Carr used backup mode for reentry

The Skylab 4 mission set a new record with astronauts spending 84 days in space, where they conducted crucial scientific experiments while circling the Earth. Upon their return, they were found to be in better health than their predecessors. However, a circuit breaker malfunction threatened their reentry, but the crew…

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South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset

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How Was Balarama’s Birth Possible? Mythology Meets Science

What if a story written thousands of years ago described an event that sounds surprisingly familiar to modern science? The birth of Lord Balarama contains one of the most intriguing episodes in Krishna mythology. According to the Bhagavata Purana, Balarama was first present in Devaki’s womb before being transferred to…

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India's Deep-Sea Exploration in the Indian Ocean Is Finding Species That Break Existing Taxonomy

The Ocean India Has Been IgnoringThe Indian Ocean covers roughly 70.56 million square kilometres and drops to nearly 8,047 metres at its deepest point, the Sunda Deep. Until the last decade, Indian deep-sea science was largely confined to the continental shelf, the shallower coastal fringe where fishing and resource surveys…

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What the Hindu Lunar Calendar Actually Tracks That the Solar Calendar Entirely Misses

The Solar Calendar Counts. The Lunar Calendar Qualifies.Every date on the Gregorian calendar marks a position: how far Earth has travelled around the Sun since January 1st. That's useful. It keeps harvests, tax filings, and train schedules in order. But it tells you nothing about the quality of a given…

Space

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to lift off with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30. This observatory is on a mission to usher in a new wave of astronomical discovery.

Space

When is the next lunar eclipse?

When will Earth's shadow cover the moon next following the August 2026 partial lunar eclipse?

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Trump wants to make it to the moon to set up a base, but GOP infighting between Senate and House stalls his plan: ‘Not tying the hands of NASA’

“The authorization bill is critically important to NASA.”

Space

SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)

SpaceX fired up all 33 engines of its Super Heavy booster to gear up for the next Starship test flight, which will mark the first time the vehicle goes orbital.

The Economic Times

In 1959, Able and Baker survived a 300-mile Jupiter rocket flight; Able died during surgery four days later, while Baker lived to 27

In 1959, two brave monkeys named Able and Baker embarked on a historic space mission. Tragically, Able passed away just four days post-mission due to complications during surgery. Meanwhile, Baker enjoyed a long and celebrated life, becoming a star at a space center, receiving numerous awards and fan letters for…

The Economic Times

In 1951, Soviet space dog Bobik escaped before launch; scientists found a stray near the canteen, named her ZIB, and sent her 100 km up before a safe return

A stray dog known as ZIB unexpectedly filled in for a canine that went missing just before a Soviet rocket launch. With no training at all, ZIB ventured into the unknown space, reaching a height of about 100 kilometers. Miraculously, both dogs successfully parachuted back to Earth, illustrating the adventurous…

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