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Beyond Camouflage: How Animal Colour Serves as Warning, Signalling, and Thermoregulation Tool

When Bright Colour Means "Back Off"The poison dart frog of Central and South America carries enough batrachotoxin in its skin to kill a small predator. It is also electric blue, vivid orange, or lime green, depending on the species. This is aposematism: colouration that functions as an active broadcast of…

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The Boomerang Nebula is three times colder than Antarctica, and colder than space itself

Tucked roughly 5,000 light years away in the constellation Centaurus lies a place far colder than anything found on Earth. Known as the Boomerang Nebula, this dying star system holds the record for the coldest known naturally occurring object in the entire universe, sitting at just one degree above absolute…

The Times of India

After Battling Skin Cancer Three Times, One Mother Is Warning Young People About UV Exposure's Harmful Nature

Skin cancer survivor Liz Benditt warns against TikTok's tanmaxxing trend, explaining how UV exposure raises skin cancer risk and why prevention matters.

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Jeremy Clarkson's Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Change How Millions of Men Are Treated, 10-Year Study Finds

Jeremy Clarkson's focal therapy for prostate cancer highlights new 10-year NHS research showing targeted treatment may match surgery and radiation outcomes while reducing urinary and sexual side effects.

Medical Daily

Quote of the day by Valery Legasov: 'Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid' and how continuous deception led to the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and eventually contributed to the fall of the USSR

A technician inside a nuclear control room looks at a radiation meter that reads exactly 3.6 Roentgen (Unit of measurement for gamma-ray exposure) per hour. Moments after the catastrophic explosion tore through Reactor No. 4 in Chernobyl, he reports this number to his superiors, reassuring them that the situation is…

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No evidence mobile phones cause brain cancer – new study

Electromagnetic waves are everywhere. They’re the reason you can hear music when you turn on the radio, use wi-fi, find your way using satellite navigation, and make calls on a mobile phone.

The Conversation

Earth-like exoplanet found to have an atmosphere

Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system that is within the habitable zone

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Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone

"It's in the habitable zone, which is super exciting for astrobiology and habitability and searching for life."

Space

Stephen Hawking's famous 'leaky' black hole theory gets much-needed update

"Hawking's laws of black hole mechanics provided a satisfying connection between extreme and ordinary physics and have been the paradigm for 50 years, but they have a serious limitation."

Space

The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the Media

Despite decades of panic, a new reactor has been approved for the first time in 10 years.

Reason

'Smaller than the tiniest scale in nature': Physicists made a black hole out of light and used it to test Stephen Hawking's elusive radiation theory

Scientists made a breakthrough discovery about the physics of Hawking radiation by making a miniature black hole out of light in the laboratory.

LiveScience

8 Signs Your Back Pain Is a Kidney Problem, Not a Muscle Problem

Where the pain sits tells you almost everythingMuscle pain from a strain or a bad night on the mattress sits low, in the lumbar region, often spreading into the glutes or thighs. Kidney pain sits higher and to one side, in the flank: the band of flesh between the bottom…

Times Life

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise Radiation Exposure Limits

The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.

Reason

Poison star Rikki Rockett refused to have his tongue amputated

Poison star Rikki Rockett refused to have his tongue amputated during his battle with cancer which he compared to a scene from the Evil Dead horror movies.

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Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?

Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible

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Researchers create programmable material that can steer heat and remember its state without power — breakthrough could eventually aid AI chip cooling and silicon photonics

Researchers created a programmable thermal material that steers heat and retains its state without power, a breakthrough that could benefit AI chips, silicon photonics, and infrared devices.

Times Life

Indian Men's Scalp Health Crisis: Dandruff, Hairfall, and What Pollution Is Doing to Your Sebum

The Scalp Is an Organ, and Indian Men Are Ignoring ItA 2021 study published in the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology found that androgenetic alopecia affects roughly 58% of Indian men by their mid-forties, a figure that has been climbing steadily across urban populations. But hairfall is the…

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Not a risk worth taking: Solar geoengineering could put India's monsoon at risk

Global heatwaves prompt discussions on solar radiation modification technologies. This approach involves significant logistical challenges and potential ecological risks. SRM does not address root causes of climate change and may weaken emission reduction incentives. Its impacts on rainfall and monsoons create considerable scientific uncertainty and geopolitical risks. Developing nations and…

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Engage in the solar geoengineering debate: Why India must shape the rules before the sun goes dim

Solar radiation modification offers potential climate solutions but demands careful governance. This technology could cool the planet while shifting rainfall patterns globally. Developing nations like India must actively shape research and governance standards. India possesses the scientific and institutional capacity to lead these crucial discussions. A legitimate approach prioritizes transparency…

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71 Fascinating Women Whose Stories Deserve To Be Better Known

For centuries, women have had to fight for their rightful place in society. There are many who did remarkable things, and never got their flowers. But we're here to change that. Here's an epic list of women in history who refused to sit down and do as they were told...

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Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space

A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched by adversary nations, a new study suggests.

Space

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.

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House Sparrows Are Disappearing From Indian Cities and What Their Decline Signals About Urban Life

A species built for human proximityPasser domesticus evolved alongside human settlements. For roughly 10,000 years, it has lived in the gaps we leave, roof eaves, wall cavities, the space behind a loose brick. Unlike migratory birds that pass through, the house sparrow is a resident. It does not leave a…

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6 Nutrients Your Eyes Need for Better Vision That Most Indians Are Missing From Their Diet

Lutein: The filter your retina is running low onLutein is a carotenoid that deposits directly into the macula, the central part of the retina responsible for sharp, detailed vision. It acts as a biological filter against blue light and oxidative stress. The average Indian diet delivers roughly 1 to 2…

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Louisiana woman goes in for cancer treatment, then techs tell her to keep the stickers on for the next appointment: ‘I don’t come back for two months’

Radiation is all about planning.

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