Year: 2018

The Wider Image: Cape Town dreads "Day Zero" when taps will run dry

Drought-Hit Cape Town Dreads “Day Zero” When Taps Will Run Dry

Reuters 22/02/2018

A tough water-saving regime and the generosity of farmers...

An artist's impression of a protoplanetary disc, composed of rocks, gas and dust, around a young star. Under certain conditions, the material in the disc condenses out to form planets. Credit: skeeze/pixabay

Planets Not Sole Cause of Unique Dust Patterns Around Stars: Study

Ronak Gupta 22/02/2018

Saturn's moons create gaps in the planet's rings; by...

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NASA’s $1 Billion ‘Leaning’ Launch Tower Likely to Bite the Dust After Just One Use

The Wire Staff 21/02/2018

The mobile launcher for the Space Launch System rocket,...

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For Space, and ISRO, Frugality Is a Tightrope Walk Not Worth Celebrating

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/02/2018

Saying “Chandrayaan 2 is cheaper than Interstellar” is pernicious...

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Ice Age Animal Bones, Ancient Human Remains Found in Giant Mexican Cave

Reuters 21/02/2018

A group of divers recently connected two underwater caverns...

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Private Hospitals, Including Fortis, Making Profits up to 1737%: Drug Price Regulator’s New Study

Anoo Bhuyan 21/02/2018

The regulator’s study shows that the major beneficiaries of...

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Study Finds Pakistan Typhoid Outbreak Caused by Drug-Resistant ‘Superbug’ Strain

Kate Kelland 21/02/2018

Researchers who analysed the genetics of the typhoid strain...