Month: November 2019

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As We Lose Tropical Rainforests, We Also Lose Potential New Drugs

Walter Suza 28/11/2019

One of the greatest challenges in fighting diseases is...

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Despite the Great IRS Tech, India’s Remote-Sensing Programme Remains a Downer

Pradeep Mohandas 28/11/2019

In the late 1990s, space agencies from around the...

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Report Sounds Alarm Over Labs Around the World Funded by Chinese Defence Money

The Wire Staff 27/11/2019

China has been able to use other governments' funds...

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Contrary to Recent Reports, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Not in Danger of Disappearing

Philip Marcus 27/11/2019

Analysis has shown that the area of the spot...

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The Shapeshifting Relationship Between Science and Religion

Chitra Kannabiran 27/11/2019

Religion in different forms has largely co-existed with science,...

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ISRO Launches Cartosat-3, 13 Commercial Nano Satellites Into Orbit

The Wire Staff 27/11/2019

The satellites were launched by India's PSLV-C47 from the...

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Kuno, India’s Second Home for the Asiatic Lion, Is Ready

Anup Dutta 27/11/2019

The action plan aims to guide the reintroduction program...