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File photo of employees rowing a boat as they examine solar panel boards at a pond in Lianyungang

For Developing Countries, More Solar Power – and More Lead Contamination

Anuradha Varanasi 04/06/2020

In India, tens of millions of households remain without...

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Could One Type of Neutron Stars Explain Where Fast Radio Bursts Come From?

Debdutta Paul 03/06/2020

In the last 13 or so years, astronomers have...

FILE PHOTO: The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed by a pharmacist in Provo

Why That Observational Study of Hydroxychloroquine in The Lancet Seems Fishy

Peter Ellis 02/06/2020

The data behind the analysis allegedly represents the treatment...

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In Dibang, a Controversial Project to Pave the Path for the Next Pandemic

Brototi Roy and Nick Meynen 31/05/2020

The Etalin project would involve chopping at least 2,80,000...

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Did African Swine Fever Come to India Because We Left the Door Open?

Nitya S. Ghotge, Sumi Krishna, Mamta Dhawan and Chandana C. Baruah 30/05/2020

The other disastrous outcome of the industrial system is...

The star formation triggered by the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy in its current approximation to the Milky Way is seen in an illustration

Collision of Galaxies May Have Spurred Our Solar System’s Formation

Will Dunham 29/05/2020

A star-formation binge in the Milky Way spanning the...

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As Captive Elephants Starve, Lockdown Brings a Problem Practice to the Fore

Supriya Vohra 29/05/2020

The pandemic has shed light on the commercialised system...