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Environmental innovation [electronic resource] : an action plan for saving the economy and the planet by 2050 / Jack Buffington.

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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Foundations of social ecological economics [electronic resource] : the fight for revolutionary change in economic thought / Clive L. Spash.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.




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Inside the underground lab in China tasked with solving a physics mystery

China’s JUNO will soon start gathering data on neutrinos, a product of nuclear reactions, to help solve one of the biggest mysteries in particle physics




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Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

How did the earliest, simplest cells hold it all together before elaborate membrane structures evolved?




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To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only




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Nobel Prize for microRNA find underscores RNA’s primacy in biology

When Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize last week, 581 clinical trials involving miRNA had been registered in the U.S. alone




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What do the Atlantic Ocean hurricane forecasts foretell for India?

Climate models forecast cyclones indirectly, based on metrics that indicate cyclonic activity and its potential intensity




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When did the duplication of a gene responsible for breaking down complex carbohydrate starch in the mouth occur?




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Major Boeing-made communications satellite disintegrates in orbit

While Intelsat 33e had a history of issues while in orbit, its unexpected disintegration has heightened concerns about space junk




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Scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides

The supplement is created with flavonoids, plant-derived secondary metabolites known for their health benefits.




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FDA approval for Cobenfy casts light on schizophrenia’s wickedness

Cobenfy is the first antipsychotic drug to treat schizophrenia by targeting cholinergic receptors instead of dopamine receptors




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The Science Quiz | The great women of mathematics




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Researchers meld AI and genomics to find thousands of new viruses

It’s important to anticipate RNA viruses and how they could evolve because they mutate rapidly and adapt quickly to new conditions




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Harris or Trump? How US space policy will change under a new president

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have used their positions to prioritise leadership in space but with noticeably different styles and results




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Chinese startup to sell tickets for 2027 space tourism flights

Deep Blue Aerospace will put the tickets up for sale on October 24 for a suborbital flight




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RRI team use quantum magnetometry to make more precise atomic clocks




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South Africa petrochem unit world’s single largest greenhouse gas source

The Sasol facility places the country at a crossroads because its coal-based technology emits much more carbon dioxide emitted per tonne of product




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Physicist Rohini Godbole passes away

A pioneer of particle physics in India, she won many accolades including the Padma Shri




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Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months




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Medicinal foods: A missing category on the regulator’s plate

When medicinal foods are regulated as foods, they are subjected to lower efficacy and safety standards than if they were medicines, putting consumers at risk




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Study offers clues to why COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes quickly

While most vaccines generate memory B-cells, not all of them turn into long-lasting plasma cells, and herein lies the rub




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Rohini Godbole: a passion for high-energy physics, gender equity

Prof Godbole was a role model for young researchers, particularly women scientists struggling against gender bias and negative attitudes




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What are melanistic tigers? | Explained

Odisha has moved a tigress from Maharashtra to its Similipal to address the increasing number of pseudo-melanistic tigers




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ISRO's analogue space mission kicks off at Ladakh's Leh

The mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond the earth




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India’s first analog space mission to simulate extra-terrestrial conditions on Mars and Moon kicks off 




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Study finds long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells




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Micrographia: Hooke’s monumental masterpiece

A great book written and illustrated by English polymath Robert Hooke, Micrographia appeared in bookshops in January 1665. The advance copy of this book, which details Hooke’s exploration into many things small, far, and sometimes elusive, is believed to have been shown to the Royal Society on November 3, 1664. A.S.Ganesh tries to hook you onto Hooke’s story…  




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Why can’t light microscopes see inside cells?




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Model by Chennai, Pune team predicts birth weight from routine scans

Scientists say the model could reduce the need for multiple ultrasounds scans once it is validated at greater scale




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Unexpected link between nickel toxicity, cholesterol levels found

In a new study, fungi that lacked the Sre1 protein were found to be highly sensitive to nickel; the gene that encodes for this protein is conserved in all animals, including humans




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India must create ‘leading’ space firms, not just service companies: ISRO chief

India has 450 companies making components to build and launch satellites, but ISRO’s vision requires new players, young talent, a thriving start-up ecosystem and large-scale investment from government and private sector




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Svalbard seed vault evokes epic imagery, controversy because of the power of seeds

Tens of thousands of new seeds from around the world arrived at the seed vault on Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, in mid-October 2024.




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NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

NASA astronauts discuss extended spaceflight, hospitalisation upon return from the International Space Station




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Scientists uncover a magnetic misunderstanding about Uranus

Much of what we know is based on Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986, but now it seems the probe visited at a time of unusual conditions




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Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Scientists show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics.




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Panel on education policy wants UGC Act to lapse

The committee's report, submitted recently to the HRD Ministry, says the UGC has been unable to effectively implement its regulations.




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For that perfect application

Preparing a strong application is crucial for getting admission in a good overseas college. What makes it work?




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Are you a victim of impostorism?

If you tend to downplay your achievements or are plagued by irrational self-doubts, read on to dispel your fears.




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Earth ethics and human health

Rising technology and industrial growth have distanced us from Nature, and it is high time we reconnected with it for our own well being.




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Minority tag of AMU: Govt to withdraw plea against HC verdict




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Indian-American Dr. Kinshuk named US university Dean




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Beyond the predictive text

When knowledge gained is not acknowledged, and the textbook is considered the sole source of answers, education becomes a foreign language.




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Service sans conflict

There are many ways we can weave the spirit of social service into our daily lives, even as we learn the value of truly letting go.




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Kick-start a career in sports

Purdue University offers a vibrant athletic training programme.




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America beckons

Want to study in the U.S? Choose your options well. Here’s where to start, writes the U.S Consul General in Chennai.




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Person-centered politics [electronic resource] : a personalist approach to political philosophy / Eamonn Gerard O'Higgins ; foreword by Rocco Buttiglione.

Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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Journal of Qur'anic studies [electronic resource] = Majallat al-dirāsāt al-Qurʹānīyah / Centre of Islamic Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

London : Centre of Islamic Studies, 1999-




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Journal of ritual studies [electronic resource]

Pittsburgh, Pa. : Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh, ©1987-




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The Other Half - Gendered economics

Economic downturns impact women in more ways than they do men. Here's why.




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Journey from school dropout to mechanic

The sight of a mechanic may be commonplace but the person in the picture is unique. Meet 20-year-old Bhavani, perhaps the only woman mechanic in the city.