Scientific Discovery
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The world’s leggiest animal has been discovered in Australia
The eyeless, subterranean creature with 1,306 legs discovered 60 metres underground is the first ‘true millipede’.
Bruno Alves Buzatto, The Conversation
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MDMA, the drug used in ecstasy, can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder
One year after their last MDMA-assisted psychotherapy session, more than 80% of study participants reported improved feelings of well-being.
C Michael White, The Conversation & Adrian V Hernandez, The Conversation
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50 years ago, an engineer at the Beatles’ record company conducted the first CT scan of a skull
Godfrey Hounsfield was a brilliant, intuitive inventor.
Edmund S Higgins, The Conversation
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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3,600 years ago, a space rock wiped out an ancient city – and possibly inspired a Biblical story
New research reveals evidence of what might have happened long ago in the present-day West Asian city of Tall el-Hammam.
Christopher R Moore, The Conversation
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Out to solve a 180-year-old puzzle, scientists rediscover Maharashtra’s first endemic tree
‘Croton gibsonianus’ is the only tree restricted to the state, a study finds.
Vinaya Kurtkoti
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Where is the fountain of youth? In the stomach
By transplanting the microbiome from young mice into the older ones, scientists rewound ageing in rodents.
John Cryan, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Darwin was wrong (and right) about sexual selection, suggests new research
Researchers found that sexual selection is most pronounced not when potential mates are scarce, but when they are abundant.
Tamas Szekely, The Conversation
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Scientists at Cern may have stumbled upon a new force of nature
After analysing trillions of collisions produced over the last decade, physicists may be seeing evidence of brand new physics.
Harry Cliff, The Conversation, Konstantinos Alexandros Petridis, The Conversation & Paula Alvarez Cartelle, The Conversation
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Monitoring a mosquito-like aquatic insect may help in predicting cholera outbreaks
Certain species of chironomids harbour outbreak-causing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, a study has said.
Sahana Ghosh
The Reel
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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A new discovery can explain why the universe has less antimatter than matter
Studying the world on the smallest scale is our best chance to be able to understand what we see on the largest scale.
Lars Eklund, The Conversation
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Scientists created diamonds in mere minutes by mimicking the force of an asteroid collision
Our research marks the first case of both normal diamonds, as well as Londaleite, being produced in a lab setting using only intense pressure.
Dougal McCulloch, The Conversation & Jodie Bradby, The Conversation
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Complex life may only exist because of millions of years of groundwork by ancient fungi
New fossil evidence shows fungi may have evolved several hundred million years before plants.
Katie Field, The Conversation
The Field
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement