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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Has Modi’s Vande Bharat push come at the cost of train safety?
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How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
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Sexual harassment allegations by wrestlers are horrific – so why is Modi still backing Singh?
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Does quitting social media have long-term benefits? Here’s what researchers say
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Is it better to lose weight slowly or quickly? Here’s what researchers say
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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: Comedian Danish Sait hilariously spoofs a debate between vegetarians and non-vegetarians
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Watch: Manchester City players, staff serenade Elton John with a rendition of ‘Your Song’ at airport
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Watch: Captured rogue elephant Arikomban is transported in a lorry as onlookers cheer
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Watch: Scenes from the collapse of the bridge over the Ganga in Bihar
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Watch: Elephant charges at safari jeep in Karnataka forest, driver reverses vehicle in time
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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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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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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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Singapore Open Super 750: Defending champ PV Sindhu faces tough test; HS Prannoy returns to action
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ISSF World Cup Junior: India’s Dhanush Srikanth wins gold in men’s 10m Air rifle event
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Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia rejoin work but clarify that protest against Brij Bhushan will continue
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Indian football: Ashalata Devi, the battle-hardened skipper who is still adding feathers to her cap
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Para badminton: Tokyo Paralympics champion Krishna Nagar’s love for speed and need for calm