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Sandipan Talukdar
When did Modern Humans and Neanderthals Diverge?
17 May 2019
Much earlier than previously thought, says a new study on dental evolution that is expected to shed new light on human evolution.
Sandipan Talukdar
Moon has been Continuously Shrinking and Cooling for Several Hundred Million Years
15 May 2019
According to an analysis by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, it has shrunk by more than 150 feet, as a result of which there is an increase in moon quakes.
Sandipan Talukdar
CO2 in Atmosphere is Now Highest Since Humans Came into Existence
14 May 2019
According to the latest recording by the Mauna Loa Observatory, level of Carbon Dioxide in the air is now 415.26 parts per million (PPM).
Sandipan Talukdar
Blue is a Difficult Colour!
11 May 2019
For any pigment to appear blue it needs to absorb red light, which require closely spaced energy levels, found only in molecules that are very complicated and hard for organisms to make.
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AIDWA Condemns IMA President’s Stand on PCPNDT Act
10 May 2019
Dr. Santanu Sen has sought ‘comprehensive review, repeal and re-conception’ of PCPNDT Act, whose objective is to check pre-natal sex selection and female foeticide.
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Summit by US Pharma Firms: Health Ministry Officials’ Participation Raises Eyebrows
09 May 2019
“These corporations, through their lobbies, often attack India’s intellectual property regime and drug regulations.”, say public health activists.
Sandipan Talukdar
Did Archaic Human Species Denisovans Inhabit Tibetan Plateau?
09 May 2019
A recent research report published in Nature magazine suggests so, after a monk discovered a Denisovan jawbone in a cave in the Tibetan Plateau, which is 1,60,000 years old.
Neelambaran A
Tamil Nadu Government Turns To Poojas and Yagnas For Rain
08 May 2019
The government’s move of asking temples to perform poojas and yagnas for bringing rain, instead of better water management policies, has faced severe criticism.
Sandipan Talukdar
Nature in Most Perilous State Ever, Says IPBES Global Assessment Report
07 May 2019
According to the report, the way is that transformative changes to economic, political and social systems have to be adopted by the world’s nations.
Sandipan Talukdar
Neurodegenerative Monster Alzheimer’s May Be A Result of Prions
07 May 2019
Prions are self-propagating, misfolded proteins that are lethal and can spread through tissues like any other infection in the body.