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Sandipan Talukdar
Why Definition of Kilogram has been Changed?
22 May 2019
Now, the kilogram would be defined using the Planck constant, something that does not change as opposed to the earlier unit of mass.
Sandipan Talukdar
Climate is Strong Driver of Language Diversity, Say Researchers
21 May 2019
To explain the geographical variation in language diversity, two ecological mechanisms have been proposed: ecological isolation and ecological risk.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Sandipan Talukdar
Super Cyclone ‘Fani’ Reaches Odisha with Ferocious Winds of Speed 180 Kms Per Hour
03 May 2019
Till now, 3 people have been reported to have died in a wall collapse due to the ravaging winds. Trees and electricity poles have been uprooted in Puri and Bhubaneswar, bringing the cities to a…