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From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then. Called the Anthropocene – and derived from the Greek terms for “human” and “new” … Read more

BENGALURU: Isro, which is attempting to launch Chandrayaan-3 at 2.35pm Friday onboard LVM3, has spent nearly four years — after Chandrayaan-2’s failure to soft-land — anticipating failure scenarios and ensuring they’re addressed. Among several changes introduced will be the first orbit Chandrayaan-3 gets injected into Friday, while most changes are in the last phase of … Read more

BENGALURU: Scientists at IISc’s department of materials engineering (DME) have developed a super flexible, composite semiconductor material that can have possible applications in next-generation flexible or curved displays, foldable phones and wearable electronics. Traditional semiconductor devices — such as transistors, the building blocks of most electronic circuits — used in display industries are either made … Read more

NEW DELHI: Prisoners in India are five times more at risk of developing Tuberculosis (TB) than the general population, a first-of-its-kind study to assess prevalence of the communicable disease in prisons across the world has revealed.According to the study, published in The Lancet Public Health, the incidence of TB in Indian prisons is 1,076 cases … Read more

PARIS: Astronomers across the world announced on Thursday that they have found the first evidence of a long-theorised form of gravitational waves that create a “background hum” rumbling throughout the universe.The breakthrough — made by hundreds of scientists using radio telescopes in North America, Europe, China, India and Australia after years of work — was … Read more