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[ad_1] A bird’s eye view of confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Devprayag, a point from which the river is called the Ganga. | Photo Credit: AKHILESH KUMAR/The Hindu The Ganga river sustains a population of more than 600 million people and is central to South Asia’s economy and culture — and it’s drying

[ad_1] NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made headlines again by successfully completing an autonomous close approach to the Sun and confirming that all its systems are operating normally. On September 18, 2025, the spacecraft transmitted a status signal to flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, where it was

[ad_1] The key to distinguishing between the causes lies in specific symptoms. | Photo Credit: Towfiqu Barbhuiya A: An allergic reaction in the throat can feel remarkably similar to a throat infection because both conditions involve inflammation of the same tissues, and inflammation tends to produce a narrow range of sensations. When allergens such as

[ad_1] The other day I received a letter from a friend. My love for letters is very old. These magical spacetime capsules bring in thoughts of a person written in a different location about a different period of time in their lives. And while reading that piece of paper, one can slowly be transmitted to

[ad_1] For all its apparent serenity, the universe is a very violent place teeming with cataclysmic events: from colliding galaxies and supernovae (the explosive deaths of massive stars), to immensely powerful geysers of X-rays and black holes that gobble up stars. In this deafening cosmic din, astronomers have always considered gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), produced during

[ad_1] There is more to research impact than citations. | Photo Credit: Adam Bezer/Unsplash The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently proposed the Impact of Research and Innovation Scale (IRIS), a scale with which to measure the impactfulness of the effects of biomedical, public health, and allied research projects funded by the organisation. ICMR

[ad_1] The pattern arises from how the drop evaporates and how coffee particles move.  | Photo Credit: Glen Carrie/Unsplash A: If you spill a drop of coffee on a table, you often see a dark ring with a pale centre after it dries. This pattern arises from how the drop evaporates and how coffee particles

[ad_1] The student filling out answers to exam test answer sheet with a pencil. School and Education. Test score sheet with answers. 21EPBS_CUET_Page 2 | Photo Credit: Golden Sikorka A paper published on July 24, 2025, by Carmelo Vicario et al., titled ‘Timing Matters! Academic assessment changes throughout the day’ in the journal Frontiers in

[ad_1] From fingernail diaries to pizza-eating lizards, this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes once again celebrated research that makes people laugh before it makes them think. The 2025 ceremony, held virtually from Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, spotlighted oddball studies from around the world that nevertheless posed real scientific questions. Among this year’s laureates are Vikash Kumar