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Moons of free-floating planets may harbour conditions conducive for emergence of life: Study
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (555+ words) New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Moons orbiting around free-floating planets can keep their oceans in liquid state for up to 4.3 billion years due to dense hydrogen atmospheres and tidal heating -- sufficient time for complex life forms to develop, a study has…...
Study finds cells can sense far beyond surfaces they touch, may help arrest cancer spread
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (419+ words) New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Human cells can possibly sense far beyond surfaces they touch, with cancer cells being able to probe about 10 microns ahead, and normal epithelial cells -- those on the skin surface and lining cavities -- detecting layers up to…...
Air quality in city improves to 97 after rain
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (214+ words) New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Delhi saw an improvement in air quality on Monday a day after rain lashed the city, with the air quality index settling in the 'satisfactory' category. The minimum temperature settled at 17.4 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees above normal....
Light rain brings relief to Delhi; maximum temperature settles at 30.1 deg C
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (330+ words) New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) Many areas of the national capital witnessed light rainfall on Sunday morning, bringing a much-needed respite from the prevailing dry conditions, the India Meteorological Department said. The department stated that 8 mm of rainfall was recorded till…...
Environment ministry endorses names of 10-member expert committee set up to define Aravalli hills
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (358+ words) New Delhi (PTI): The Union Environment Ministry has told the Supreme Court that it has no objection with the Central Empowered Committee's proposed 10-member high-powered expert committee which has been tasked to come up with a uniform definition for the…...
Wildlife experts from India, Nepal, Bhutan collaborate for conservation of small wild cats
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (312+ words) Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Mar 15 (PTI) Forest authorities, environmental scientists and wildlife conservationists from India, Nepal and Bhutan have agreed to form a collaborative network to strengthen the protection and conservation of small wild cats in the region, officials said on…...
Thunderstorms, rain likely in parts of Arunachal
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (167+ words) Itanagar, Mar 14 (PTI) Moderate rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, is very likely in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, according to a weather bulletin issued on Saturday. An 'orange' alert has been issued for the next 24 hours, warning of moderate rain, accompanied by…...
Elephant that killed coffee grower captured by K'taka forest dept
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (245+ words) Kodagu (Karnataka), Mar 13 (PTI) The wild elephant that claimed the life of a 49-year-old coffee grower was captured on Friday by the Forest Department in a coordinated operation, officials said. Ganapathi was trampled to death by the same wild tusker…...
A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (648+ words) Melbourne, Mar 13 (The Conversation) When OpenAI launched ChatGPT-5 in August of last year, many academics scoffed at the tech company's claims its new artificial intelligence (AI) model possessed "PhD-level" intelligence. I myself was recently turned from a skeptic into a…...
Google announces new built-in AI features to Chrome in India; adds support for 8 Indic Languages
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (320+ words) New Delhi (PTI): Google on Wednesday announced built-in AI features integration to Chrome for users across India, a move it said would make the browsing experience more intuitive, secure and helpful for users. As part of this, Google said it…...