The chilly waters of the Southern Ocean that surround Antarctica like a moat are among the least explored and least understood of all the world’s oceans. This is stark because we also know that this ocean plays an outsized role in regulating the earth’s climate with its moody currents and its tremendous ability to absorb...
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December 21, 2025December 21, 2025Science & Tech
What is a superkilonova?
A: A superkilonova is a rare kind of cosmic explosion. When two neutron stars smash into each other, the material tossed into space includes heavy, radioactive elements like gold, platinum, and neodymium. Over time the elements decay and the emissions in the optical and infrared parts of the spectrum are called a kilonova. A superkilonova...
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December 21, 2025December 21, 2025Science & Tech
ISRO’s LVM3 to launch next-generation communication satellite on Dec. 24
ISRO’s upcoming LVM3 M6 mission will carry the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into orbit on December 24, as part of a commercial deal with U.S.-based AST SpaceMobile. The historic mission will deploy the next-generation communication satellite designed to provide high-speed cellular broadband directly to smartphones worldwide. AST SpaceMobile (AST & Science, LLC) is building the first...
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December 21, 2025December 21, 2025Science & Tech
ISRO’s LVM3 to launch next-generation communication satellite on December 24
ISRO’s upcoming LVM3 M6 mission will carry the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into orbit on December 24, as part of a commercial deal with U.S.-based AST SpaceMobile. The historic mission will deploy the next-generation communication satellite designed to provide high-speed cellular broadband directly to smartphones worldwide. AST SpaceMobile (AST & Science, LLC) is building the first...
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December 20, 2025December 20, 2025Health, Science & Tech
Study finds normalising blood glucose with lifestyle could halve heart disease risk in prediabetics
Bringing blood glucose to normal range through lifestyle changes could halve the risk of heart attack, heart failure and premature death among prediabetics, according to a study. Findings published in ‘The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology’ journal show that remission of prediabetes — achieving normal blood glucose levels — may establish a new, measurable target for...
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December 20, 2025December 20, 2025Science & Tech
Will new Act aid India’s nuclear development? | Explained
The story so far: Parliament has brought into force the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act which repeals legislation that governs nuclear activity — the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act, 2010. Why is SHANTI significant? SHANTI encourages private companies to participate and...
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December 20, 2025December 20, 2025Science & Tech
Will SHANTI Act aid India’s nuclear development? | Explained
The story so far: Parliament has brought into force the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, which repeals previous legislation that governs nuclear activity: the Atomic Energy Act 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act 2010. Why is SHANTI significant? SHANTI encourages private companies to participate...
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December 20, 2025December 20, 2025Children, Science & Tech
Flosdorf, Mudd, and a way to handle blood
Does the sight, or even the thought, of blood scare you? In that case, this one might not be for you. If it doesn’t or if you wish to brave on, you’ll find out more about blood and the means to handle it by the end of this one. Components of blood Human blood takes...
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December 20, 2025December 20, 2025Health, Science & Tech
Indigenously built stroke device approved on domestic trial data, launch set for February 2026
The indigenously developed Supernova stent retriever—approved in India using only domestic clinical trial data— is expected to be manufactured in the country and launched in February 2026. The device is used to treat severe strokes by removing clots and restoring blood flow to the brain within 24 hours. Developed by Gravity Medical Technology, its clinical...
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December 20, 2025December 20, 2025Science & Tech
Drogue parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission successful: ISRO
A series of qualification tests for drogue parachutes, which have been carried out to develop a deceleration system for ISRO’s Gaganyaan crew module, were successful, the space agency said on Saturday (December 20, 2025). “These tests were completed at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh,...
