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Quote of the day by Maria Goeppert Mayer: “Mathematics began to seem too much like puzzle solving. Physics is puzzle solving, too, but of puzzles created by nature, not by the mind of man.” |

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago06 mins

Maria Goeppert Mayer (Image source: Wikipedia) Maria Goeppert Mayer is remembered as one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. She was born in Germany in 1906 and later moved to the United States, where she worked in theoretical physics. She was the second woman ever to win the Nobel Prize in Physics,…

BBC Inside Science – How is war being fought in space?

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago01 mins

Available for 34 days This week Inside Science comes from Space Comm Expo in London, one of the biggest space conferences in the world. Tom Whipple explores the conference with Suzie Imber, Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester. Tom also speaks to Dr Everett Dolman, Professor of Space Strategy at John Hopkins…

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Israel-Iran Conflict Disrupts India’s Basmati Exports, Exporters Seek Relief

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago03 mins

India’s basmati rice exports are facing disruption amid the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, as instability along key maritime routes pushes up freight, fuel and insurance costs while affecting container availability and vessel schedules. Industry estimates suggest around 400,000 metric tonnes of basmati rice…

Mysterious fireball, sonic boom experienced in Vancouver, Western Washington was indeed a meteor traveling at 33 kmps, confirms Nasa

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago02 mins

The fireball seen in the sky from across Western Washington and British Columbia, followed by a sonic boom, was indeed a meteor which was travelling slightly east of north at a speed of about 33 kilometres per second, or about 119,000 km/h, reports confirmed. Several people called the police without understanding whether it was an…

Lab Grown Diamonds: Science behind the lab-grown diamonds: How centuries of failed experiments led to affordable gems |

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago03 mins

Lab-grown diamonds feel like a modern miracle! Stones that look just like the real thing, but without the astronomical price tag. And the story behind them is surprisingly long. Humans have been fascinated with replicating diamonds for centuries, ever since Antoine Lavoisier identified them as pure carbon in the 18th century. From early experiments in…

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Balancing Industrial Trade-offs and Economic Equity

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago02 mins

Within this aggregate, the electricity sector commands prominence. According to Scenarios towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero-Sectoral Insights: Power, the power system will demand multi-trillion-dollar investments across renewable generation, battery storage, green hydrogen integration, transmission expansion and grid flexibility. Electricity demand is projected to grow substantially as transport, cooking and segments of industry electrify. The…

Adivasi women protect private forests as land conversions threaten livelihoods and culture [Commentary]

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago012 mins

The commercial growth of Karjat threatens the land and food security for the Adivasi communities in the region. Small groups of Adivasi women respond by protecting, restoring, and managing their private forests, which support their livelihoods and preserve the ecological integrity of the region. Adivasi women’s ecological knowledge and acute market awareness position them…

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India submits 7th biodiversity report, but will it meet its 2030 targets?

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago08 mins

India has submitted its 7th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), presenting a detailed national assessment of progress towards global biodiversity goals set for 2030. The report is the country’s official submission under the CBD, an international environmental treaty through which nations commit to conserving biological diversity and using natural resources sustainably….

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Wildlife park welcomes three new Humboldt penguins

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The South American species is part of a conservation programme at the wildlife park. Source link

Artemis Moon Mission: NASA seeks cost-effective solution for the Artemis Moon mission with Boeing-Lockheed component |

Ravi Singh4 weeks ago04 mins

NASA seeks cost-effective solution for the Artemis Moon mission with Boeing-Lockheed component (Image source: Canva) NASA is thinking about using a rocket part made by Boeing and Lockheed Martin for its next Moon mission because the costs of the Artemis program keep going up. Costs are going up, so NASA is looking into other ways…