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Female monkeys live longer with female pals: Research |
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Washington | August 11, 2022 6:58:29 PM IST |
| Anthropology professors and field primatologists have documented the daily life of hundreds of large-brained capuchin monkeys in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. They have found that female capuchin monkeys who are better integrated into social networks with other ... read.. |
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Battered SoftBank selling Alibaba shares to pocket $34 bn |
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Tokyo/New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST |
| Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group on Wednesday revealed plans to sell nearly 242 million American depository receipts (ADRs) of Chinese behemoth Alibaba, that will help it gain 4.6 trillion yen ($34 billion) in pre-tax gain from the sale. ... read.. |
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Bats communicate and work together for more efficient foraging |
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Washington | August 10, 2022 4:27:45 PM IST |
| Social hunting strategies are already well documented in many animal species when prey is distributed in an unpredictable way across the landscape. Researchers have now demonstrated for the first time that animals in this case the common noctule bat join ... read.. |
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Global smartphone chip market reaches $8.9 bn, Qualcomm leads |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2022 1:15:10 AM IST |
| Chip-maker Qualcomm has captured the smartphone applications processor (AP) market with a 45 per cent revenue share in the first quarter (Q1) this year, followed by MediaTek with 25 per cent and Apple with 22 per cent share, according to a new report. ... read.. |
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Cystic fibrosis: Causal treatment suitable from childhood |
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Washington | August 9, 2022 3:58:50 PM IST |
| Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder which impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy. A new combination drug therapy which addresses the disorder's underlying defects offers a promising new treatment approach. ... read.. |
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Electric scooters, buses steal show at EV Expo in Delhi |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2022 2:45:10 AM IST |
| Around 100 e-vehicle companies -- both domestic and foreign, showcased their latest pollution-free e-vehicles at the three-day 'EV Expo', that concluded on Sunday, at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. The expo also showcased Lithium-ion batteries and the latest ch ... read.. |
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Research: AI aids in finding new space anomalies |
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Moscow | August 5, 2022 10:56:08 PM IST |
| Seven of the 11 previously undetected space anomalies were found by the SNAD team, an international network of researchers that includes Matvey Kornilov, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Physics at the HSE University. In order to find anomalies using ... read.. |
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Study finds how bats use echoes to form image of their surroundings |
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Frankfurt | August 5, 2022 9:26:29 PM IST |
| The ultrasonic navigation system used by bats is well known: they produce ultrasonic sounds to orient themselves and use the echoes that result to form an image of their surroundings. For instance, the Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) uses ... read.. |
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Researchers investigate effects of zero gravity on bones |
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Washington | August 3, 2022 12:57:55 AM IST |
| Long periods in space damage bone structure irreparably in some cases and can make parts of the human skeleton age prematurely by up to 10 years, according to new research. Adapted training programs in conjunction with medication could provide better prot ... read.. |
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NASA's LRO finds lunar pits with temperatures suitable for humans |
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Washington | Monday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST |
| Scientists analysing data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft and computer modelling, have discovered shaded locations within pits on the Moon that always hover around a comfortable about 17 Celsius, a temperature that is suitable fo ... read.. |
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Study: Working memory is reliant on cross-brain interactions |
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Washington | July 28, 2022 9:56:36 PM IST |
| Neuroscientists have investigated the reciprocal interactions between two brain regions that represent visual working memory in mice. The team found that communication between these two loci of working memory, parietal cortex and premotor cortex, was co-d ... read.. |
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NASA will inspire world when it returns Mars samples to Earth in 2033 |
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Washington | July 27, 2022 10:29:09 PM IST |
| NASA has completed the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team evaluated and refined the architecture to return the scientifically selec ... read.. |
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Bumblebees balance pain perception with pursuit of food |
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Bangalore (Karnataka) | July 27, 2022 5:56:26 AM IST |
| A new study discovered that bumblebees can modulate behavior to negotiate a trade-off between the perception of harmful stimuli and the pursuit of food. Mammals can modulate their responses to noxious stimuli, such that pain perception does not interfere ... read.. |
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E-commerce platform Shopify lays off 1,000 employees |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST |
| E-commerce platform Shopify on Tuesday announced to cut 10 per cent of its workforce -- around 1,000 employees across verticals -- as it failed to predict that the e-commerce industry would continue to grow beyond the pandemic at the same pace it did duri ... read.. |
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Study: Harnessing the fusion power of the sun and stars |
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Washington | July 26, 2022 7:27:40 PM IST |
| PPPL researchers have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of machines that could help the world harness the power of the sun to create electricity without producing greenhouse gases that contribute ... read.. |
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Study predicts soil recovery following wildfires |
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Washington | July 25, 2022 8:27:10 PM IST |
| In addition to affecting water quality, soils are essential for plant development. However, it has been challenging to foresee how wildfires might affect water quality and plant development, according to a recent study led by a group of Colorado investiga ... read.. |
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How to find 'good oil' at Sea: Study |
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Washington | July 25, 2022 7:27:27 PM IST |
| To save the world's fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae. New research ha ... read.. |
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Wet regions harbor dangerous germs: Study |
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Washington | July 25, 2022 6:56:10 PM IST |
| A well-regulated hot water system can prevent the spread of waterborne pathogens, including an emerging infectious disease problem from 'superbugs' which can be resistant to most antibiotics. ... read.. |
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Can silk replace microplastics? |
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New York | Monday, 2022 1:45:10 AM IST |
| Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace harmful microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics. ... read.. |
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Elephant biomechanics suggests new approach for soft robotics |
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Washington | July 22, 2022 10:56:28 PM IST |
| A new study suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk, its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the versatility to grab fragile vegetation and rip apart tree tru ... read.. |
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Study: Why Jupiter lacks ring system like Saturn |
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California | July 21, 2022 5:26:28 PM IST |
| Jupiter should have more impressive, larger rings than Saturn since it is larger. However, according to a recent study from UC Riverside, Jupiter's enormous moons block this vision from illuminating the night sky. ... read.. |
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Research reveals genes from microbes crucial for insect evolution |
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Washington | July 20, 2022 8:55:36 AM IST |
| Through horizontal gene transfer, microorganisms and plants may have provided insects an evolutionary advantage hundreds of millions of years ago. More than 1,400 genes from 218 different insect species, including butterflies and moths, are reported to ha ... read.. |
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Study discovers brain evolution of lungfishes |
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Adelaide | July 20, 2022 8:27:14 AM IST |
| With the help of research on ancient lungfish fossils, which filled in a gap in the history of land-living, four-legged creatures on earth, the evolution of the brain and nervous system in animals has been rewinded by more than 400 million years. ... read.. |
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Researchers find dogs' sense of smell is linked to vision |
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Washington | July 19, 2022 2:25:43 PM IST |
| The first documentation that dogs' sense of smell is integrated with their vision and other unique parts of the brain has been provided by Cornell University researchers. It sheds new light on how dogs experience and navigate the world. ... read.. |
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Experts find dormant black hole near our galaxy |
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Washington | July 19, 2022 8:56:23 AM IST |
| A stellar-mass black hole has been discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy which is the neighbour of the Milky Way Galaxy. This discovery was made by a group of international experts who are renowned for disproving other black hole discoveries. ... read.. |
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