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A quantum metasurface breakthrough could finally close the terahertz gap
Researchers have developed a compact quantum detector that makes terahertz radiation much easier to detect. A specially designed metasurface...
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India’s Regional Cheese Trail: 4 Local Varieties Communities Have Preserved Through Centuries
In most Indian kitchens, cheese still arrives in familiar cubes of paneer or in the household-favourite form of Amul cheese. But beyond...
3 Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
In mid-May, GNN reported that 3 teens from India had won a major continental science prize for their brilliant use of an ingredient in Indian...
Wrapped in 20 Native Trees, This Mumbai Home Stays 5°C Cooler, Recharges Groundwater & Welcomes Birds & Bees
In Mumbai’s intense summer heat, where concrete buildings trap warmth and push temperatures higher, one home has taken a different path. The...
His ₹10 Meals Have Fed Over 20 Lakh People
Change With One Meal has served between 20 to 30 lakh meals across Delhi. What began in 2020 as a small community kitchen started by Kiran and his...
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
Nvidia's announcement that it's getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based...
Biodiversity offsetting shows promise in pollinator conservation
Newly created grassland habitats that compensate for nature lost to development can effectively support wild pollinators like bees and hoverflies,...
Chimpanzees and bonobos have human-like friend circles, study finds
Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that chimpanzees and bonobos...
'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'
Helen Phillips, winner of the Climate Fiction prize for her novel Hum, on if stories can make a difference, her anxieties and writing about the climate
Increased Sightings of the Two Largest Whale Species Decimated By Hunting Provides New Hope for Survival
Increased sightings of the world’s two largest whale species offers fresh hope for the future of the endangered ocean giants. More than 40 years...
Dormant black hole revives in under three years, brightening 10-fold in nearby galaxy
Astronomers monitoring a nearby active galaxy for six years have watched its supermassive black hole dramatically wake up, brightening by a factor...
Bridged or not? Scientists uncover a key step in hydrogenase assembly
How does nature build one of the most sophisticated catalytic metal centers found in biology? An international team of researchers has now...
NASA’s X-59 is about to break the sound barrier for the first time
NASA’s futuristic X-59 jet is about to face its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier for the first time. After a successful series of...
Astronomers finally solve Saturn’s decades-long spin mystery
A decades-old mystery about Saturn has finally been solved thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists discovered that Saturn’s changing...
New York state gives up on its most ambitious climate targets
Seven years ago, New York passed what leaders touted as one of the nation’s most ambitious climate laws. Now, the state has kneecapped it ahead of...
New hydrogen breakthrough turns waste heat into clean fuel
A breakthrough hydrogen-production method could make clean fuel far cheaper and easier to generate. Researchers at the University of Birmingham...
This tomato-soy juice reduced inflammation in just four weeks
A specially formulated tomato-soy juice packed with natural plant compounds may help calm inflammation linked to obesity, according to a new...
The protein-stacking strategy that works on any meal or snack
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If you’ve been trying to eat more protein lately, you’re not alone. Research on its role in preserving muscle...
How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary 'fingerprints' in the rings around stars
How do you weigh a planet you can't see? Astronomers may have the answer and it involves "reading between the rings," the bright beautiful...
Omega-3 fish oil shows promise against type 2 diabetes
A new study suggests fish oil may help reduce insulin resistance even in people who aren't obese. In diabetic rats, omega-3 supplementation...
The French City That Champions Its Trees
“I think it’s over there, to the right, but the grounds are so big I’m not sure where it is exactly,” says Anna Massong, director of technical...
Scientists say evolution may work differently than we thought
A major research study is challenging one of evolution’s most influential ideas: that most genetic changes that become permanent are essentially...
NASA’s Fermi telescope reveals the power source behind monster supernovae
NASA’s Fermi telescope has detected what may be the first confirmed gamma-ray signal from a superluminous supernova — one of the most extreme...
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