Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Energy
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Biological Big Bang was briefer than believed
New fossils discovered in Siberia indicate that marine life evolved over much less time than thought by scientists.
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The meat you eat
A behind the scene look at how slaughterhouses in India dispose hazardous bio waste by endangering the environment
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Gas find fuels debate
Energy analysts divided on the impact of the discovery off the Andhra coast
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Indian Science Congress' failed attempt at relevance
the 94th edition of the Indian Science Congress, held January 2-7, 2007 at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, sought to be different. Revolving around the theme of "Planet Earth', it
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Mysterious mammal
THE JUNGLES of Vietnam hide a hitherto undescribed mammal. Basing their claim on remains such as skins, skulls and teeth recovered from local hunters, zoologists reckon an adult specimen of the
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A gene that follows its own drum beat
A team of Russian scientists have found in mice a gene, which, unlike others, decides when to express itself
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Paralysing gene
Paralysing geneUS SCIENTISTS have homed in on a gene defect linked to a debilitating nerve disorder known as Lou Gehrig's disease (Cambridge University Alumni Magazine). The disease, a celebrated
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Pengiun clues
AS THE global warming debate heats up, scientists are looking towards the most unlikely source for clues -- penguins. They suspect the availability of fish on which penguins feed is increasing in the
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How much of the world did the muskox see?
Recent evidence suggests that the muskox, believed to have become extinct 10,000 years ago, may have actually survived till much later.
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Virtual church
Virtual reality has done it again. It is now possible to watch a filmed "tour" of the Abbey of Cluny in France in all its splendour. The abbey, which was built in the 10th century, was among the