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Science must address the problem of land degradation and water duty on crops to find solutions that are context-specific and resource sensitive.

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Farm friendly: Agriculture needs science, not politics

Sadly, political economy has pushed agriculture science to the background.

29 July 2018 2:31 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Life

Oxygen levels on early Earth fluctuated several times

Oxygenation of the Earth Earth was a complex process of repeatedly trying and failing over a vast stretch of time.

11 July 2018 1:38 PM IST

Life

Beware those scientific studies -- most are wrong, researcher warns

The problem also comes from the media, the researcher claims.

6 July 2018 9:58 AM IST

$This chemical, Opabactin, is also known as \OP,\ which is gamer slang for \overpowered,\ referring to the best character or weapon in a game.\$ Science

Here's how plants can remain green throughout the year

It mimics abscisic acid, or ABA, the natural hormone produced by plants in response to drought stress.

26 Oct 2019 11:53 AM IST

More accurate and reliable short-term forecasts are necessary so that people can be evacuated from the seismic impact zone. (Photo: ANI)

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Researchers close to developing short-term earthquake forecast system

This data can help experts develop short-term earthquake forecast methods.

25 Oct 2019 9:26 AM IST

Scientists developed a new method to analyze the elements in rocks from asteroids or rocky planet fragments that orbited six white dwarf stars. (Photo: ANI)

Science

There might be Earth-like planets in the universe

They are Earth-like and Mars-like in terms of their oxidized iron.

22 Oct 2019 8:41 AM IST

Antiheroes and morally ambiguous characters like Walter White were more complicated for people to rate on likability. (Photo: ANI)

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People admire superheroes for these reasons

People best liked the heroes they rated as most moral, and least liked villains they rated as most immoral.

14 Oct 2019 8:04 AM IST

This study suggests that we are often ignoring our physical environment. (Photo: ANI)

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Home designs speak about one's personality

Being in a certain location dramatically constrains or facilitates certain emotional experience.

14 Oct 2019 7:35 AM IST

Artificial intelligence is now being used in an ever-expanding array of products: cars that drive themselves; robots that identify and eradicate weeds; computers able to distinguish dangerous skin cancers from benign moles; and smart locks, thermostats, speakers and digital assistants that are bringing the technology into homes. (Representative image: Pixabay)

Technology

Rise of the machines! A robot that can 'grow, retract, re-grow to...

MIT engineers have developed a robot designed to extend a chain-like appendage flexible enough to twist and turn in any...

11 Nov 2019 7:51 AM IST

India

'Gau Mutr' can cure cancer, control blood pressure: Sadhvi Pragya

When questioned about the controversies surrounding cows, Sadhvi Pragya said it was traumatic to see how cows are being...

23 April 2019 4:18 PM IST

While caffeine appears to significantly improve the performance of cells that utilise perovskite to absorb sunlight, the researchers do not think it will be useful for other types of solar cells. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Science

Solar panels could allow schools to meet 75 per cent of electricity...

4 May 2019 1:37 PM IST

The asteroid is named after the nymph Psyche who was married to Cupid. (Photo: NASA)

Science

NASA to explore giant asteroid that makes everyone on earth a...

16 Psyche is a giant metal asteroid that comprises of iron and nickel and was first discovered on March 17, 1852.

28 Jun 2019 11:08 AM IST