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Why are moths attracted to bright lights?
For an insect flying at night, the brightest part of the natural environment is usually the sky, including the moon...
India has a research blindspot: its own science system
The U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently released a 125-page policy document titled ‘Science: A New Golden...
Rattlesnake blood could reinvent the fight against deadly venoms
Herpetologists first discovered in 1933 that rattlesnakes are immune to their own venom. Native to the Americas, rattlesnakes are pit...
Why Meta’s Zuckerberg rebuffed Dario Amodei’s AI slowdown calls
FILE - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the company's Connect developer conference Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Menlo Park,...
AI doomsday debate: What are AI researchers and critics afraid of?
The story so far: OpenAI’s Chief Executive Sam Altman announced on September 13 that the company’s highly anticipated IPO will...
Weapons in orbit are forcing old space laws into new struggles for power
On September 14, U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed that the U.S. Space Force has “space control weapons” in...
Agentic AI is not a magic wand, says Arundhati Bhattacharya, President and CEO at Salesforce, South Asia
As she is gathering her papers after a meeting, an attendee sometimes approaches Arundhati Bhattacharya — President and CEO at...
Old Census town criteria will not capture India’s urbanisation, Ministry tells House panel
A Census Town is defined as a village with a minimum population of 5,000, at least 75% of the male...
It took two to tango to set stage for September 17, 1948 in Hyderabad
The two men — then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel — who planned and...
As AI marches on math research, scholars ponder the future
AI models operating at the level of a grad student have made thinking, which is usually difficult, much cheaper. Representative...
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