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  Baby Red Panda Dies Due To "Stress Caused By Fireworks": Edinburgh Zoo

  A baby red panda died from "stress caused by fireworks" after choking on her vomit, experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said.

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  COVID-19 Lockdown Caused Moon’s Temperature to Drop by 8-10 Kelvin, Reveals Indian Study

  Indian scientists found that during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, lunar temperatures dropped by 8-10 Kelvin. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, analysed data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, comparing six sites on the Moon’s surface between 2017 and 2023. The temperature drop is lin...

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  Moon's Temperature Dipped By Reduced Human Activity On Earth During Lockdown: Study

  This study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, underscores the link between Earth and the Moon.

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  Scientists Propose Licking Ice Lollies In Primary School Science Curriculum

  A group of scientists, including people from the Royal Society of Chemistry, recently proposed that experiences such as licking an ice lolly should be part of the science curriculum.

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  Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study

  Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...

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  Life On Venus? Scientists See A New Signal In Its Clouds

  The researchers claim that the new data provides even stronger evidence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus.

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  Assam's Purnima Devi Barman Receives 'Green Oscar' Whitley Gold Award 2024

  Ms Barman wants to double the global population of the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork to 5,000 by 2030.

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  Alien Life Might Be Purple In Colour And Not Green, Reveals Study

  Alien life might be purple, a new research published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has found.

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  Our Solar System Will Eventually Be "Crushed And Ground To Dust", Study Finds

  Solar Eclipse 2024: The Sun gives energy to life on Earth, and without this star, we wouldn't be here. But even stars have limited lifetimes, and someday our Sun will die and our planet will be swallowed by it before it becomes a white dwarf.

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  Never-Before-Seen Anomaly Found In Fast Radio Bursts, Say Astronomers

  Astronomers think at least some FRBs are generated by a type of neutron star known as a magnetar.

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  Space Junk Will Block Out Stars And Prevent Detection Of Alien Life, Experts Warn

  Experts have recently warned that an abundance of satellites is threatening to "clog up" the night skies, blocking out stars and leaving astronomers unable to make observations or detect alien life.

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  Scientists Capture Radio Signal Sent From 9 Billion Light-Year Away From Earth

  The findings have been published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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  British Family Finds Live Frog Inside Bag Of Bananas: Report

  A British family has been stunned to discover a tiny tree frog in a bag of bananas that had been imported from the Dominican Republic.

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  Best Drama Movies on Disney+ Hotstar [September 2022]

  The best drama movies on Disney+ Hotstar include Dead Poets Society, Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, Hidden Figures, Masaan, The Royal Tenenbaums, and West Side Story.

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  Sir Ralf Speth Admitted As Fellow Of The Royal Society

  Speth was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society in 2020 though the admission ceremony was delayed due to pandemic restrictions.