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The Science behind Auroras

Our planet is a witness to multiple natural phenomena - biological, chemical or optical. Aurora is primarily some gorgeous physics at play - but we'd also classify it as an optical phenomenon.…

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The Social Impact of Genetic Manipulation

About a hundred thousand years ago, the first ‘modern Humans’ appeared on Earth. We, like all species, have been on an evolutionary roller coaster, and the ride is endless, or…

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The Fascinating, Repeating Patterns of the Universe: A Closer Look

You'd be forgiven for falling in love with the beauty of natural phenomenon all around us, even those outside our direct line of sight, far out in the observable universe.…

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Telescopes: The Future of Our Eyes in the Sky

What lies beyond earth? This question has beguiled us for ages. An interest in the cosmos started developing with the birth of philosophy itself, but there wasn't much early man…

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The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Is Helping

We may be an intelligent species, but we're no wise civilisation. Humans have witnessed more conflicts agreements, and have been scarred by the horrors of warfare for almost the entirety of…

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What’s next in human evolution?

Our origins on this planet, the workings of the environment and the quirks in nature have been intriguing puzzles for us since time immemorial. There still remain a plethora of…

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Biology

Why haven’t we begun human cloning yet?

The term ‘clone’ was first used by J.B.S Haldane, a British biologist, in 1963. A ‘clone’ is a genetic copy of an organism, and ‘cloning’ involves the various processes used…

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Physics

The Hype Behind Quantum Entanglement

The framework of modern physics largely rests on two pillars, namely General Relativity (which is celebrating its centenary this year), and Quantum Mechanics. Albert Einstein not only formulated the theory…

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