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An independent science newsroom in India. Follow us for interesting #Science, #Research, #Technology and #Humanities - #news, #articles, #infographics, #Videos, #Podcasts and more - from #India and around the world.
#Issue49 of our weekly #newsletter is out. Get all the top S&T news and updates from India, right in your inbox. Subscribe now for free!
Hitchhiking Microbes, Protein Sieve, Karnataka's Wolves, Odisha's Sea-Eagles, Prenatal Care, and more...
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Hitchhiking Microbes, Protein Sieve, Karnataka's Wolves, Odisha's Sea-Eagles, Prenatal Care, and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #49 - 03 Dec, 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#Issue48 of our weekly newsletter is out. Subscribe now to get the latest S&T news and event updates from #India right in your inbox.
Educational Inequality, Epidemic Modelling, Traversing Wormholes, Nanotetrapod Plastics, and more...
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Educational Inequality, Epidemic Modelling, Traversing Wormholes, Nanotetrapod Plastics, and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #48 - 25 Nov, 2025
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our director @sudhira.bsky.social will be in London for the #JournalismAI Festival. He'll also be participating in a fireside chat and giving a lightning talk. See you there if you are around. @polislse.bsky.social
I'm excited to join the 6th #JournalismAI Festival on 11-12 Nov 2025. Catch me on the fireside chat on 11 Nov at 2:15 PM GMT & for my Lightning Talk on 12 Nov at 10 AM GMT. Register here: luma.com/ib20diyq
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October 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Our weekly newsletter #43 is out. Subscribe for the latest S&T updates from India.
This week, Greenhouse Gas Satellites, Karnataka's Disappearing Turtles, Knowledge Assimilation, Molecular Bonds, Harrier Seeding and more... open.substack.com/pub/research...
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Greenhouse Gas Satellites, Karnataka's Disappearing Turtles, Knowledge Assimilation, Molecular Bonds, Harrier Seeding and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #43 - 22 Oct, 2025
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October 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Issue 40 of our weekly newsletter is out now. Subscribe today to get weekly #science and #technology updates from #India.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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In this week's digest by @researchmatters-gl.bsky.social, stories on Nanoparticle Microfibre, Rajasthan's Desertification, Firefly Signalling, Smart Farming, Satellite Forecast and more...
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Nanoparticle Microfibre, Rajasthan's Desertification, Firefly Signalling, Smart Farming, Satellite Forecast and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #40 - 01 Oct, 2025
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October 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Weekly Newsletter #Issue31 is out. Subscribe for S&T updates from #India
Stories this week: Smart Irrigation, Snakebites, Corrosion Detection, Diatom Education, Urban Rain Trends and more... open.substack.com/pub/research...
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Smart Irrigation, Snakebites, Corrosion Detection, Diatom Education, Urban Rain Trends and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #31 - 30 July, 2025
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July 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#Issue29 of our Weekly #Newsletter is out. Subscribe for latest science and news updates every week.
Brain Reward Systems, Snake Movements, Filariasis, Disappearing Birds, Pollution Domes and more... open.substack.com/pub/research...
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Brain Reward Systems, Snake Movements, Filariasis, Disappearing Birds, Pollution Domes and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #30 - 23 July, 2025
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July 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
#Issue29 of our weekly newsletter is out. Subscribe for news and updates from #Indian #Science and #Technology.
This week: Fan-shaped Solar Jets, Air-pollution, Altermagnets, Water Quality, Urban Heat Islands and more... open.substack.com/pub/research...
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Fan-shaped Solar Jets, Air-pollution, Altermagnets, Water Quality, Urban Heat Islands and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #29 - 16 July, 2025
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July 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Our Weekly #Newsletter Issue 28 is out!
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This week, stories on: TB Screening, Monsoon Forecasts, DNA Electronics, Declining Mangroves, New Frog Species and more... open.substack.com/pub/research...
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TB Screening, Monsoon Forecasts, DNA Electronics, Declining Mangroves, New Frog Species and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #28 - 09 July, 2025
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July 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Our weekly #Newsletter #Issue27 is out.
We have stories on Piezo-solar Water Filter, Wastewater Disease Surveillance, Deccan Traps, Roundworm, Type 2 Diabetes and more... open.substack.com/pub/research...

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Piezo-solar Water Filter, Wastewater Disease Surveillance, Deccan Traps, Roundworm, Type 2 Diabetes and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #27 - 02 July, 2025
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July 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Weekly Newsletter #Issue26 is out!
River Floods, IoT Farming, Multicellular Evolution, Thermal Batteries, Sarus Cranes and more...

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River Floods, IoT Farming, Multicellular Evolution, Thermal Batteries, Sarus Cranes and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #26 - 25 June, 2025
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June 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Subscribe to the #ResearchMatters #Newsletter for the latest STEM news from India.
This week: Cracks in Blood, Water Conservation, Quasar, Malaria Parasite, Lac Dye and more... open.substack.com/pub/research...
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Cracks in Blood, Water Conservation, Quasar, Malaria Parasite, Lac Dye and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #25 - 18 June, 2025
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June 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We're back with your weekly #STEM updates from #India. #Issue24 of our weekly newsletter is out.
This week's stories on Cell Growth, Land Use effects, India's Climate Journey, Vanishing Beaches, Entangled Photons and more...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
AI based on Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System could help farmers predict yields of multiple crops in #India.
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AI could help farmers predict yields of multiple crops
New research examined how a specific type of AI, known as ANFIS, could help predict the yield of several important crops grown in the Nashik region of Maharashtra, India.
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June 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#ISSUE22 of our weekly #newsletter is out. Get your weekly updates on S&T news and events from #India. Subscribe to our newsletter on substack.
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May 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New genetic research reveals the complex origins of Southern India's Kodavas or Coorgs.
The study identified three ancestral groups, showing how isolation and migration shaped their unique genetic identity over thousands of years. 🧪
#SciComm #India #Research
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Genetic studies show Kodavas of Coorg have a complex, unique past
Researchers studied the Kodava people's genetic code and found three genetically distinct ancient subgroups in their timeline.
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May 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Happy #BiodiversityDay. Check out our infographic to learn more about the biodiversity in India and some #newspecies of 2025.
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#SciComm #India #ResearchMatters #GlobalGoals
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May 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Our weekly newsletter #ResearchBeat- #Issue21 is out.
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Micro & Nano Plastics, Cancer Fighting Molecule, Snow Leopards, Water Poverty, Mars Dating and more from other media outlets.
#SciComm #India 🧪
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Micro & Nano Plastics, Cancer Fighting Molecule, Snow Leopards, Water Poverty, Mars Dating and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #21 - 21 May, 2025
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May 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
#NewResearch #Didyouknow water poverty isn't just about having no water? Read to know how it's calculated and how #ClimateChange is worsening #WaterPoverty in #India

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Temperature shocks are increasing water poverty among households, finds new study
Researchers explored how extra hot days, called temperature shocks, are directly linked to household water poverty.
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May 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Your weekly round-up of STEAM news and events from India is here!
Our weekly newsletter #Issue20 is out.
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May 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A collaborative study by researchers from @iitbombay.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and others provides a detailed understanding of how commercial polymers degrade into micro and nanoplastics (MNPLs).
#SciComm #India
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Study sheds light on how micro and nano plastics form
A study by a team at IIT Bombay and their collaborators reveals how the majority of commercial use plastic degrades into micro and nano plastic particles.
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May 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#NewResearch The ALICE collaboration at LHC has detected the antihyperhelium-4 nucleus and measured the production rates and masses of hypernuclei.
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Exotic antimatter spotted in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC
Scientists from the ALICE collaboration at the LHC have announced the first evidence for antihyperhelium-4 nucleus detection.
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May 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay2025 Creating bird-friendly cities and communities.
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This #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, learn about some of the avian visitors to #India. The country is home to more than 150 species of migrating birds, coming from all over the world. Let's pledge to always protect their homes, for all our sakes.
#SciComm #India
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May 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM