Science
ISRO to launch NVS-03 navigation satellite on October 30
The launch is scheduled from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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Dr Gladys Mae West: The mathematician behind GPS | It Was A She
After retiring from the naval facility in 1998 she completed a PhD in public administration at Virginia Tech in 2000.
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El Niño could reach unprecedented strength, threaten 50 million with hunger, UN warns
WMO forecasts Pacific Ocean temperatures could rise 3.8°C above normal, and warns warns that weather extremes could disrupt agriculture and water supplies.
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Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai bag 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Prize has been awarded 'for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis'.
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2026 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for research into high-energy neutrinos
Francis Halzen bagged the top prize for his decisive contributions to the 'discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.'
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Why the Milky Way may be a safer haven from the universe’s cosmic catastrophes
Researchers used simulated universes to identify the places least exposed to cosmic catastrophes — and found that our Milky Way offers surprisingly favourable conditions for life.
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel win 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
The trio has been awarded the Nobel for their research into optogenetics which makes it possible to switch on or off the activity of individual nerve cells.
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LIFESTYLE
What spaceflight reveals about sleep and the body clock
Astronauts face repeated disruption to their sleep cycles, while Mars simulations test how humans adapt to a 24-hour, 40-minute day.
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Study links depression during pregnancy to higher risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children
A UK study found children exposed to maternal depression during pregnancy had higher rates of special educational needs, regardless of treatment.
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SpaceX's Crew-13 docks at International Space Station after record-fast US flight
With the takeoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
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SpaceX launches super-heavy rocket Starship, enters orbit for first time in landmark flight
SpaceX’s Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, while the Super Heavy booster splashed down in the Gulf of America.
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Dogs' brains may segment human speech into words like humans
A study found that dogs showed a similar ‘consonant bias’ to humans when processing continuous speech, even without early speech-rich exposure.
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NASA-backed mission ends after spacecraft fails to save Swift telescope
Katalyst’s $30 million NASA-backed mission to extend the life of the 22-year-old Swift Observatory ends after Link runs out of fuel.
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How warming oceans are changing Earth’s tides
The Moon and Sun drive tides, but ocean depth, coastlines and warming seas also shape how tides behave around the world.
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New wild cat species identified in Bolivia's cloud forests
The tiny tiger cat, named Leopardus tilcayo, is the first new living cat species formally described in more than a century.
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BUSINESS
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang rejects AI extinction fears, backs faster development
Huang says there is a 'zero per cent' chance AI will end the world by 2030, while Anthropic's Dario Amodei has called for a slower pace.
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