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Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi
A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the country’s first outbreak in years of the paralysing disea…
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‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcareFrom herbalists …
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India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city
Bharatiya Janata party launches first test flight as brown haze blankets city after Diwali – but experts decry…
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Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate, dies at 103
Renowned 1957 Nobel prize winner worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particl…
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‘The universe has opened up for us’: meet the astro-ambassadors who welcome stargazers to the Himalayas
A tourism initiative in India’s first dark sky reserve has brought new hope to a community as employment means…
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Homebound review – emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic
Neeraj Ghaywan’s film benefits from excellent lead performances, strong cinematography and an apparent mentors…
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Healthy living, science and an army of doctors: Putin’s pursuit of longevity
Russian leader was caught musing about immortality with Xi Jinping but his fascination with long life is nothi…
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‘I didn’t give much thought to the universe’: India’s first astronaut in 40 years inspires next generation of stargazers
The International Space Station has been flying over the country this week and excited children tracking Shubh…
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MethaneSat down: how New Zealand space ambitions fell off the radar
Satellite built to track emissions fails just as New Zealand scientists about to take control and reap returns…
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‘You don’t brag about wiping out 60‑70,000 people’: the men who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This summer will mark 80 years since the attacks stunned the world. Today, every one of the crew members who c…
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India to send first astronaut on mission to International Space Station
Shubhanshu Shukla will be first Indian to reach orbit in more than 40 years as country works to join global sp…
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Second attempt by Japanese company to land on moon likely ends in failure
Resilience would have made history as the first non-US commercial lander to make a successful touchdownAn atte…
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New daily weight-loss pill shows success at clinical trial
Orforglipron also reduced blood sugar levels in participants with type 2 diabetesA significant trial of a dail…
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Atomic Secrets: a Chornobyl scientist warns of a toxic future
Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, …
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Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership
WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carri…