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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On National Parks

This weeks Sci-five quiz is on National parks.

6 Mar 2025 5:30 pm
US firm targets second moon landing with drill, rovers, drone

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe, launched on the same rocket, has however been unreachable since launch with controllers on the ground struggling to re-establish contact

6 Mar 2025 5:13 pm
Everyday science: What are the invisible geniuses around you?

Not everyone is a fan of science but hey, speaking of fans, did you know that hot tea cools faster when you blow on it because of evaporation?

6 Mar 2025 3:37 pm
Karan Aujla is Sonys new brand ambassador for its audio category

With Karan Aujla as its new brand ambassador, Sony will be expanding its ULT portfolio

6 Mar 2025 12:55 pm
Uber Pet service expanded to Delhi and Mumbai

Uber Pet service will be available both on-demand and as a Reserve option

6 Mar 2025 11:57 am
LG India expands free, ad-supported streaming service to more than 100 channels

This means that LG Smart TV users will be able to access a range of content without needing to pay a subscription fee or set top box

6 Mar 2025 10:54 am
Amazon Prime Video tests AI-assisted dubbing

Amazon's Prime Video streaming service announced it will begin testing AI-assisted dubbing to make its international content more accessible

6 Mar 2025 10:49 am
Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator

Google said it had received dozens of user reports warning that its AI program, Gemini, was being used to create child abuse material, according to the Australian eSafety Commission

6 Mar 2025 10:33 am
UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft's OpenAI deal

Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has dropped its review of Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, saying it's satisfied that the deal doesn't need a closer investigation

6 Mar 2025 10:24 am
Apple launches new MacBook Air models with latest M4 chip, cuts price

Apple on Wednesday unveiled new MacBook Air models with latest M4 chip and artificial-intelligence features at a price $100 lower than the previous generation

6 Mar 2025 8:33 am
When debris from space crashes to the earth, who is responsible?

Despite being a critical issue in space governance, space debris lacks a universally accepted legal definition in international treaties

6 Mar 2025 5:30 am
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan used for AI video scam

A fake, AI generated video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan was used to dupe platform users

5 Mar 2025 4:38 pm
When did humans ancestors start to eat meat regularly?

Scientists have been learning more about the diets of early hominins, particularly their reliance on plants.

5 Mar 2025 3:22 pm
Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha denies Zomato CEOs cash burning claim

Zepto co-founder and CEO Aadit Palicha said that Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyals claim that Zepto was burning over 2,500 crores per quarter was not true

5 Mar 2025 2:52 pm
Vivo T4x 5G launched in India featuring MediaTek processor and 6,500 mAh battery for budget buyers

The budget segment phone also has AI features like Live Text, Circle to Search, and AI Screen Translation

5 Mar 2025 12:35 pm
Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of Europe, Asia and North America until they went extinct around 4,000 years ago

5 Mar 2025 11:59 am
Elon Musk's bid to block OpenAI's for-profit transition rejected by judge

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Musk has not met he high burden required for a preliminary injunction to block the conversion of OpenAI to a for-profit status

5 Mar 2025 8:47 am
How the Wallace line explains the difference in species across continents

In the 19th century, Alfred Wallace noticed a shift in the composition of organisms as he moved from Asia to Australia. He posited an invisible barrier in the ocean running between the islands of Bali and Lombok, striking north between Borneo and Sulawesi before curving south of Mindanao

5 Mar 2025 8:30 am
Apple launches new iPad Air with M3 Chip and Magic Keyboard

The new iPad Air, available in 11-inch and 13-inch models, is designed to deliver powerful performance while maintaining its lightweight portability

4 Mar 2025 8:50 pm
MWC 2025: Oppo to release one new AI update every month, plans 100 million AI phones by this year

Oppo and Google planning to bring the Gemini 2.0 to Oppo smartphones soon

4 Mar 2025 2:47 pm
EU content law incompatible with U.S. free speech tradition, says FCC's Carr

The European Union's content moderation law is incompatible with America's free speech tradition and there is a risk that it will excessively restrict freedom of expression, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman said

4 Mar 2025 10:28 am
Blue Ghost moon landing part of US plan to dominate space: NASA chief

The US and China are both rushing to put their astronauts on the moon later this decade, each courting allies and giving their private sectors a key role in spacecraft development

4 Mar 2025 10:04 am
Research team takes big step towards making a Bose metal

A Bose metal is an anomalous metallic state and a rich playground for physics research

4 Mar 2025 5:30 am
Private U.S. spaceship hours from Moon landing attempt

Firefly Aerospaces Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting landing no sooner than 3.34 a.m. US Eastern time on March 2, aiming for a site near Mons Latreille, a volcanic feature in Mare Crisium on the Moons northeastern near side

2 Mar 2025 1:25 pm
What is a planetary parade?

Depending on the number of planets involved, planetary parades can be common or rare

2 Mar 2025 1:23 pm
ICMR interim report links high levels of selenium in wheat to hair loss

The ICMR interim report submitted to the Health Ministry on January 28 found consumption of wheat with high levels of selenium led to 31 times higher selenium in the body causing sudden hair loss

1 Mar 2025 9:15 pm
OpenAI launches Sora video generator in EU, Britain

US artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI said Friday that its Sora video generator was now available in the European Union and Britain

1 Mar 2025 9:41 am
AI models flunk language test that takes grammar out of theequation

In a new study, the models made sense of words that shouldnt make much sense, like ball beach and ball red

1 Mar 2025 6:00 am
Science Minister claims India to surpass U.S. in scientific publications by 2029

At a function marking National Science Day, Jitendra Singh says future projections show that the country will overtake the U.S. in the next four years

1 Mar 2025 3:02 am
Microsoft retires Skype in favour of Teams

Microsoft announces retirement of Skype in May 2025, directing users to transition to Teams platform for continued services

28 Feb 2025 9:22 pm
National Science Day 2025: Celebrating C.V. Raman and understanding the Raman effect

The Raman Effect over the years has been used in many fields such as chemistry, biology, and medicine.

28 Feb 2025 11:28 am
Protein therapeutics in healthcare: current and future trends

More than a century of research and development has shaped the field of protein therapeutics, bringing it to its current state; recent advances in biotechnology, synthetic biology and application of breakthroughs in AI to protein engineering, offer hope for the future

28 Feb 2025 10:30 am
Canada privacy watchdog probing X's use of personal data in AI models' training

Canada's privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into X, the social media platform owned by billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk

28 Feb 2025 9:41 am
Amazon unveils its first quantum computing chip

Developed by the AWS Center for Quantum Computing at the California Institute of Technology, the new chip can reduce the costs of implementing quantum error correction by up to 90%, according to the company.

27 Feb 2025 9:34 pm
Private company Intuitive Machines launches lunar lander Athena to explore moons south pole with drone Grace

NASA is paying $62 million to Intuitive Machines to get its drill and other experiments to the moon

27 Feb 2025 8:07 am
Evolution of intelligent life on earth may not have been so unlikely

Some of the greatestevolutionary biologistsof the 20th centuryfamously dismissed the prospect of humanlike intelligence beyond Earth.

26 Feb 2025 5:16 pm
How will Trumps fund cuts hit the USs technological competitiveness?

Proposed cuts to the federal agencies that fund scientific research could undercut Americas global competitiveness.

26 Feb 2025 5:01 pm
Why is there so much gold in westAfrica?

West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as the Land of Gold because of its abundant reserves and thriving trade networks.

26 Feb 2025 3:14 pm
Researchers spot a clue as to why human and mouse genomes overlap

Parts of human, mouse, chicken, dog, and even fish DNA called ultra-conserved elements havent tolerated a single change in the last 80 million years

26 Feb 2025 5:30 am
Delhi High Court rejects early hearing on plea over DeepSeek ban in India

A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said there was no urgency in the PIL and it did not deserve a priority hearing.

25 Feb 2025 7:15 pm