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A recent expedition to the Satopanth glacier, near the Indian pilgrimage town of Badrinath, revealed a mountain landscape increasingly shaped by rockfalls.
From redesigning spacecraft controls to building construction materials for Mars, India's astronauts-designate are tackling research questions that could influence the country's future human spaceflight.
Astrophysicists say powerful magnetic fields can stop tiny black holes growing inside dead stars, which may explain why so many still survive near the Milky Way's centre.
While investigating a girl's rare mutation, scientists uncovered previously unknown pigmentation variants unique to India, including genes linked to lighter skin and skin cancer risk.
Researchers spanning Indonesia, India and Spain argue that local research networks can generate better evidence needed to protect vulnerable reef ecosystems.