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Clean Energy & Climate Transition 10 Oct 2026, 10:38 PM IST

Scientists Engineer Yeast to Build Mars Habitats, Advancing a Living Materials Frontier

Researchers have engineered yeast to produce a biomaterial that could one day help construct shelters on Mars, where conventional building methods face severe limits from radiation, temperature swings and scarce resources. The work adds momentum to a fast-growing field of living materials, though experts caution that turning laboratory proof-of-concept into space-ready infrastructure remains a formidable engineering challenge.

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World Politics & Diplomacy08 Oct 2026, 02:30 PM IST

Wildlife Comebacks Show Nature Can Recover, Scientists Say

A new assessment from conservation researchers argues that nature loss is not always irreversible, citing recoveries in wild tigers, bluefin tuna and green sea turtles as evidence that targeted protection can trigger rapid rebounds. The findings arrive alongside a stark warning that monitored wildlife populations in Africa have fallen sharply since 1970, underscoring how uneven and fragile these gains remain.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition08 Oct 2026, 02:09 PM IST

Scientists Flag Climate and Energy as Defining Frontiers in Science’s Next Era

A New York Times roundup of views from 100 scientists underscores that climate change, clean energy, and the broader energy transition remain among the most urgent scientific challenges of the era. The responses point to a field defined not by a single breakthrough, but by the harder task of scaling solutions fast enough to match rising physical and economic risks.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition08 Oct 2026, 09:29 AM IST

Scientists Identify 99-Million-Year-Old Insect Preserved in Tree Resin, Revealing a Rare Dinosaur-Age Feeding Adaptation

Researchers have identified a new insect species preserved in 99-million-year-old tree resin, offering an unusually detailed look at life during the dinosaur era. The specimen’s elongated feeding apparatus, nearly twice the length of its body, suggests a highly specialized ecology that has no close modern equivalent.

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Global Health & Biotech08 Oct 2026, 02:45 AM IST

Chemistry Nobel Honors Scientists Who Solved Life’s Asymmetry Mystery

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to French and Japanese scientists whose work helped explain one of biology’s deepest puzzles: why living systems are built around a single handedness in their molecules. The finding reaches far beyond chemistry, illuminating the molecular foundations of life and offering new tools for medicine, materials science and synthetic biology.

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World Politics & Diplomacy08 Oct 2026, 01:15 AM IST

Jonathan the 194-Year-Old Tortoise Offers Scientists a Rare Window Into Longevity

Researchers have sequenced the genome of Jonathan, the world’s oldest known living land animal, a giant tortoise estimated to be 194 years old. The study is drawing attention far beyond zoology, because it may help scientists better understand how some species resist aging-related disease and maintain health for extraordinary lengths of time.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition07 Oct 2026, 11:01 PM IST

Scientists Report Hexagonal Ice Under Extreme Pressure, Opening New Clues on Water in Planetary Interiors

Researchers have identified a hexagonal-packed form of ice produced under extreme pressure, a finding that sharpens scientific understanding of how water behaves far beyond everyday conditions. The result is relevant to climate and clean-energy science because high-pressure ice phases shape models of planetary interiors, cryogenic systems, and the physics of water in extreme environments.

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World Politics & Diplomacy07 Oct 2026, 08:43 PM IST

Chemistry Nobel Honors French and Japanese Scientists for Solving Life’s Asymmetry Mystery

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to French and Japanese scientists whose work helped explain one of biology’s deepest puzzles: why life is built with a striking molecular asymmetry. Their research illuminates the left-right imbalance that underpins amino acids, sugars and, ultimately, the chemistry of living systems. The award underscores how fundamental science can reshape understanding of life itself while opening new paths in medicine, materials and drug design.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition07 Oct 2026, 07:15 PM IST

Scientists Identify 99-Million-Year-Old Insect Preserved in Resin, Naming It After a Teletubbies Character

Researchers have identified a rare insect preserved in tree resin from the dinosaur era, revealing a species with unusually long, tube-like mouthparts nearly twice the length of its body. The fossil has been given a whimsical name inspired by the Teletubbies character Noo-Noo, but the find itself is a serious scientific window into ancient ecosystems and insect evolution.

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