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Clean Energy & Climate Transition Just now (12:27 PM IST)

In an $80 Motel Room, a Scientist Found Two New Microbe Species With Implications for Life’s Origins

A scientist working from a modest motel room in North Carolina has identified two previously unknown species of microscopic amoebae, a finding that is drawing attention far beyond the confines of basic taxonomy. The discovery underscores how low-cost fieldwork and improvised lab conditions can still produce consequential science with relevance to climate, ecology, and the study of life’s earliest evolutionary pathways.

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Clean Energy & Climate TransitionJust now (12:43 AM IST)

Motel-Room Discovery Points to New Clues on Life’s Origins

A scientist working from an $80 motel room in North Carolina has identified two previously unknown species of microscopic amoebae, a finding that could help researchers better understand how complex life evolved. The discovery underscores how low-cost, improvisational field science can still produce results with implications far beyond the laboratory.

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Clean Energy & Climate TransitionJust now (02:09 PM IST)

Motel-Room Science Yields Two New Microbe Species, Offering Clues to Life’s Origins

A scientist working from an $80 motel room in North Carolina has identified two previously unknown microbe species, a striking example of low-cost field science producing high-value discovery. The finding adds to a growing body of research on extremophile and understudied microorganisms that may help explain how life adapts, survives, and evolves in harsh environments.

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Big Tech, Cloud & Semiconductors27 Oct 2026, 08:00 PM IST

A 1,000-Mile Martian Cloud May Expose Ice Physics Never Seen on Earth

A new atmospheric model suggests Mars may produce a vast cloud feature through ice-forming processes that have not been directly observed in nature, raising fresh questions about how dust, water ice and temperature extremes interact on the Red Planet. The finding is drawing attention well beyond planetary science because it could refine climate models, inform future missions and sharpen the tools used to simulate complex physical systems across high-performance computing.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition27 Oct 2026, 08:00 PM IST

Bacteria Found to Build Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks, Opening a New Route for Clean-Energy Materials

Scientists have discovered that bacteria can synthesise metal–organic frameworks, or MOFs, with unusually high electrical conductivity, a finding that could reshape how advanced materials are made for energy storage, sensing and climate technologies. The work points to a biologically driven manufacturing route that may be cleaner, cheaper and more scalable than conventional chemical synthesis.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition27 Oct 2026, 08:00 PM IST

Neutrinos Move From Physics to Climate Tech’s Edge

A new wave of public attention around neutrinos, driven by Nobel Prize-winning research and fresh explainers from major outlets, is putting one of nature’s most elusive particles back in the spotlight. While the science is fundamental, the implications extend beyond academia, reinforcing the role of Antarctic observatories and advanced detectors in the broader clean-energy and climate-tech ecosystem.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition27 Oct 2026, 08:00 PM IST

A Laser Beam Reaches the Moon in Just Over One Second, But the Physics Behind It Matters Far More

A laser beam aimed from Earth to the Moon takes a little more than one second to arrive, a deceptively simple fact that underscores the precision of modern space science. The timing is not just a curiosity: it is central to lunar ranging, satellite navigation, and the measurement of Earth-Moon distance with extraordinary accuracy.

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World Politics & Diplomacy27 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

Lula’s Victory Signals a Climate Reset for the Amazon

Environmental advocates are hailing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s return to Brazil’s presidency as a decisive reversal after years of weakened enforcement and rising deforestation under Jair Bolsonaro. The result is being read globally as a major win for the Amazon, though Lula now faces the harder test of turning campaign promises into durable policy across a deeply polarized country.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition27 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

Study Suggests the Brain May Toggle Between Two Perceptual States 15 Times a Second

A new U.S.-based neuroscience study suggests the brain may not process reality as a continuous stream, but instead alternates rapidly between competing perceptual states roughly 15 times per second. The finding adds to a growing body of work on how attention, consciousness and suppression shape what people actually see, with implications for neuroscience, mental health research and human-machine interface design.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition27 Oct 2026, 04:34 PM IST

Tiny Ancient Chemical Shift May Explain Why Life Emerged on Earth

A new scientific interpretation suggests that a subtle chemical change more than 4 billion years ago may have helped set the stage for life on Earth. The finding adds weight to the idea that planetary habitability can hinge on small molecular differences with enormous long-term consequences.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition27 Oct 2026, 04:34 PM IST

Study Suggests the Brain May Cycle Between Two Perceptual States 15 Times a Second

A new neuroscience study reported by ScienceAlert suggests the human brain may rapidly alternate between conscious and suppressed perceptions roughly 15 times per second. The finding adds to a growing body of research showing that awareness is not continuous but may be shaped by fast neural rhythms that filter what reaches consciousness.

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