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Ecological power plant in the capital, project launched by Termoelectrica
IPN
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August 19, 2025
In the coming years, over 21 thousand new jobs will be created with the implementation of the Moldova Hitech Park project. The announcement was made today by the Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization, Doina Nistor, at the official...
Scientists Think the Weird Physics of Blood Could Crack Murder Cases Wide Open
Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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August 21, 2025
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study analyzes the way that bloodstains behave on cotton fabrics in the hopes of furthering forensic analysis. The shapes and intensities of bloodstains can provide investigators information...
Astronomers Capture the “Eye of Sauron” Beaming at Earth
SciTechDaily
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August 18, 2025
Looking inside the plasma jet cone of the blazar PKS 1424+240 with a radio telescope of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). Credit: NSF/AUI/NRAO/B. Saxton/Y.Y. Kovalev et al. A cosmic jet aimed at Earth reveals how blazars hurl particles to...
Nagaland University, UCSC Host ‘Ecologies Of Care’ Workshop In Kohima
Northeast Today
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August 21, 2025
Nagaland University and the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) recently co-hosted the ‘Ecologies of Care’ workshop in Kohima focusing on Indigenous philosophies, environmental change, and collaborative dialogue. Prof. Dolly Kikon from...
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s stellar limit was called absurd. It got him 1983 Physics Nobel
The Print
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August 21, 2025
In the early 1980s in Chicago, Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, fondly known as Chandra, received many copies of the gold-plated Bible when he told the world that he was an atheist. Chandrasekhar may not have...
New evidence of gas giant planet around our closest solar twin found by team including Cambridge astronomers
Cambridge Independent
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August 21, 2025
Cambridge astronomers were among a team that used the James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to our own Sun. The Alpha Centauri triple star system lies just four light...
Scenic Kerry lake could get glamping retreat and ‘Star Gazing Observatory’ with astronomy telescope
Irish Independent
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Visitors to the glamping retreat would be able to use the professional astronomy telescope to view the Apollo 11 moon landing site Lough Beg. Image: Google Maps Today at 07:00 Planning permission has been sought for a ‘sustainable’ glamping...
Peregrine Gold expands Tin Can gold strike to 850m at Newman project
Stockhead
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August 26, 2025
The Tin Can prospect has offered up more of its golden secrets in this latest round of air core drilling at the Newman project. Pic: Getty Images Air core drilling extends Tin Can prospect to 850m of strike System consists of multiple sub parallel...
'Awestruck': Astronomers get first glimpse inside a dying star
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 20, 2025
Astronomers have peered directly at a star's inner layers for the first time, thanks to a stellar explosion 2.2 billion light-years away. The star was stripped of its outer shells, revealing its dense innards to the Keck Observatory in Hawaii just...
PAC orders arrest of absconded Energy Ministry geologist over bond breach
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 21, 2025
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition to initiate the arrest of Yaa Serwaa Gyan, a Geologist who vacated her post after being granted study leave with pay, without fulfilling her...
ST Explains: What caused the Johor earthquake and is Singapore safe from such tremors?
The Straits Times
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August 26, 2025
SINGAPORE – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 struck Johor on Aug 24, with tremors felt across several states, including Negeri Sembilan and Melaka. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the epicentre was located near Segamat,...
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Still Has Potential for Explosive Eruption, Says Geological Agency
Tempo.co
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August 21, 2025
The Head of Indonesia's Geological Agency, Muhammad Wafid, stated that Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), still has the potential of experiencing an explosive eruption. The indicator is the increasing...
10 important formulas every JEE aspirant must revise regularly
The Times of India
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Preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is a test of both knowledge and strategy. Every year, lakhs of aspirants across India compete for a seat in the country’s premier engineering institutes, and what often makes the difference...
Morris Arboretum offers certificate in ecological horticulture
Chestnut Hill Local - Pennsylvania
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August 21, 2025
A new educational program is set to take root at Morris Arboretum & Gardens this month. The Chestnut Hill arboretum will debut its certificate in ecological horticulture, a gardening approach that focuses on creating healthy, natural ecosystems....
Kerala’s civet trouble: Nocturnal intruders expose a deeper ecological crisis
Down to Earth
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On Tuesday morning, the Kerala High Court witnessed an unusual adjournment. The division bench led by Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji cut short proceedings even before they began, not because of a legal standoff, but because...
Master Naturalists will hear from local geologist
Fredericksburg Standard - Texas
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August 20, 2025
Petroleum geologist Dana Rowen will present ‘If Rocks Could Speak — A Geologist’s View of the Texas Hill Country,’ at the Aug. 25 meeting of the Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter. Master Naturalists will hear from local geologist The...
Astronomer says new interstellar object could be advanced aliens testing our intelligence
Daily Star
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August 18, 2025
A Harvard professor suggested that a strange interstellar object hurtling towards Earth could have been sent by aliens to test our intelligence. Professor Loeb has been vocal on his theories – but many scientists have branded his suggestions as...
Astronomers Capture 'Eye of Sauron' Plasma Jet from Blazar 10 Billion Light-Years Away
Pravda.ru
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August 18, 2025
Astronomers Capture 'Eye of Sauron' Plasma Jet from Blazar 10 Billion Light-Years Away Astronomers have studied an extraordinary cosmic phenomenon: a powerful plasma jet emitted by the blazar PKS 1424+240, whose core contains a supermassive black...
"The Bat Man of Mexico" to headline tequila tasting and ecology lecture at the Sam Noble Museum
The Norman Transcript - Oklahoma
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From sampling bat-friendly™ tequila to learning about the impact and ecology of bats in Mexico, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History announced two special events featuring internationally acclaimed conservation biologist Dr. Rodrigo...
New Insights into Utricularia Pierrei in Lam Dong
Bioengineer.org
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August 26, 2025
In a groundbreaking study that has garnered significant attention in the botanical community, researchers have unveiled critical new information regarding the unique species known as Utricularia pierrei. This carnivorous plant, part of the diverse...