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International
International Youth Day 2024: History, Theme, and Significance
12 August is observed annually as International Youth Day. It is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of…
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From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment
In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in The Lancet medical journal…
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WHO Study: COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Over 1.6 Million Lives in Europe, Amid New Summer Wave Concerns
A new study by WHO/Europe, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, highlights the significant impact of COVID-19 vaccines in saving lives across the WHO European Region. From December 2020 to…
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Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years
The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of…
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Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science
If you consider yourself a climate science supporter, you probably wouldn’t think simple exposure to a sceptic’s claim could shift your views. Our new research has produced worrying findings. Climate…
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Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on International Space Station
New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own “gravity” to replace Earth’s, and…
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Financial hardship is the biggest driver of loneliness
One in four Australians report feeling lonely, according to our new report released this week from our research collaboration. The data builds on a large study we conducted last year…
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Today in History
Quit India Movement: History and Significance
On 8th August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement for freedom from British rule in Mumbai (then Bombay). The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement,…
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12 June
The Life and Achievements of Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose is a renowned British physicist, mathematician, and philosopher. Early Life and Education Roger Penrose, a distinguished British mathematician and physicist, was born on August 8, 1931, in Colchester,…
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Indian History
8 August in Indian and World History
8 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 8 August the birth anniversary of Dada Kondke, Dilip Sardesai, Kapil Sibal, and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu. 8…
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Technology
Top 2 Recovery Data Software for Windows PC
Windows provides a simple method for recovering lost data by retrieving files from the Recycle Bin folder. However, it is not always successful and umerous users will search the recovery…
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12 June
Remembering Elinor Ostrom: A Nobel Prize Winner in Economics
Elinor Ostrom (7 August 1933 – 12 June 2012) was an American political scientist and political economist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, in 2009. Early Life and…
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Book
Celebrating life and legacy of Vasudev Sharan Agarwal
Vasudev Sharan Agarwal (7 August 1904 – 27 July 1966) was an Indian scholar of cultural history, Sanskrit and Hindi literature, numismatics, museology, and art history. Life and Career Vasudev…
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7 August
Celebrating life and legacy of Kary Mullis
Kary Mullis (28 December 1944 – 7 August 2019) was an American biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993. Life and Career Kary Mullis was born…
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Indian History
7 August in Indian and World History
7 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 7 August is the birth anniversary of Abanindranath Tagore, Suresh Wadkar, M. S. Swaminathan, and Rajmohan Gandhi.…
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