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Annular Solar Eclipse 2020: How, when and where to watch the phenomenon
This time, ARIES will live telecast the solar eclipse. Those interested, can watch the eclipse on YouTube, Zoom and Facebook
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Coronavirus: India part of initiative on integrating science into response
Besides the US and India, the UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea are part of the initiative
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Singing stones, living installations at Science Gallery Bengaluru's outing
Stepping in to the exhibition is a must, if for curiosity alone, for works such as Italian percussionist Ivan Macera's Diagnesis
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In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe
Enough for us to hope that 2020 will bring more in the way of advances in our understanding of the universe around us
 "In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe")
Stuck in ice, dodging polar bears, all for science
A German research icebreaker with 100 scientists and crew members has been adrift in the frozen Central Arctic since October
 "Stuck in ice, dodging polar bears, all for science")
Mendeleev's Periodic Table
It remains an invaluable resource for classification in its 150th year
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How periodic table has become menu for a world hungry for material benefits
Almost every entry on the periodic table is being put to some kind of use today
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Why it is necessary to measure scientific progress sans Nobel Prize award
The notion that science is invested in by the state to secure awards for its scientists is laughable - but the idea that science should be pursued for its own sake is just pernicious
 "Why it is necessary to measure scientific progress sans Nobel Prize award")
Scientific temper & political discourse
The restoration of scientific temper in society is essential for the future we want
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Challenging 'accepted' theories
Theoretical constructs that were written off as impossible can exist
Massive brown dwarf discovered 750 light years away
Brown dwarfs are intermediate between planets and fully-fledged stars
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Soviet's tragic genetics story shows folly of political meddling in science
Western scientists embraced genetics but Russian scientists who thought the same were sent to gulag
 "Soviet's tragic genetics story shows folly of political meddling in science")
To avoid distortion of facts, govt mulls grading science books
The exercise would be voluntary and is aimed at making science literature more credible
 "To avoid distortion of facts, govt mulls grading science books")
