New York, November 2025:A groundbreaking study by neuroscientists from Columbia University and McGill University has uncovered a critical link between childhood trauma and adult depression, identifying a brain chemical called SGK1 as the missing biological connection. Researchers found that people who experienced early-life adversity — such as abuse or neglect — often have higher levels…
News in Short (60 words) Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has released its experimental V3.2-Exp model, featuring a new Sparse Attention mechanism to cut computing costs and improve long-text processing. The company also announced a 50%+ API price cut, intensifying competition with Alibaba’s Qwen and U.S. rivals like OpenAI. V3.2-Exp is an “intermediate step” toward DeepSeek’s…
NISAR ISRO is set to launch the Earth observation satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) this Wednesday at 5:40 pm from the Sriharikota spaceport. The satellite, developed jointly by ISRO and NASA, aims to improve the management of natural resources and help in disaster response efforts. The $1.5 billion mission is a major milestone in…
Grok 4 Elon Musk has announced that the newest version of xAI’s Grok language model, Grok 4, will launch this week. The release is scheduled for July 9 at 8 PM Pacific Time, which is 8:30 AM IST on Thursday. This comes after Musk hinted last month that Grok 4 would be unveiled shortly after…
ISRO’s Human Spaceflight Mission and Axiom Mission 4 India is on the brink of a historic moment in its space journey as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force prepares to head to space. Selected by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Shukla will serve as the Mission Pilot for Axiom Mission 4…
China Sends Three Astronauts to Space Station in Landmark Shenzhou-20 Mission China successfully launched three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station on Thursday, marking the 15th crewed mission in its spaceflight history and the 20th overall under the Shenzhou program, which began more than 30 years ago. The Shenzhou-20 spacecraft lifted off at 5:17…
NASA Mars exploration 2025 A mineral called siderite found in Martian rocks is giving scientists new clues that Mars may have once been much warmer and wetter, possibly even supporting life. NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012 to study whether the planet could have ever supported tiny life forms, discovered siderite in…
Possible Signs of Alien Life Detected on Distant Planet, Scientists Say In what could be a groundbreaking discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found strong evidence of possible life on a planet beyond our solar system. The planet, called K2-18 b, is located about 124 light-years away in the constellation Leo….
Washington, D.C. — April 5, 2025 The U.S. Space Force has awarded rocket launch contracts worth a total of $13.5 billion to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin, selecting them to carry out around 54 high-profile satellite missions through 2029. The contracts are part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3,…
A new study warns that young people are being prescribed antibiotics too often, even when they don’t need them, increasing the risk of antibiotic resistance. Researchers from the University of Manchester found that doctors frequently give antibiotics for infections without properly assessing the risk of complications. Their analysis of 15.7 million patient records showed that…