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- A 'rebellious' exoplanet orbits in the opposite direction of its star
A star and its planets form when a cloud of gas and dust collapses in on itself somewhere in space. The cloud then forms a disk around the nascent star, within which the planets will form. This protostar and its disk…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - The Red Planet has a purple side
Oxidized iron dominates the Martian color palette. The dusty reds, ochers, browns and tans give the planet its nickname: the Red Planet. But new images of Mars' south polar region show something different. Swirls of…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Researchers measure the environment where the first supermassive black holes formed
When the James Webb Space Telescope pointed its powerful instruments toward the early universe, scientists were surprised by what it found. At high-redshift (z) values, corresponding to less than 1 billion years after…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Stopping Ozempic may raise heart attack and stroke risk
A large study suggests the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound can disappear surprisingly quickly when treatment stops. After two years off the medications, patients…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Black holes of every size follow the same surprising rule
Scientists have found evidence that black holes of vastly different sizes may launch powerful jets according to the same universal rule. Supermassive black holes can produce jets soon after tearing apart a star, then…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - The flood has gone. For Nepal’s children, the fear remains
“I don’t need anything.” The boy stood among other children at a relief distribution centre and watched them choose what they could carry. Some were looking through piles of clothes. Others were reaching for food. A…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - A new process turns plastic waste into gasoline and diesel fuel
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a surprisingly simple way to turn polyethylene, the common plastic used in shopping bags and cutting boards, into gasoline and diesel-like fuels. The process…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once
A new needle-thin brain implant can record neural activity, deliver drugs, and stimulate multiple brain regions using a single flexible fiber. Successful tests in mice suggest it could give scientists a more precise,…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Nepal’s climate message to the world at UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly is an important opportunity for Nepal. He is scheduled to address the General Debate on September 24. At a time when climate…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - NASA just powered up Roman’s massive 300-megapixel camera
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has successfully activated its 300-megapixel infrared camera, which will capture enormous stretches of the cosmos with Hubble-like sharpness. Its planet-hunting coronagraph is also working…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Chronic stress may be quietly reshaping your heart
Chronic inflammation tied to stress, lifestyle, mental health, and socioeconomic conditions may silently change the heart for years before any symptoms appear. People with the highest inflammation levels faced a 43%…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - High-level efforts underway to lift ANFA suspension, says Minister Pokharel
Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel has said high-level efforts are underway to lift the suspension that FIFA, the world football governing body, imposed on the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). Minister…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Stanford scientists discover the human brain may actually be two separate organs
Scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct cellular systems, suggesting that evolution fused together two ancient nervous systems with very different jobs. The discovery also allowed…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - What kills Schrödinger’s cat? Gravity may not be the answer
Physicists have put a decades-old idea about why the strange rules of quantum mechanics disappear in our everyday world to one of its toughest experimental tests yet. Deep beneath Italy’s Gran Sasso mountain,…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Venus ate its moon: How Earth's 'twin' could have swallowed a rocky satellite
Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a size, mass and structure similar to Earth's, doesn't have a moon. New UC Riverside research shows that our hungry twin likely swallowed it.
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - To understand the solar cycle, notice how the sun sleeps
The sun is such a constant in our lives that it can be difficult to imagine our star ever changing. But the sun can be quite variable. There are times when its magnetic field is turbulent and generates many sunspots and…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Scientists discover a hidden “ID card” in cat urine
Cats may identify one another through a surprisingly durable chemical “calling card” made from 13 unusual fatty acids in their urine. The compounds appear linked to mysterious fat droplets in the kidneys and may…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Scientists may have solved a 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
Researchers may have solved a long-running mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls by proposing that the Qumran sect really did use its distinctive 364-day calendar. Its perfectly ordered 52-week system kept holidays…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - New nanoparticles make hidden chemical differences light up
Scientists have developed ultra-bright nanoparticles that can detect tiny amounts of chemicals and distinguish between molecules that look almost identical. The technology could one day provide a cheaper way to catch…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense
A decade-long NIST experiment has produced a new measurement of the universal gravitational constant that differs unexpectedly from another leading result, deepening a 225-year-old physics puzzle. The discrepancy is…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Ancient DNA reveals how plague kept returning for 400 years after the Black Death
Ancient DNA reveals that plague repeatedly returned to Europe for more than 400 years after the Black Death, evolving into new lineages and spreading through trade, migration, and war. Researchers also developed a…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - A 66-million-year-old tooth reveals T. rex was nearly as warm as a human
Chemical clues preserved inside fossilized T. rex teeth reveal that the dinosaur maintained a body temperature of about 97 degrees Fahrenheit, almost identical to humans. The finding provides direct evidence that the…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Einstein’s “spooky action” just survived one of physics’ most extreme tests
Physicists have detected strong evidence that heavy, fleeting Z bosons can become quantum entangled during Higgs boson decays at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. The result shows that Einstein’s “spooky action at a…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Hurricane Hunters reveal 4 warning signs that a storm is about to strengthen
Nearly three decades of Hurricane Hunter data reveal four features that can help a tilted tropical cyclone straighten its circulation and become capable of intensifying. The findings could give forecasters an earlier…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Ed Sheeran says he made ‘mistakes’ amid Macklemore controversy
The singer says the dispute over free speech and Palestine has drawn him into a complex political debate he never wanted to join.
Faith · DigiFaithNepal · - The gas shortage is changing what’s on the menu
Eateries are dropping tandoori roti, fried dishes and other gas-intensive items as they struggle to continue their services.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Lumbini Lions to face Sudurpaschim Royals in NPL opener
Reigning champions Lumbini kick off their title defence at Kirtipur, leading a 27-day fixture list that features 21 league matches and four playoff games.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Can ‘Mission 2026’ finally deliver Nepal its first Asian Games gold?
After three years of preparation marred by funding woes, Nepal’s trimmed 135-athlete contingent enters the Asian Games chasing double-digit medals and its first-ever gold.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Constitution review mired in political debate as parties fail to agree on scope of amendment
The Balendra Shah government tasked a panel with preparing for amendments but the effort did not gain support of all political forces.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Constitution Day puts Nepal’s constitutional future in focus
Leaders broadly defend the charter’s gains but differ over whether the priority should be implementation, review or amendment.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Fees keep Nepal-Israel farm, care worker deals on hold
Israel says private agencies are legally entitled to charge foreign workers, while Nepal wants recruitment to remain free or worker-friendly
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepal begins probe into what triggered Bhotekoshi disaster
A seven-member expert panel will trace the August 26 disaster from its source to downstream areas and examine geological, glacial and hydrological hazards, as well as the possible role of climate change.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Wagle to tour US, Doha and Bangkok seeking help after climate-triggered Rasuwa floods
Prime Minister Balendra Shah is also expected to raise the issue of climate justice at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepali MMA star Yuki Angdembe beats China’s Buhuogubu in JCK-123
Relying on superior grappling and wrestling control, the Nepali fighter swept all three scorecards against China’s Buhuogubu in Luliang to earn his ninth professional victory.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Man Kumar and Ram Maya win at Vietnam Mountain Marathon
Man Kumar Roka Magar won in the 100km while Ram Maya Budha won in the 50km category of the VMM, which is part of the World Trail Majors series.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal leaders call for stronger governance, inclusion on Constitution Day
President, vice president and prime minister stress social justice and constitutional implementation, while party leaders call for unity and protection of the constitution’s gains.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Why Constitution Day is still Madhesh’s ‘Black Day’
Policy choices in the 2015 Constitution systematically fractured Madheshi political representation and civil service access.
Faith · DigiFaithNepal · - Ronaldo, Chitwan’s famed wild elephant, found dead
The bull was a key breeding partner for captive female elephants, with 38 calves attributed to him.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty
Key details of the agreement have not been made public, including the degree of US military presence in the self-governed Danish territory and whether any formal power over foreign policy and resources would be ceded to…
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Can Nepal protect Yomari?
Why does the country have no legal claim to its own most valuable heritage, and what will it take to build one.
Faith · DigiFaithNepal ·