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NASA’s Anil Menon to become first astronaut of Malayali origin in space – The South First
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Japan to expand research grants, seeking 20,000 Ph.Ds a year
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65 Years Ago, One Clunky Irwin Allen Movie Changed Science Fiction Forever
The best part of watching the 1961 film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is seeing the future unfold. As its own piece of pop culture art, it’s hard to say that Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea holds up. Even by the standards of the day, Voyage to the Bottom of the…
