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Catching a Neutrino in the Tiger’s Den

Patrix | Environment, Science

Which one is harder to catch: the Tiger, or the Neutrino? One’s a rare charismatic megafauna everyone knows from myth and reality; the other, a really tiny but abundant ghostly elementary particle that you may not have heard about. While no tiger is eating you, I hope, your body is undoubtedly being pierced (through and through) by scads of neutrinos from cosmic rays even as you read this blog

Madhusudan describes the efforts of India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) and its struggle to setup base without disturbing the ecosystem of a tiger reserve.

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