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  • India has showed how scientific research can be used in every sector: Jitendra Singh November 16, 2023 05:43 PM IST

    India has showed how scientific research can be used in every sector: Jitendra Singh

    He added that whether it is the roads, railways, Smart City project, digital health, deep sea exploration, groundwater mapping, or crop imaging, the applications of science and technology are quite visible to all.

  • Argoland, a continent missing for 155 million years, found off Australia November 14, 2023 07:12 PM IST

    Argoland, a continent missing for 155 million years, found off Australia

    Argoland, now dispersed as an archipelago separated by ocean basins, initially drifted northwest, contributing to the formation of several Southeast Asian islands.

  • Human evolution and newer energy sources: Two sides of the same coin November 10, 2023 11:48 AM IST

    Human evolution and newer energy sources: Two sides of the same coin

    The combined power of wind, sun, and batteries is leading to significant strides in the reshaping of our energy landscape

  • What is the planetary health diet, and how can it save the world and your life November 05, 2023 05:38 PM IST

    What is the planetary health diet, and how can it save the world and your life

    A 2023 study found that eating more planet-friendly foods could help you live a longer, healthier life.

  • Nobel for mRNA vaccine shows power of perseverance October 03, 2023 04:56 PM IST

    Nobel for mRNA vaccine shows power of perseverance

    The Covid-19 shots that seemed to appear overnight built on decades of work by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman

  • Space Race: Hyundai, Mitsubishi are working on a moonshot September 06, 2023 10:53 AM IST

    Space Race: Hyundai, Mitsubishi are working on a moonshot

    As governments, coupled with research organisations and commercial clients, find the cash to make lunar missions happen and some like India do it on a shoestring budget, we face the very real prospect of moonshots becoming a truly global venture. That alone is an achievement worth celebrating

  • Superbugs: why it’s so hard to stop the ‘silent pandemic’ August 28, 2023 11:45 AM IST

    Superbugs: why it’s so hard to stop the ‘silent pandemic’

    Antimicrobial resistance already kills millions and is projected to get worse. But there is little incentive for Big Pharma to tackle the issue

  • From boson sub-atomic particles to bosenova supernovas, the Indian scientist who pierced mysteries of the universe August 06, 2023 01:13 PM IST

    From boson sub-atomic particles to bosenova supernovas, the Indian scientist who pierced mysteries of the universe

    In late June, a team of American astrophysicists published a pre-peer-reviewed paper on the net. It claimed that massive “invisible” bosenovas may be occurring all around us all the time.

  • What is room-temperature superconductor? All you need to know about LK-99 August 05, 2023 08:02 AM IST

    What is room-temperature superconductor? All you need to know about LK-99

    The claimed discovery of a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor opens up possibilities for less restriction on their widespread practical applications.

  • ISRO enables +’successful’ test of space startup Skyroot’s rocket engine at TN facility July 22, 2023 07:55 PM IST

    ISRO enables +’successful’ test of space startup Skyroot’s rocket engine at TN facility

    The facilitation of this test underscores ISRO's "commitment to nurture private players, start-ups, and non-government entities in developing the country's space eco-system", the space agency said in a release

  • India’s cracked the quantity problem in scientific research. Now for the quality part July 21, 2023 10:12 AM IST

    India’s cracked the quantity problem in scientific research. Now for the quality part

    India is now the world’s third largest producer of scientific research which is a great achievement, now it needs to scale up the quality of its research

  • Congratulations pour in from space agencies after ISRO’s successful Chandrayaan-3 launch July 14, 2023 08:56 PM IST

    Congratulations pour in from space agencies after ISRO’s successful Chandrayaan-3 launch

    Lauding ISRO, US space agency NASA’s administrator Bill Nelson expressed anticipation for the scientific findings that will emerge from this mission.

  • Chandrayaan-3: The future of India’s lunar and space exploration hinges on this mission July 14, 2023 03:23 PM IST

    Chandrayaan-3: The future of India’s lunar and space exploration hinges on this mission

    August 15 this year will mark two decades of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announcing the Chandrayaan programme. India hopes the failure-based design approach and robust testing done by the ISRO on C3 will ensure a successful mission and an expanded lunar exploration programme for the future.

  • Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us. June 28, 2023 08:44 PM IST

    Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us.

    Accelerated melting of the polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers had changed the way mass was distributed around the planet enough to influence its spin.

  • Don’t squander a key advance in fertility research June 26, 2023 10:32 AM IST

    Don’t squander a key advance in fertility research

    Scientists who announced that they had created "synthetic human embryos" should worry that the name and the still unanswered questions about how these so-called synthetic embryos were created and related misunderstandings could lead to bans that could derail this important scientific work representing a potentially significant breakthrough in the study of infertility

  • Want to be more creative? Try dream-hacking while you sleep June 19, 2023 05:30 PM IST

    Want to be more creative? Try dream-hacking while you sleep

    New scientific methods are helping researchers understand how dreams can boost brainpower

  • Astronomers discover abundance of rare metals on Jupiter-sized exoplanet that rains iron June 15, 2023 06:50 PM IST

    Astronomers discover abundance of rare metals on Jupiter-sized exoplanet that rains iron

    The temperature on the exoplanet, WASP-76b, rises up to 4,350 degrees Fahrenheit or 2,400 degrees Celsius, which is hot enough to vaporize iron.

  • 'Virgin' crocodile gets pregnant in first such case, scientists stunned June 09, 2023 10:53 PM IST

    'Virgin' crocodile gets pregnant in first such case, scientists stunned

    .The first evidence of a virgin birth in crocodiles has been reported in a captive American crocodile at a Costa Rica zoo.

  • Can Taurine help you live longer and healthier? June 09, 2023 10:32 AM IST

    Can Taurine help you live longer and healthier?

    Mice fed Taurine, an amino acid, lived 10–12 percent longer; worms’ lives were extended 10-23 percent; and middle-aged monkeys showed improvements across health parameters. But we don't know the dangers of Taurine supplements to human health, including on cancerous cells. Years of research lie ahead

  • MC Explains: How G20’s environment working group and Ocean 20 dialogue are pushing the ‘blue economy’ agenda May 24, 2023 03:01 PM IST

    MC Explains: How G20’s environment working group and Ocean 20 dialogue are pushing the ‘blue economy’ agenda

    G20 deliberations currently ongoing in Mumbai aim to promote sustainable blue economies through advancements in science, technology, and innovation, supported by robust policy frameworks, governance initiatives, and alternative finance mechanisms.

  • Why Natural Disasters Seem Worse Than Our Direst Predictions May 18, 2023 06:21 PM IST

    Why Natural Disasters Seem Worse Than Our Direst Predictions

    It’s human nature to latch on to the most easily available snippets of information.

  • In Pics: All you need to know about the origin of the universe May 10, 2023 02:38 PM IST

    In Pics: All you need to know about the origin of the universe

    What is beyond Big Bang? Here’s an alternative to the popular theory of origin of the universe

  • Bats, cheetahs and hippos unlock mysteries of the human genome May 03, 2023 05:55 PM IST

    Bats, cheetahs and hippos unlock mysteries of the human genome

    The decade-long Zoonomia project shows that animals have a lot to teach us about our health, disease, and potentially new ideas for medicines

  • In Pics: Scientists have discovered a missing link in search for origin of Earth's water; take a look April 21, 2023 12:12 PM IST

    In Pics: Scientists have discovered a missing link in search for origin of Earth's water; take a look

    A recent study published in the journal Nature suggests that ancient Earth may have produced its earliest water supply.

  • Cabinet clears Rs 6,000-crore National Quantum Mission: All you need to know April 20, 2023 01:40 PM IST

    Cabinet clears Rs 6,000-crore National Quantum Mission: All you need to know

    India is going to be at par with six global countries researching quantum technology.