New discovery paves way for ‘silicon of the future’

Researchers placed 2 ultra-thin materials on top of each other to get a new material with hybrid properties

Palm fossils suggest Tibet had high mountains and deep valleys

A new study has suggested that Tibet may not have been a plateau all the time and perhaps had high mountains and deep valleys

Climate vulnerability maps developed for Himalayan states

Vulnerability to climate change varies from state to state and district to district, it also depends on various socio-economic factors

Scientists solve genetic puzzle surrounding Mundas

Study says genetic makeup of Mundas is a result of interaction that happened 2,000-4,000 years ago between Indian Dravidian and …

National Science Day: Remembering Sukumar Chandra Sirkar, an unsung student of CV Raman

Few know about Raman’s research associates and students who were witness to the discovery and subsequently worked on various aspects of it

Indian shark researcher gets global recognition

Divya Karnad, a marine biologist working on shark conservation, has been chosen for a global award to work on such holistic conservation programme

Experts demand ethical framework and standards for AI systems

Two-day international colloquium on ‘Ethics and Governance of Autonomous Al Systems for a Better World’

Hindu Kush Himalayan region contains 27% less ice than estimated: study

The region is expected to lose half of its present-day glacier area by 2060, says a study on world’s glaciers

हिमालय के अधिक ऊंचाई वाले क्षेत्रों में सिमट रहा है सेब उत्पादन

उपयुक्त उत्पादन क्षेत्र अब केवल शिमला, कुल्लू, चंबा की उ�…

Surprise! India and China are greening faster than rest of the world

China and India — the two economic powerhouses of Asia — are contributing significantly to the greening of the …

Apple line goes topsy-turvy in the Himalayas

The traditional apple growing areas are shifting with changing pattern of rainfall and increasing temperature

Haze may be contributing to warming in South Asia: study

The warming, in turn, could be the reason behind the reduction in the monsoon in the past few decades

Big data may help get new clues on Alzheimer’s

Researchers develop a big data analytics framework to look for early diagnostic biomarkers of the disease

Snakebite: a public health problem you don’t hear of

Call to end neglected tropical diseases brings this major public health problem into focus

Moving towards a planet-friendly diet

New study recommends more fruits and veggies, less red meat for a healthy, planet-friendly diet

पृथ्वी और खुद की सेहत के लिए भोजन की थाली में करें बदलाव

रेड मीट जैसे उत्पादों के सेवन में 50 प्रतिशत तक कमी लानी ह�…

Now, a technology that can make reading latent fingerprints faster

Since this new nanomaterial is luminescent, it highlights fingerprints, which can be captured by UV lamps and then reconstructed

Microbial metabolite from berries may help address bowel disease

Indian researchers find that it's the metabolite that forms during breaking down of berries and pomegranates in the gut that keeps gut lining …

Punjab, a cradle of science popularisation in India

Punjab, which is holding the Indian Science Congress, not only produced some of the brightest scientific minds but also a great science communicator

Here is what Indian scientists achieved in 2018

Here is a collection of 15 such stories that gives a glimpse of important developments reported by Indian scientists during the year.

Scientists develop non-invasive technique to assess burn wound healing

A mere laser light is enough to check the status of recovery

Soon, a tear-based screening test for childhood blinding condition

Researchers at LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad have identified a few proteins that cause inflammation in the eye leading to abnormal blood …

Haryana’s Rors brought Western flavour to the Indus Valley

New genetic study claims that the Rors came to the Indus Valley when it was flourishing during the Bronze Age and inducted West Eurasian genetic …

Bibha Chowdhuri – celebrating a forgotten life in physics

Despite working with some of the leading lights of the physics fraternity in India and abroad, Chowdhuri remains an unsung hero of Indian science.

New study questions Kerala flood link with climate change

Instead, the study says, the 2018 extreme precipitation and flood events might have been caused due to anomalous large-scale circulation features