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Simply Put: The tax

Simply Put: The tax

13 Mar 2026

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Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study

Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study

11 Mar 2026

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No, one in 200 men in the world are not related to Genghis, Khagan of the Mongol Empire: Study

No, one in 200 men in the world are not related to Genghis, Khagan of the Mongol Empire: Study

08 Mar 2026

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Like North India’s Jats and Rors, Central Asia’s Yaghnobis and Pamiris are among the closest ‘living genetic links’ to ancient Indo-Iranians

Like North India’s Jats and Rors, Central Asia’s Yaghnobis and Pamiris are among the closest ‘living genetic links’ to ancient Indo-Iranians

04 Mar 2026

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Gobar Times: Shaming globally and powered by AI

Gobar Times: Shaming globally and powered by AI

01 Mar 2026

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Map from the United States Geological Survey showing the approximate location of the earthquake on February 27, 2026.

As over 5 magnitude quake along India-Bangladesh border jolts Kolkata, here is why the metropolis is susceptible to large quakes

27 Feb 2026

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International Solar Alliance launches global AI-for-Energy mission to accelerate clean power in 120+ countries

International Solar Alliance launches global AI-for-Energy mission to accelerate clean power in 120+ countries

18 Feb 2026

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A dust-bound supermassive black hole [artist's impression]

Scientists capture clearest evidence yet of star collapsing into black hole

Nandita Banerji

13 Feb 2026

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Mount Everest lies above one of the world’s most active continental collision zones, where the Indian plate is being driven beneath Asia. This tectonic interaction generates frequent earthquakes, including deep mantle events, offering critical insight into the ongoing process of mountain building.

Scientists map rare earthquakes deep within Earth’s mantle for the first time

Nandita Banerji

10 Feb 2026

3 min read

Interviews

Barren Island volcano’s activity is purely due to magmatic processes: Hetu Sheth

Barren Island volcano’s activity is purely due to magmatic processes: Hetu Sheth

08 Oct 2025

Immanuel Louis (L) and Suyash Bafna

‘We are trying to revolutionise aerospace in the way automakers once revolutionised cars’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

23 Sep 2025

'Biggest problem with India's rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guaranteed by local installer'

‘Biggest problem with India’s rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guarantee on end-to-end product by local installer’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

23 Jul 2025

Screengrab of a brush fire in LA.

Scale of LA fires is unusual compared to emissions from California fires for January over the last 20 years: Mark Parrington

Rohini Krishnamurthy

27 Jan 2025

‘India a laboratory for seismologists’

‘India a laboratory for seismologists’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

25 Jan 2025

The current Digital Data Protection Act is excessively vague: Apar Gupta

Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 will only be a nominal checkbox: Apar Gupta

Rohini Krishnamurthy

15 Jan 2025

‘Story of human origin is still not figured out or over’

‘Story of human origin is still not figured out or over’

03 Jan 2025

‘Space profoundly alters microbes’

‘Space profoundly alters microbes’

20 Jul 2024

Priya Moorjani, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley (Illustration: Yogendra Anand)

‘Indians have largest variety of Neanderthal, Denisovan genes’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

15 Apr 2024

Image: Custom colormap package by cmastro; Claire Lamman / DESI collaboration

‘We are seeing a sign that dark energy is not a cosmological constant’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

05 Apr 2024

How India’s lunar landing shapes future of space exploration, geopolitics — an expert explains

How India’s lunar landing shapes future of space exploration, geopolitics — an expert explains

Rohini Krishnamurthy

20 Sep 2023

‘There is a fundamental joy in exploring our universe, but it comes with great responsibility’

‘There is a fundamental joy in exploring our universe, but it comes with great responsibility’

26 Aug 2023

Blog

The norm in global AI governance right now is performance and scale; India can rewrite that

The norm in global AI governance right now is performance and scale; India can rewrite that

13 Mar 2026

4 min read

When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews

When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews

13 Mar 2026

5 min read

Universities in crisis, innovation is stifled

Universities in crisis, innovation is stifled

12 Mar 2026

4 min read

Biometric IDs are being rolled out in Africa. Study reveals the risks and pitfalls

Biometric IDs are being rolled out in Africa. Study reveals the risks and pitfalls

03 Mar 2026

5 min read

India’s challenging AI predicament

India’s challenging AI predicament

03 Mar 2026

4 min read

A question of conscience: Responsible use of new tools in higher learning is, at its core, about what we believe education is for

A question of conscience: Responsible use of new tools in higher learning is, at its core, about what we believe education is for

02 Mar 2026

5 min read

Videos

Preparing for the next Moon landing: Inside NASA’s Artemis II Mission

Preparing for the next Moon landing: Inside NASA’s Artemis II Mission

21 Jan 2026

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Can we afford space tourism in a rapidly warming, unequal world?

Can we afford space tourism in a rapidly warming, unequal world?

19 Apr 2025

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Did science just resurrect the prehistoric dire wolf?

Did science just resurrect the prehistoric dire wolf?

12 Apr 2025

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AI Summit 2025: Safety concerns and an energy-guzzling future

AI Summit 2025: Safety concerns and an energy-guzzling future

14 Feb 2025

2 min read

Why athletes worldwide turn to genetic screening for improved performance

Why athletes worldwide turn to genetic screening for improved performance

30 Jul 2024

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ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do

ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do

03 Jan 2024

2 min read

Redefining how we look at the early universe | James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Redefining how we look at the early universe | James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

07 Jan 2024

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Indian Space Research Organisation’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1 reaches its destination

Indian Space Research Organisation’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1 reaches its destination

08 Jan 2024

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Books

The catalyst within

The catalyst within

Rohini Krishnamurthy

01 Oct 2025

Book Excerpt: Of algorithms we use and a small town in Bihar

Book Excerpt: Of algorithms we use and a small town in Bihar

11 Jan 2025

All-pervasive AI

All-pervasive AI

Nandita Banerji

27 Jul 2024

Science Tales

Science Tales

Rakesh Kalshian

05 Feb 2020

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India and the power of ‘Jugaad’

India and the power of ‘Jugaad’

Vikas Choudhary

12 Dec 2025

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Titles Jupiter Marble (2019), this colour-enhanced view of Jupiter shows the iconic Great Red Spot alongside the swirling turbulence of the southern hemisphere. Made from three images taken during a close pass in February 2019, it highlights the dramatic contrasts in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Citizen scientist Kevin M Gill processed the raw JunoCam data to create the image.

Juno’s last orbit: NASA’s Jupiter mission set to end next month

Nandita Banerji

22 Aug 2025

2 min read

DTE Palette: 4 books you should read this week

DTE Palette: 4 books you should read this week

12 Jul 2025

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A poster-size image of the beautiful barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300

Hubble telescope turns 35: A celestial celebration in 5 stunning images

Nandita Banerji

25 Apr 2025

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To worlds afar

To worlds afar

19 Apr 2025

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The journey of AI

The journey of AI

12 Apr 2025

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Simply Put: The mystery of Earthlings

03 Mar 2024

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