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New study uncovers likely ancestral origins of Indians, suggests links to Iranian, Central Asian cultures

New study uncovers likely ancestral origins of Indians, suggests links to Iranian, Central Asian cultures

Rohini Krishnamurthy

27 Jun 2025

3 min read

The study also highlighted that India experienced a major demographic shift toward endogamy, marriages within the community

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New study uncovers likely ancestral origins of Indians, suggests links to Iranian, Central Asian cultures

New study uncovers likely ancestral origins of Indians, suggests links to Iranian, Central Asian cultures

Rohini Krishnamurthy

27 Jun 2025

3 min read

Shubhanshu Shukla all set to make history as part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)

Shubhanshu Shukla all set to make history as part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)

25 Jun 2025

2 min read

How did early humans successfully colonise beyond Africa? Their spread in various African climes gave them a unique ‘ecological flexibility’, says research

How did early humans successfully colonise beyond Africa? Their spread in various African climes gave them a unique ‘ecological flexibility’, says research

25 Jun 2025

2 min read

Owls inspire new ‘silent tech’ to fight noise pollution

Owls inspire new ‘silent tech’ to fight noise pollution

25 Jun 2025

2 min read

Before this study, a solar flare from AD 775 was widely considered the most extreme event ever recorded in tree-ring archives.

World’s most powerful solar storm struck Earth 14,300 years ago, scientists say

Nandita Banerji

19 May 2025

2 min read

AI shaping city, infra in Nigeria with almost half the professions in the sector using AI tools daily: Survey

AI shaping city, infra in Nigeria with almost half the professions in the sector using AI tools daily: Survey

16 May 2025

2 min read

Miners hold in their hands gold minerals found in the mine for inspection and consideration.

Lead turns to gold for a nanosecond in CERN’s fleeting alchemy breakthrough

Nandita Banerji

14 May 2025

3 min read

Study uncovers aspects of Aztec Empire’s obsidian trade economy

Study uncovers aspects of Aztec Empire’s obsidian trade economy

13 May 2025

2 min read

Interviews

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

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‘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

Frame 352 of the famous Patterson-Gimlin film, alleged to depict a female Bigfoot. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Cryptozoology is not a quest for animals but for monsters: Peter Dendle

25 Aug 2023

Our expertise and observations complemented those from Europe: Gopakumar Achamveedu

Our expertise and observations complemented those from Europe: Gopakumar Achamveedu

Rohini Krishnamurthy

01 Jul 2023

‘An individual’s genome carries information shaped over millenia of evolutionary history’

‘An individual’s genome carries information shaped over millenia of evolutionary history’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

28 Apr 2023

Blog

A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery

A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery

Clancy William James

27 Jun 2025

4 min read

‘Do not eat’: What’s in those little desiccant sachets and how do they work?

‘Do not eat’: What’s in those little desiccant sachets and how do they work?

27 Jun 2025

3 min read

The national character of Indian science

The national character of Indian science

26 Jun 2025

5 min read

Mitochondria can sense bacteria and trigger your immune system to trap them — revealing new ways to treat infections and autoimmunity

Mitochondria can sense bacteria and trigger your immune system to trap them — revealing new ways to treat infections and autoimmunity

Andrew Monteith

26 Jun 2025

3 min read

Is your cat vocal or quiet? The explanation could be in their genes

Is your cat vocal or quiet? The explanation could be in their genes

25 Jun 2025

3 min read

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) walking in deep snow.

AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators

20 Jun 2025

5 min read

Videos

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

1 min read

Did science just resurrect the prehistoric dire wolf?

Did science just resurrect the prehistoric dire wolf?

12 Apr 2025

1 min read

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

1 min read

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

1 min read

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

1 min read

Global electricity consumption by AI could increase by 85-134 TWh annually by 2027

Global electricity consumption by AI could increase by 85-134 TWh annually by 2027

13 Oct 2023

2 min read

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Books

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

Illustration: R Itika Bohra

On loony ideas

31 May 2020

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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

1 min read

The journey of AI

The journey of AI

12 Apr 2025

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Simply Put: Maus

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Simply Put: The mystery of Earthlings

03 Mar 2024

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Simply Put: Priorities

19 Mar 2024

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Simply Put: Artificial Intelligence

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2023 in a blink: 10 groundbreaking science photos of the year

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