Human activities slowed down Earth’s rotation

Earth has become slightly less spherical & more flattened due to movement of water from pole to equator

'Beast from The East' – the science behind Europe's Siberian chill

Explaining how the wind chill came to Europe's doorstep

Moon lacked a magnetic field for nearly all its history — new research resolves mystery sparked by rocks brought back on Apollo

Resolving the mystery of a seemingly magnetic Moon

European Space Agency satellite uses gravity map to track ocean currents

The map is of great use for ocean monitoring and forecasting systems

Rain, tremors near Mullaperiyar dam spread panic

No disaster management plan in place

Science and Technology - Briefs

2020 Nobel Prize in physics for work on black holes: An astrophysicist explains trailblazing discoveries

At the singularity, our conceptions of space, time and matter fall apart; resolving this issue is perhaps the biggest open problem in theoretical …

New detailed map of dark matter agrees with Einstein’s theory of gravity: Study

Gravitational field generated by these massive objects bends and distorts light that passes through them  

What international scientists have to say on the detection of gravitational waves

The consensus is that the discovery will reveal to us a completely different side of the universe

Biological clocks: How does our body know that time goes by?

The rotations of the Earth, Moon and Sun generate environmental cycles that have favoured the selection of biological clocks  

Are black holes time machines? Yes, but there’s a catch

Black hole is an extremely massive object that is typically formed when a dying star collapses in on itself

Dark matter not ‘super heavy’ or ‘super light’: In a first, scientists calculate its mass range

Quantum gravity, a combination of Einstein’s concepts of quantum physics and general relativity, was used in the research

Unlocking our universe, step by step

From time immemorial, scientists have tried to unravel the mystery of the universe-from India's Aryabhata to Albert Einstein

Gravitational waves detection: Will this signal a new era in understanding the universe?

Detection of gravitational waves can explain why there was a sudden enlargement of the universe, called inflation, in the wee hours of the …

Experiments at LHC could lead to a 'parallel universe'

The collider might be fired up to its highest energy level next week, in a bid to detect mini black holes