Growing complexities

Can microcircuits "grow" by themselves? In a few years, they just might

Tickled pink?

Tickling does not amuse the psychologists. For them, it's not a laughing matter

Tiny T's

And now, X-ray vision

Move over Superman. Thanks to science, X-ray vision is only a headset away

Crank up the volume

Forget solar power, time has come for sound-driven machines

Pen pal

Bye bye floppy

Lava whirlpool

Deep-sea secrets

Little nibblers

How green algae eat pipelines

A treat of lime

Preserve old books efficiently now

Little warrior

Scientists discover microbe that degrades a commonly found pollutant

Undercurrents

Norway installs world's first underwater electricity grid to be powered by tidal currents

I don't want to leapfrog

Commonly used herbicide is changing gender of US frogs

Footlongs

Long nanotubes made possible

Drugged to death

US waterways highly contaminated by a cocktail of drugs

Startling links

Viruses of many ailments, including common cold and HIV, have common genetic traits

Tick of the body clock

Chemical that plays a crucial role in regulating human body's chemical chain identified

Foul-free

Quick way to make compost

AI can see you

A sophisticated and frightening face-recognition algorithm being employed by technology firms could be the end of privacy as we know it

Animals can feel an upcoming earthquake, says study

Animals might sense ionisation of the air caused by large rock pressures in earthquake zones with their fur. They can also smell gases released …

IIIT-Hyderabad creates the first Indian brain atlas

The researchers in IIIT have also revealed that the Indian brain is smaller compared to others

Nasa unveils the stellar cosmos

Here are some of the images the American space agency selected to feature “our fascinating universe”

How are planets named?

Let's find out how a minor planet was named after Indian classical singer Pandit Jasraj

Mangalyaan: Still in orbit after half a decade

One of the most cost-effective missions of its kind, Mangalyaan will keep orbiting Mars for some more time