Bringing Mars rocks back to Earth – Perseverance Rover lands on Feb. 18, a lead scientist explains the tech and goals

Scientists are looking for evidence of past life, either direct chemical or organic signs in the composition and the chemistry of rocks, or …

SETI: New signal excites alien hunters. Here’s how we could find out if it’s real

A mysterious radio signal seemingly coming from the nearest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri, has generated a flood of excitement among …

Jupiter-Saturn conjunction: A once-in-a-blue moon event

As the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere observes its longest night of the year, two of the Solar System’s largest planets will put on a …

AI called GPT-3 can now write like a human without thinking like one

GPT-3 is capable of producing excellent syntax. It boasts a wide range of vocabulary, owing to an large knowledge base from which it can generate …

Venus: could it really harbour life? New study springs a surprise

It may be that astrobiologists searching for life beyond Earth now have an additional atmospheric biosignature about which to argue

Excessive nutrients from land can cause coral bleaching: Study

Incorporating nutrient-supplying ocean currents into coral bleaching forecasts can enhance the predictions, the researchers said

IIT Mandi researchers use mathematical modelling to sharpen images

Active imagign techniques, like flash modes, often introduce noise in photographs

Is eVTOL a boon or bane? It depends on how we put it to use

The electric aircraft has low maintenance and operating costs and can be extremely beneficial for emergency situations

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Hindu-Arabic numerals are important to the history of computing because they use the number zero and a base-ten decimal system

The April 8 eclipse provides a rare opportunity to witness the sun’s superhot corona

Corona means crown; During the eclipse, it becomes visible and streaming plasma leaving sun appears in amazing patterns  

Neptune’s summer temperature drops dramatically. What may have caused this?

Scientists had expected the planet to slowly grow warmer, not colder

What to read and watch: Tortoise Under the Earth and other new releases

Two new books and two documentaries that caught our attention this week

What is the best mask for COVID-19? A mechanical engineer explains the science after 2 years of testing masks in his lab

What’s the difference between N95, surgical and cloth mask materials?

NASA to shut down SOFIA telescope that found water on Moon

SOFIA also discovered the first molecule formed in the Universe 

Power and perils of artificial hand

Considering artificial intelligence through the ideas of Adam Smith

The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA — now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%

Efforts continue to create diverse genomic references that fully represent the human population and life on Earth

Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?

Gamers experience the flow state when totally engaged in the game; the challenge in education is to plan for and achieve that level of …

IIT researchers devise economical method to extract hydrogen from water

An electric field applied through the cobalt oxide to water molecules resulted in the electrolysis of water; a magnetic field created using a …

Shakespeare by numbers: how mathematical breakthroughs influenced the Bard’s plays

Shakespeare's plays registered the 16th-century crisis of classical mathematics in the face of newer ideas

Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy — a proposed zone for testing new technologies could head off the problem

The more radio transmissions there are, the more challenging it becomes to deal with interference in radio quiet zones

I was part of the team that found the Homo naledi child’s skull: How we did it

The child has been named “Leti” after the Setswana word “letimela”, meaning “the lost one”

The most powerful space telescope ever built will look back in time to the Dark Ages of the universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch into orbit and usher in the next era of astronomy December 18, 2021

Always look up: Earth’s top 7 asteroid defences

If an asteroid threat emerged, Earth would need to be ready. Scientists are continually working to give the planet the best range of defensive …

New map of Earth’s tectonic plates to help understand quakes, volcanoes better

The study, of which the map is a part, sheds light on how past continents were formed by tectonic movements; new microplates have been added with …

Super blood Moon: Everything you need to know about the lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America May 26