Scientists confirm Bael extracts can neutralise cobra venom
Researchers found that the extracts inhibited destruction of red blood cells and action of acetylcholinesterase blockers induced by the venom
Is Artificial Intelligence excluding Indian women smartphone users?
Making the effort to create solutions that take a gender lens to solution design, can aid digital inclusion for Indian women
This amino acid can help mung bean plants withstand heat stress
Researchers have found that reproductive functions of bean plants reduced upon heat stress and that this damage could be reversed by application …
The story of how Cambridge bounced back
A simple tale of how one of the world’s greatest centres of knowledge got to where it is today
A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia reveals human migration history
The Neanderthals were a group of ancient humans who lived in western Eurasia during the Pleistocene epoch
Smart tech will only work for women when the fundamentals for its uptake are in place
If we want to tackle the underlying causes of gender inequality, to build smart and innovate for change, then technology is good
Scientists see link between oxidative stress and neurological disorders
A gene known to play a role in neurological disorders, is also involved in mitigating oxidative stress-induced cell death in brain cells, they find
My PhD supervisor just won the Nobel prize in physics — here’s how his research on complex systems changed science
I am pleasantly surprised that the field of complex systems, which is quietly pushing at the frontier of theoretical research in physics, has …
Are you interested in the weather and its impact on nature? Here’s a career for you
Biometeorology is highly interdisciplinary and involves working with several different types of professionals
Offering long-distance lessons to fight lockdown disruptions
An educational non-profit virtually connects rural children with teachers who can instruct in their native language
NASA’s TESS confirms 3 new exoplanets
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), in its search for extra-terrestrial life, recently confirmed the their existence
Immortality is mathematically impossible, new research finds
A mathematical equation has proven that controlling one of the two major changes in a cell—decay or cancerous growth—enhances the …
Fabric of the byte
The development of technology and its relations with society and culture hold contemporary lessons for India
Why we shouldn’t mess with nature’s logic about the length of our eyelashes
Very little is known about our eyelashes, but they do serve a purpose. They keep our eyes from drying out and accumulating dirt
Quake Escape
Geoscientist Harsh Gupta speaks to Dinsa Sachan on the need for an early warning system for earthquakes
Book calls for a rethink of capitalism amid the ravages of COVID-19
What is needed, Goldin believes, is a fundamental rethinking of capitalism. Big government and the activist state is back, he says
This new protein may help diabetes patients with fractures
Diabetes patients are more susceptible to bone fractures and take longer than usual to heal
Bengaluru ready for 107th India Science Congress
The event is a major focal point for scientists, researchers and academicians interested in various aspects of science discoveries and …
Here is how fake scientific journals are bypassing detection filters
A new study points out that the eco-system of predatory journals is evolving cautiously to bypass standard methods used for their detection
In a surprise, scientists find that arthritis drug may treat stomach cancer too
Anti-arthritis drug can be used to kill a bacterium responsible for stomach-related problems ranging from chronic gastritis and ulcers to cancer
Technology to generate electricity from water without any energy ready for takeoff
The innovation is now ready for next stage of development and awaiting government's support.
Government launches scheme to attract distinguished scientists from abroad
The objective is to utilise specialised knowledge and technical skills of overseas scientists, including non-resident Indians, people of Indian …
Making sense of sexual swings
Is your sexual preference only a result of your genes or do environment and culture also influence it?
Scientists find nine-million-year-old ape fossils in Himachal Pradesh
Scientists discovered the surprise fossil during an excavation in Haritalyangar in Shiwalik hills region in Himachal Pradesh
How does India look from space at night? NASA has captured beautiful images
Satellite images of Earth at night have always triggered curiosity among people and they are an important tool for environmental research projects