International day of women and girls in science: Getting girls beyond ‘science in school’ to ‘scientific careers’
Gender gap in STEM must be bridged to expand the talent pool and recognise women’s potential and contribution to scientific innovations
Union Budget 2024-25: Centre announces Rs 1 lakh crore in interest-free loans for private sector research
Experts question decision to prioritise profit-driven private innovation over public research
A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit
A study has recognised three related, chicken-like dinosaurs in North America’s Hell Creek Formation
Our expertise and observations complemented those from Europe: Gopakumar Achamveedu
Down To Earth speaks to Gopakumar Achamveedu from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, who is part of the international team of …
Disaster, opulence and the merciless ocean: Why the Titanic disaster continues to enthral
Titanic movies and exhibitions are popular because audiences enjoy the voyeurism of gazing at the ship’s beautiful furnishings, the …
Aflatoon and the Avars: How modern science helped solve two historical mysteries
While modern imaging techniques helped point out Greek philosopher Plato’s exact resting place, genomics have revealed the social …
‘Indians have largest variety of Neanderthal, Denisovan genes’
Priya Moorjani, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, talks about new findings …
Modern humans may be losing microbial diversity, show teeth samples from Bronze Age
Higher diversity of bacteria involved in gum disease found in 4,000-year-old teeth from a limestone cave
Redefining how we look at the early universe | James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Two years ago, NASA launched the most advanced telescope that has been created so far
Patents zoom, but where is the innovation?
India is among the top patent filers globally, but it has yet to make its mark in any breakthrough technologies
Study records unique microbes in pit latrines, findings could help reduce disease outbreaks, GHG emissions
Microbial community in any given pit stayed fairly constant, regardless of depth
New evolutionary law explains how living beings, minerals & species evolve
In the early years of the Solar System, Earth was home to 20 minerals, which evolved to almost 6,000 known minerals today
Scientists find link between surges of cosmic radiation from space and earthquakes
Ability to predict specific locations remains unclear at present
Follow the Chinese way on high tech
Making universities the hub of innovation and churning out scientists adept in frontier technology has put China at the top
Union Budget 2024-25: Scientists disappointed over silence on National Research Foundation
Lack of transparency persists in proposed institution’s structure, governance
It’s reassuring to think humans are evolution’s ultimate destination – but research shows we may be an accident
Modern biologists agree most complex organisms have become more complex over the last 4 billion years, disagree over the process that accounts …
Dianna Cowern: The Wonder Woman who teaches science
At a time of increasing scientific ignorance, Cowern has leapt highest wall of all — one between scientists and everyone else
DTE Coverage: Will India strike gold with Chandrayaan-3?
Chandrayaan-3 is expected to make a soft landing on the Moon in the fourth week of August
World past Holocene Epoch; Anthropocene began in 1950, say scientists
The Anthropocene Working Group proposes Crawford Lake near Toronto as a designated geological repository of evidence, marking the transition into …
First ever view of the Milky Way seen through the lens of neutrino particles
It’s the first time we have seen our galaxy “painted” with a particle, rather than in different wavelengths of light
Shipwrecks can teach us a lot. But the submersible incident is a warning: Experts to DTE
The shipwreck tourism industry in India is still very small and elite; but this could change
Missing Titanic sub: What are submersibles, how do they communicate and what may have gone wrong?
Submersibles are manned watercraft that move in a similar fashion to submarines, but within a much more limited range
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
Power and perils of artificial hand
Considering artificial intelligence through the ideas of Adam Smith
NASA‘s capsule returns with asteroid Bennu samples
It is likely to provide fresh insights into the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago and possibly how life started