How biological response may help avert another mass extinction of species

A new study shows that starfish can resort to rapid genetic selection when subjected to mortality shock due to a wasting disease

Early warning system to predict dengue possible by mining data

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, attempted to estimate how weather conditions can lead to a more severe …

Artificial membrane inspired by fish scales may help in cleaning oil spills

Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a membrane that can separate water from various forms of oil-contaminations

Judicious use of bioinsecticide may help control filariasis vector

A public health problem in some parts of the country, filariasis is caused by parasitic worms 

A mobile app that can help you track Zero Shadow Days

An app is enabling school children to understand history of measuring time and navigation

New book explodes myth about cost of instruments used by Sir C V Raman

The book provides full account of how Raman and his students created and perpetuated myth that Raman Effect was discovered by spending just 200 …

Glycogen in neurons of degenerating brains is beneficial: study

A new study by IIT Kanpur suggests that glycogen has a protective role in neurons of patients suffering with neurodegenerative disorders

Why are birds able to perceive magnetic fields? Scientists now have an answer

A protein called Cry4, which is present in the eyes of birds, responds to earth’s magnetism and helps them navigate

Simply Put: Maus

Machine language

The past few years have seen a spurt in AI tools that can write. Will future books be composed by computers? How does this development threaten …

Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan discusses ageing and death in new book

A restricted diet and proper sleep may play a key role in a long and healthy life

ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do

The mission will study the origin of cosmic rays in the universe as well as the nature and role of black holes in the evolution of galaxies

From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow

Projected increase in AI’s electricity use comparable to annual consumption of Netherlands, Argentina: Report

If generative AI is used in every Google search, the daily electricity consumption would amount to 80 GWh  

Unravelling DNA’s structure: A landmark achievement whose authors were not fairly credited

History has acknowledged how Rosalind Franklin was sidelined

Simply Put: ChatGPT

CAG report highlights gaps in spectrum allocations

India’s 5G spectrum auction has begun, entering day 3 July 28, 2022

Pluto: ‘Recent’ volcanism raises puzzle — how can such a cold body power eruptions?

What extra details are lurking in the poorly imaged half of Pluto? 

Analysis of 2,000 galaxies using the MeerKat radio telescope reveals fresh insights

The findings help understand how galaxies evolve

Simply put: Engineers beware

Simply put: The missed Nobels

Shape of the universe: Could it be curved, not flat?

New research places probability of a curved universe at more than 99%

Indian engineers develop software for world’s largest telescope

The software has been developed by ThoughtWorks Technologies based in Pune

This is how hot stars evolve in Globular Clusters in the Milky Way

AstroSat unravels the nature of the special kinds of stars

Everything is timing

Daniel H Pink has used circadian rhythms to understand the science of perfect timing