Droughts may have affected larger areas globally than captured by satellites, new analysis suggests

New analysis of global water distribution will help understand how climate change can impact Earth’s water balance

Chandrayaan-3: Here is all you need to know about the moon

The moon is more than Earth’s natural satellite, having impacted its every aspect, from origin of life to climate change

Life beyond Earth? NASA’s Perseverance rover finds diverse organic matter on Mars

A high possibility for past habitability exists at the rover’s landing site in Jezero Crater

Brightest, most distant radio signal detected till now has a rare source — a group of merging galaxies

A fast radio burst that occurred when the universe was just 5 billion years old was detected in 2022

US study finds hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic particles in bottled drinking water

Each litre contained 110,000 to 370,000 particles, 90% of them smaller than microplastics

Major new research claims smaller-brained Homo naledi made rock art and buried the dead. But the evidence is lacking

Four archaeologists who investigate early humans in Africa explain why theyr are not convinced the new research stacks up

The last over 4-minute-long ‘total solar eclipse’ in the US was used by Tecumseh to unite indigenous Americans

Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, an influential shaman, predicted an eclipse on June 16, 1806; it happened, and indigenous people united …

Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves. Research shows the science is behind them

Much of traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change is scientifically plausible

Indo-US satellite NISAR to study Earth’s cryospheric changes, will help in natural resource, hazard management

The satellite's all-weather capability is particularly beneficial for monitoring regions like the Himalayas, where cloud cover can hinder data …

Baltimore bridge collapse: A bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change

One lesson is that we need to consider how the vessels near our bridges are changing

The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system

If confirmed, the observation will open a window into how planets form

6 days to landing: Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander decouples successfully from main module

The spacecraft was launched on July 14 and is expected to touch down on August 23

Titanic submersible: Titan search-and-rescue effort shows risky undertakings need to consider potential rescue needs

Many conventional risk assessments do not pay sufficient attention to available emergency response capacities

Aditya successfully lifts off from Sriharikota to study the sun, space weather

The spacecraft will travel 1.5 million km to reach Lagrange point 1, a point in space where the gravitation pulls of Earth and the Sun are in …

The ‘weird’ male Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced. Can we now understand how it works & how it evolved?

Y chromosome bears genes that determine maleness and make sperm — but it’s also small and seriously weird

Jupiter’s moon Europa produces less oxygen than we thought — it may affect our chances of finding life there

Although Europa boasts three basic ingredients for life –we don’t yet know if there has been enough time for life to develop

Scientists characterise a natural pathogenic fungi to help save eucalyptus forests from devastating pest

Eucalyptus snout beetle can cause great damage, but fungi could be used to develop a bio-pesticide for sustainable forestry

Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide & methane in atmosphere of alien world

Chemical traces have been found in atmosphere of planet K2-18b, about 124 light-years from Earth

Winners of India’s top science award announced, no women on the list

Since its inception in 1958, only 19 women scientists have been the recipients of the SSB award.  

Overcoming digital divide key to achieving Digital India goal

Those with gender, caste and class privileges enjoy enhanced access to technology & internet, contributing to their progress

CAG report highlights glaring issues with functioning of key scientific institutions

Institute for Plasma Research and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology pulled up

Can Europa support life? Scientists estimate thickness of Jupiter moon’s ice shell to help figure it out

Europa’s icy crust found to be at least 20 kilometres thick