Dirt detector

Revival of nerves

Some neurone functions restore on their own following a spinal cord or brain damage

A parasite's parasite

Extreme care is required to ensure the purity of plasmodium cultures

Red hot chilli peppers

Sweet tooth

Like humans, plants, too, have a penchant for sugar

Retro-clean

The 'greening' of an industrial gas turbine

Natural antifreeze

The colour red

Jupiter's Great Red spot resembles a lopsided wedding cake, say experts

Simply Put: Indian Scientists Congress

Simply put: Should Newton's law apply to Indian Science Congress controversy?

Memoirs of a plant

Plants remember their past. Dehydrate them to find out

Alien hunt gets serious

Website>> Extraterrestrial species • US

Bite that mosquitoes love

It depends on the diversity of skin bacteria

Tap to know how well you are

Trend of using health-monitoring apps on smartphones catches up in India

We created holograms you can touch – you could soon shake a virtual colleague’s hand

It is a step beyond the current generation of virtual reality

Moon lacked a magnetic field for nearly all its history — new research resolves mystery sparked by rocks brought back on Apollo

Resolving the mystery of a seemingly magnetic Moon

Simply Put: Big Brother is watching

Do you know what Arrokoth is?

This is the official name of a world humanity would be proud of

Heat-tolerant bacteria that survived meteorite impact

The meteorite was made of a highly dense material and weighed 2.26 kilogrammes

Space Race 2.0: Orbits of debris

Space waste threatens the existence of all satellites

Simply put: Robots grabbing jobs

DNA database not a threat to privacy

Forensic DNA profiling is by far the most scientific crime-fighting tool

Scientists may have found an answer to antibiotic resistance

Australian scientists have found antibacterial properties in platypus milk

Anatomy of happiness

Stefan Klein explores the complex interplay between positive and negative emotions

The rise of the machines

Artificial Intelligence is riding on both hope and fear. Here's why