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...might soon be the root of all your computer troubles. Get ready as a new breed of virus comes of age

Drink your glasses empty

US scientists have developed a device that eliminates allcarcinogenic additives from groundwater reserves

Defence strategy

With researchers discovering the evading mechanism of the anthrax bacteria, better drugs may be on the anvil

After the bang

The universe has been continuously undergoing destruction and formation, indicates a new research

What makes us so?

This is no longer a question for philosophers. Evolutionary biologists also dwell upon it. Manuel Massot from Laboratoire Ecologie & Evolution,…

Lone ranger

Rare flower gives clues to evolution of flowering plants

Peel potential

Bananas can filter heavy metals from water

What are the space missions slated for launch in 2024?

2024 will be another important year for space exploration, with several new missions in the pipeline

Simply Put: Rise of the machines

Unknown viruses dating back 15,000 years found in Tibetan glacier

The viruses likely originated with soil or plants, rather than with humans or animals

Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story

This century has brought unexpected discoveries from Europe and Asia

Voyager 2 becomes 2nd spacecraft to cross heliosphere

Voyager 1 achieved the milestone in 2012

IIT Delhi to establish shared research infrastructure

The new centre will come up at the institute's Sonepat campus

Simply put: ISRO and Chandrayaan 2

Simply put: Politics shakti

Why zebra refused to be saddled with domesticity

They look like stripey horses – so why don't we ride them?

Surging ahead with science

Online Timeline

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Stress saves

Stress hormone helps animals change shape to evade predators

Earthquake forecast on a high

First completed image of Himalayan fault gives clues

Warming to hit corn, soya

Extreme temperatures do not bode well for crops

What is one plus one?

Urine and wood ash increase tomato production four times

The binder’s secret

Flaws in cement’s structure make it almost flawless

Evolution: a one way street

Mutations block the reversal of evolutionary changes

No flight of fantasy

In the works, micro aircraft that fly like a locust