Do we need ‘music in our genes’ to be exceptional? Not always, shows Beethoven’s DNA analysis

A person's genetic predisposition to musicality (or the lack of it) is no indicator of their ability

Earth’s early evolution: Fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago

Singhbhum Craton’s unique geological features, including its greenstone belts, provide invaluable information about Earth’s surface …

James Webb Telescope spots oldest ‘dead galaxy’ that stopped forming stars 13 billion years ago: Study

The researchers, however, do not rule out the possibility of the dead galaxy roaring back to life

Japan is about to land its first lunar probe. As more nations race to the Moon, how will we keep the peace?

Despite urgent recommendations from across the political spectrum to practice caution and avoid escalation, the world continues on a path towards …

Review: ‘The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth’ inspires critical conversations about safety, accountability in science

BBC documentary offers viewers an inside look into NASA space shuttle crash in 2003, also known as Columbia disaster  

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  

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

How long before quantum computers can benefit society? That’s Google’s $5 million question

Reducing computational time for optimisation could save energy, reducing carbon footprint of many computers

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

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

Rainwater harvesting and wastewater treatment best options for Bengaluru: T V Ramachandra

The IISc professor who famously ‘saw the future of Bengaluru’ a decade ago, speaks to Down To Earth about where the city went wrong …

Simply Put: Priorities

Of Saint Patrick and the serpents

As the Irish celebrate the feast day of their patron saint globally, some insights into why the Emerald Isle is ‘snake-less’ and how …

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

Simply Put: DTE Cartoonist Sorit Gupto’s take as CSE releases ‘Future of Taste’

Earth is warming in a cycle that runs millions of years — and it’s linked to Mars

Researchers find geologic evidence in deep sea linking a 2.4-million-year cycle called astronomical grand cycles

Uttar Pradesh takes a positive step towards effective industrial emissions monitoring

Uttar Pradesh Climate Change Authority, Directorate of Environment recommends CSE proposal on CEMS certification system

Life might have come from Earth's early haze

Neutron streams

The pull against the push

Cosmologists take a closer look at how gravity is strangling an expanding universe

Pop goes the atom

Odour map

Scientists trace the origin of black diamonds to space

Formation of stars linked to evolution of life on earth

New void in the cosmos