We talk about artistic inspiration all the time – but scientific inspiration is a thing too

There is a large literature on “creativity” in science, but I have found nothing that really speaks to the lack of discussion of …

Life might have come from Earth's early haze

Learning from lasagne

Porous layers of slurry, zapped with electricity, may revolutionise the treatment of contaminated clay soils

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

Citizen science growing in India: Study

The concept is gaining rapid popularity in India and citizen science projects have considerable potential to contribute to environmental …

Scientists trace the origin of black diamonds to space

League of extraordinary men

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Formation of stars linked to evolution of life on earth

New void in the cosmos

Origin of Darwin

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Pipe screams

Get the speed

The lunar indicator

Tickled pink?

Tickling does not amuse the psychologists. For them, it's not a laughing matter

Is there anybody out there?

An amino acid's discovery in deep space raises hope of finding life forms there

Mathematical model explains structure of protein

Craig Venters' DNA decoded

Stars die silently sometimes

Evolution of gene sequences slow in human brain

Scientists get a clue for superconducting materials

Science for All campaign eyes pan-India presence

Increasing the number of classrooms, introducing a post-graduate fellowship and launching a foundation programme to train full-time primary …

History of rational thoughts

Efforts by rationalists to spread scientific thinking have been scuttled by those in positions of power throughout history