Light induced magnetisation
The horse bit and bridle kicked off ancient empires — a new giant dataset tracks the societal factors that drove military technology
Around 1000 BC, nomadic herders in the steppes north of the Black Sea invented the bit and bridle
Darwin's Walk and The Last Wave: Disappearing Landscapes, Declining Species
This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth.
Mortal combat
Can life be extended indefinitely? There is a renewed vigour among scientists looking for ways and means to cheat death
Gravitational Waves: Explained
Hundred years after Albert Einstein’s prediction of the presence of gravitational waves in his Theory of Relativity, a team of scientists …
Adam’s luck
Men, after all, may not become extinct. Y chromosome has lost only one gene in 25 million years
Smaller and faster
A new technique could result in particle accelerators small enough to be accommodated in any university laboratory
The central truth
Latest studies lend credence to the theory that the Milky Way has a large black hole at its center
The grain of the matter
The study of a new kind of structure called oscillon could enhance our understanding of the granular system and even lead to an universal theory …
Cousins in space
Observation of the star Lalande 21185 could lead to the first direct imaging of another solar planet
Far but near
Detection of two galaxies that are unassociated with a quasar raise further questions about galactic evolution
Skilful manipulation
A research group has measured the electric resistance of wires with a single xenon atom and two xenon atoms in series; the results call for some …
Hey, how old are you?
The age of a newly discovered galaxy defies the predictions of the standard cosmological model, meaning some more work for the theoreticians
Back to the front
After being completely ousted following the advent of transistors, vacuum tubes are again finding a lot of uses in electronic gadgets
Super conduct
The potential benefits of compounds that behave as superconductors at slightly higher temperatures, has spurred a lot of research activity in the …
Mystery behind the dazzle
Far away from the sun but exceptionally bright, the comet Hale-Bopp has baffled a lot of scientists who are struggling to explain its strange …
Oily trap for a quark
If caught, it could spell trouble for the Standard Model of particle physics; although success has eluded most scientists, a group of relentless …
The s- and d- of it
While the conflicting theories and functions to explain the phenomenon of high temperature superconductivity point to scientists' continuing …
A model in dispute
Fermilab's observations of large numbers of hard and violent collisions in an accelerator brings the revered Standard Model of particle physics …
On glue and gluon
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCI) ) is a difficult theory to calculate. The first reported discovery in this field of a particle bya computer arouses …
A Keck for the specks
The faintest and the most distant objects in the heavens no longer remain invincible with the introduction of the powerful Keck Telescope, the …
Another of the same kind
Geneva Observatory astronomers Study spectral lines in the visible spectrum and detect a planet thefirst to be observed outside our own planetary …
Strings of innovation
Researchers are developing signal filters based on the principles of nanoguitars that may find diverse applications in telecommunications
Stars apart
X-ray emissions from a contracting mass of gas far away in the universe raises questions about the birth of the solar system
Quantum answer
Computing and trying to ensure that the system is errorless is an endless process, but the solution might be near
