AI throws the patent system into turmoil
Artificial intelligence is overturning the conventional idea of intellectual property rights, especially in drug discovery
US Department of Energy announces breakthrough in nuclear fusion, sets path to clean energy source
Stepping stone to clean energy; Commercialisation of nuclear fusion technology still decades away
The Nobel for Svante Pääbo is an attempt to redefine modern man
DNA can be a bridge to true social relationships; if we have an awareness of the common sources of our origin, then a sense of unity will arise …
Bright skies named colour of the year: Here’s why there’s so much more to the heavens than blue
Here is what to look out for while contemplating bright skies and immersing yourself in skywatching
We sequenced the oldest ever DNA, from million-year-old mammoths
About a million years ago, there was a known species of mammoth inhabiting Siberia. This was thought to be the ancestor of later species, but was it?
IIT scientists devise new method for accelerated evaporation of droplets
The novel method can control the overall lifetime of droplet
Finds in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge reveal how ancient humans adapted to change
This is a clear sign that 2 million years ago humans were not constrained technologically and already had the capacity to expand geographic range
Scientists unlock enzyme that reorganises paternal genome during fertilisation
Enzyme SPRK1 makes way for the first step — folding and packaging the sperm so that it fits in the egg
Bird-sized fossil found in Myanmar could be smallest dinosaur: Scientists
The study could offer insight into how dinosaurs evolved to be small, according to scientists
Do you want to cut your Carbon footprint after death?
Recompose offers human composting, or natural organic reduction as a greener alternative to burial, cremation
The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system
If confirmed, the observation will open a window into how planets form
Artemis set to take off soon: 5 things you need to know about this NASA mission
The next giant leap for mankind not alone; Joint plans by Russia-China for research station, India's Chandrayaan has lunar …
A chunk of space rock may hold clues to origin of Earth
Materials like Ryugu space rock make up 5% of the planet’s mass, likely helped make planet habitable, finds study
Understanding the cosmos: Bizarre flash of light traced back to kilonova a billion light years away
Odd behaviour by gamma ray burst breaks long-held traditional paradigm
Photos: James Webb reveals intricate networks of gas, dust in nearby galaxies
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas and dust in nearby galaxies with …
Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea – two teams of scientists are doing it anyway
Two international teams of astronomers are planning new attempts at alien communication; one is using a giant new radio telescope, and the …
AVRA Technology Award–2021 presented to Bharat Biotech chairman
Need to create an ecosystem where India innovates and not copies, says awardee Krishna M Ella
CSIR-CMERI transfers COVID related technologies for commercial production
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, transferred technologies related to COVID-19 to three private-sector enterprises.
Neuroscience can explain why voting is so often driven by emotion
Politics is a bare-knuckle fight, and our brains reflect that. Evolution has conditioned us to be driven by fear when we are under threat. We …
Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of global internet
Also called submarine communications cables, these fibre-optic cables are laid on the ocean floor and used to transmit data between …
Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why – but finding out could change the way we grow things
To really understand how plants grow, you need to look at processes which happen inside cells.
China’s Dragon Man belongs to a new species of humans
The hominid was a male, about 50 years old, who had a high energy lifestyle
Seafloor spreading that creates crust slowed 35%, growing mountains may be driving it: Study
Seafloor spreading at around 140 millimetres per year at present
New study finds Mars’ core less dense that Earth’s. How it impacts the Red Planet
Unlike Earth's core, Mars' innermost layer cannot generate magnetic field
These mites living on your face may go extinct and that's not good news
Demodex keeps skin pores clean