Scientist who called mysterious Oumuamua object alien probe explains why

Abraham Loeb, one of the Harvard scientists who came up with this theory, talks about this extraordinary conclusion and the media frenzy it generated

'The talk of space wars, colonisation is still in the realm of fiction'

Weaponisation of space has long seemed inevitable and Trump's announcement of Space Force diverges from historical conventions that consider …

Scientists discover a new source of neutrinos in space – opening up another window into the universe

A giant detector at the South Pole has discovered that a “blazar”, a galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its centre, also …

Why we say 'huh' once every 84 seconds

N J Enfield’s book inverts traditional concerns about language and and seeks to understand it as we experience it—via the messy …

World Cities Day: How humans and robots can co-exist in cities

Robots are taking on more tasks in the world’s cities but create more challenges for policymakers

Simply Put: Woman on the moon

How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021

Brain science has led to some drug-free techniques that you can put to use right now

Simply put: The parasite

The neuroscience of terrorism: how we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brains

A study of two brains in Barcelona between 2014 and 2017

DTE @ 28: We are just reborn

Welcome to our whole new design

Investigating the 'Encultured' spaces of scientific labs in India

Pankaj Sekhsaria’s lucid narrative style explanation breaks down the complexity of science and facilitates a wide audience to engage with …

Genetically modified mosquitoes; WHO issues new guidance for research

The WHO standards are mainly about ethics, safety, affordability and effectiveness of genetically-modified mosquitoes

In a whitewashed country

We begin the new year with this piece on the ‘modern’ and 'traditional' from the Anil Agarwal reader (Vol.2) 

Bankruptcy of ideas and innovation: What India’s recent science & tech indicators show

Indians have shown little innovation over the decades. They are content to copy successful ideas from elsewhere or …

Study peeks into thermal mechanisms of droplet type cooling for microchips

Low-temperature gradient of water droplets generate hydrothermal waves in the nanoscale range, shows Indian research

Scientific researchers must maintain integrity

These soldiers of science must understand that they may not have taken the Hippocratic Oath to serve patients, but their research determines the …

Biggest hunt for highly intelligent aliens yields no results

The search was conducted as part of the Breakthrough Listen Initiative which kicked off in 2015

Engineering this fungi may produce eco-friendly alternative to synthetic dyes

Lab-cultured Rhodosporidium toruloides produces 86 grams indigoidine per litre

New laser-based technique to replace pressure’s 400-year-old measuring standard

The fixed-length optical cavity sensor is 100 times faster, mercury-free and has a higher resolution — compared to standard mercury manometres

What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains

It brings the longest day and shortest night of the year for the 88 per cent of Earth’s people who live in the Northern Hemisphere

Human brains distinctively attuned to musical tones: Study

Certain brain regions in humans show stronger preference for sounds with pitch than macaque monkey brains

Scientists vote to recognise Anthropocene as Earth’s new epoch

The move signals the end of the Holocene epoch, which began 12,000 to 11,600 years ago  

Lotus-inspired biodegradable water repellent material developed

A water-repelling, biodegradable material inspired by lotus leaves has been developed by a joint team of researchers from India, Switzerland and …

A mango database developed for plant breeders

Kerala Agricultural University scientists have developed a database that lists 40 mango varieties based on features like the type of flower, seed,…

Theoretical physicist E C G Sudarshan passes away

A professor at the University of Texas, he was nominated for Nobel Prize several times. If found true, his theory of particles travelling faster …