Investments in basic needs, education & modern tech should be India’s focus in the next 25 years: Experts
Currently, only 3% of India’s GDP goes into education
Major floods on Mars? China’s rover finds evidence
Zhurong rover's first radar imager results analysed two interesting underground layers
Odisha government announces two-month fishing ban to conserve fish stocks
Second wave of COVID-19 forces migrant fishermen in Odisha to stay in the state
Modulating pathogen functions control sheath blight disease: study
Millions of tonnes of rice are lost due to this disease every year
COVID-19 testing in India hits 1 mln
Country has ramped up its testing facilities
‘Dim-witted’ Neanderthals? They were ‘early engineers’ who produced multi-component glues to handle stone tools
Ability to make multi-component adhesives could be first expressions of the modern cognitive processes that are still active today, researchers say
How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony
A full recording of Beethoven’s 10th Symphony is set to be released on October 9, 2021, the same day as the world premiere performance …
US-China fight over fishing is really about world domination
In sending its fishermen far and wide, Beijing has, wittingly or not, followed America’s lead
What caused Mars to dry out? A new study provides clues
Report debunks theory that loss of atmospheric carbon dioxide is responsible
Why does the world need a library of underwater sounds? A scientist explains
Audrey Looby, lead author of new study on underwater sound library explains the science, benefits and challenges of such a database
Nobody knows how consciousness works — but top researchers are fighting over which theories are really science
A group of 124 consciousness scientists and philosophers recently published an open letter attacking integrated information theory as “…
‘There is a fundamental joy in exploring our universe, but it comes with great responsibility’
In a week when India created history with Chandrayaan-3, Down To Earth spoke to biologist Jyotsna Dhawan, daughter of the late Dr Satish Dhawan, …
Our study shows growing zone of active tectonic deformation in northern Haryana plains south of Himalayas
Piedmont zone between Ghaggar and Yamuna river basins and found signs of an active tectonic deformation
What makes humans unique? Scientists compare genomes of 240 species to uncover secrets of mammalian evolution
Mammals diversified when continental landmasses began drifting apart, notes study
James Webb telescope spots 6 monster galaxies harbouring tens to hundreds of billions of sun-sized stars’ mass: Study
These galaxies challenge our current understanding of galaxy formation as they are too hefty for their age
GM Mustard, Joshimath: Gagging scientists is a lousy idea; here’s why
Science needs to be open; the silencing of experts by the Modi regime on critical issues is against the public interest
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Ukraine War: CERN has shortened runs; policy on publications involving Russian scientists ‘very soon’, says expert
We would like to remain neutral to keep science above politics, senior scientist at the CERN lab said
Rare dinosaur eggs found in Narmada Valley show how ancient reptiles shared traits with today’s birds: Study
Eggs belong to 6 species, suggesting a higher diversity of these extinct giants in India
Bubble of secrets: Here’s what the new 3D map of a gigantic cosmic cavity tells us about the universe
The ‘Local Bubble’ is a 1,000-light-year-wide cavity or a superbubble around the Sun
Virus-only diet? Meet a hungry organism that thrives on them
Researchers stumble across plankton that considers viruses to be more like a snack than danger
Indian Science Congress: India not producing quality research material, government adviser says
India faces challenges in doing science at par with global standards, according to officials
Data & technology can take India to new heights: Modi speaks at 108th Indian Science Congress
To make National Hydrogen Mission successful, it is essential to manufacture electrolysers, other components in India: Modi
Scientists detect two water worlds 218 light years away
Study of the twin planets shows exoplanets are more diverse; new planet in same system discovered
ICRISAT intern awarded for developing bio-insecticide from ‘ramphal’ leaves
Extracts from its leaves may be useful against three destructive pests — Pod borer, Green peach aphid and fall armyworm — with a …