What determines height of mountains?

Height of the mountains stops increasing after crossing a threshold, influenced by erosion of the areas between mountains, finds the study

The dark side of 'racial science'

Angela Saini exposes how some scientists even today use race to define intelligence, behaviour, predisposition to diseases and even creativity

In thunder, lightning, or... Gamma rays may warn you of the next hurlyburly

Radiation sensors can predict lightning within 10 minutes and around 2 kilometers of where they happen

‘Potentially hazardous’ space rock to fly past Earth on June 24

Named 441987 (2010 NY65), the rock has a diameter of 130 to 300 metres and will pass the Earth at a speed of more than 45,000 kilometres per …

Diamonds are forever. But where do they come from? Watch

Do you know the diamond on your finger is most likely made recycled minerals by Earth below the ocean floor?  

Fourth industrial revolution: ‘4IR is not real’

The current innovation cycle is not new. It was formulated in the 1980s if not before

Saturn gets crown back for most moons in solar system

Jupiter has once again ceded the title of “most known moons” to Saturn, after 62 new Saturnians moons were discovered, taking the grand total …

2022 too short, too far: DTE’s reportage on global scientific research

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022  

Modi flags off 107th Indian Science Congress

The theme of the Bengaluru congregation is 'Science and Technology: Rural Development'

Diet and cancer: New study shows how high-fat diet promotes tumour growth in mice

MHC cells activate the immune system to destroy bad cells; a high-fat diet suppressed their levels in intestinal cells in mice, the study …

Simply Put: Priorities

Simply Put: Fate of scientists

Simply Put: Artificial Intelligence

Global electricity consumption by AI could increase by 85-134 TWh annually by 2027

This amount is comparable to the annual electricity consumption of countries such as the Netherlands, Sweden and Argentina

ISRO Report: Joshimath sank 5.4 cm in 12 days

The pictures were taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite

Satellites add to light pollution significantly, says new report

Light from space objects scatter over a larger geographic area than sources on Earth

Is India moving towards a mass surveillance state

India is building one of the largest facial recognition technology systems in the world

ICAR researchers produce coconut palm plantlets using tissue culture

The study will have applications for the farming community

Big data on weather

Why private players are competing with governments

The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day

The accretion disc around J0529-4351 is seven light years across, is a gateway to a place of no return

New scientific social responsibility policy in the offing

Draft policy builds upon traditions of earlier policies: Scientific Policy Resolution 1958, Technology Policy Statement 1983, Science and …

Book calls for a rethink of capitalism amid the ravages of COVID-19

What is needed, Goldin believes, is a fundamental rethinking of capitalism. Big government and the activist state is back, he says

Love Thy Planet: That is the key takeaway from the news that Earth’s inner core has stopped turning

This might be the planet’s way of telling us that it is our only home in the vast universe

Digital nomads have rejected the office and now want to replace the nation state. But there is a darker side to this quest for global freedom

For the moment at least, digital nomadism is a privilege which largely depends on your place of birth, long-term place of residence, and economic …

Are you interested in the weather and its impact on nature? Here’s a career for you

Biometeorology is highly interdisciplinary and involves working with several different types of professionals