Is India moving towards a mass surveillance state
India is building one of the largest facial recognition technology systems in the world
Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing: Isro loses contact with lander Vikram
Lander performed as planned up to 2.1 km above the lunar surface during its descent
First ever image of a black hole unveiled
It is a 'breakthrough for humanity', say scientists
First life to sprout on the Moon is already dead
A cotton seed that germinated on the Moon could not survive the long lunar night
Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: Three awarded for work on extremely short light pulses to better study electrons
The research can have applications in the field of medicine, semiconductor technology
Race to a new drive
Autonomous vehicles hold exciting yet ominous signs for transportation in the future
Chandrayaan 2 launch called off due to technical snag
Isro to tell revised launch date later
Space Race 2.0: Calendar of space launches in next 15 years
Here's a look at what governments and private firms plan to do in space
Has ISRO found its humanoid for space travel?
If India's space agency has a bot ready, why are its scientists scouting for another
5G: A dangerous generation
Radiation fears mount as the world gets ready to embrace the network-intensive 5G
Tornadoes are not born in clouds but on ground, says new research
Scientists find that they form from the ground up or along the wind circulation column
‘Tighter regulations needed on nutrient effluents’
Here’s N Raghuram, chairman of International Nitrogen Initiative, speaking with Down To Earth about the viability of United Kingdom’s …
‘We expect to find more interstellar comets in the future’
Nasa scientist Davide Farnocchia, who was one of the first to make observations about the new interstellar comet, speaks to Down To Earth
How did gold and silver come into existence?
As we celebrate Dhanteras, auspicious for purchasing gold and silver, here's some perspective on where these metals originated
World Earth Day: A new landscape on the horizon
Changes in the East African rift system suggest that the African continent could split into two
“एआई युक्त मशीनें बदल देंगी ब्रह्मांड में मानव जीवन”
हार्वर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी में खगोल विज्ञान विभाग के प्रमुख व भौतिकी वैज्ञानिक अब्राहम लोएब ने डाउन टू अर्थ से नई भौतिकी को लेकर बात की
Immortality is mathematically impossible, new research finds
A mathematical equation has proven that controlling one of the two major changes in a cell—decay or cancerous growth—enhances the …
Farmers discuss tech innovations at 107th India Science Congress
The farmers were participating in a Farmer’s Science Congress organised at the ongoing event being held in Bengaluru
Why are birds able to perceive magnetic fields? Scientists now have an answer
A protein called Cry4, which is present in the eyes of birds, responds to earth’s magnetism and helps them navigate
Did a hunting technique make humans more artistic than Neanderthals?
Throwing spears from long distances to hunt big prey helped evolve hand-eye coordination in humans, which also allowed them to make art in caves, …
Quantum computers: how they work
Scientists are achieving major breakthroughs in the construction of computers that will function in a totally new way
Venus might have microbial life in its atmosphere, study shows
Phosphine gas, made up of hydrogen and phosphorus, hass been found in the planet’s clouds, a marker for the existence of microbes that can …
वैज्ञानिकों ने किया ब्लैक होल की पहली तस्वीर का अनावरण
ब्लैक होल की भविष्यवाणी सबसे पहले अल्बर्ट आइंसटीन ने की थी, लेकिन अब तक किसी ने देखा नहीं था
13.5 billion-year-old star discovered by scientists
The star is around 9 billion years older than the sun and was immediately formed after the Big Bang
अमेरिका में 5 जी और विमानन समस्या को ले कर ये शोर-शराबा क्यों है
हाल ही में 5जी तकनीक के कारण उड़ान में समस्या आने के बाद, प्रमुख अमेरिकी एयरलाइन कंपनियां संघीय अधिकारियों को पत्र लिखने के लिए ...