‘Earth Overshoot Day’ has shifted back to July 29
This means humanity has used all biological resources that the Earth regenerates during the entire year by July 29, the same date as in 2019
India to witness ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse on June 21
The next solar eclipse, which will be a partial solar eclipse, will take place on October 25, 2022
Earth’s last magnetic field flip lasted 22,000 years: Study
The most recent magnetic field reversal happened some 770,000 years ago and is named Matuyama-Brunhes after the scientists who discovered it
Milky Way’s largest stellar black hole also second-closest to Earth, scientists discover
Gaia BH3 is 2,000 light years away from Earth
Earth’s early evolution: Fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago
Singhbhum Craton’s unique geological features, including its greenstone belts, provide invaluable information about Earth’s surface …
Carl Sagan detected life on Earth 30 years ago — here’s how his experiment is helping us search for alien species today
A strong case for life elsewhere will likely require a combination of mutually supporting evidence
Eco-friendly homes: How to build rammed earth
This age-old building technique is part of Nepal’s vernacular architecture
Discharge of mining waste into rivers affects 50 times more people than tailings dam disasters
Potentially detrimental substances like lead, zinc, copper and arsenic carried downstream from mining sites accumulate within river courses and …
Turkey and Syria earthquake: Long-term funding is needed to support search-and-rescue after major disasters
Until having an effective earthquake early warning, we need to rely on building codes and urban and physical planning
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
Discovery of two new giant radio galaxies offers fresh insights into the universe
They are about 62 times the size of the Milky Way but are fainter than some others the same size
NASA’s Artemis 1 successfully takes off, heralding new era in human lunar exploration
Artemis 1 has a mission duration of 25 days, 11 hours and 36 minutes
Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against malaria
Men in black
Carbon market has the potential to unlock billions of dollars for countries in the Global South. But is this voluntary carbon market working for …
‘Einstein’s E = mc2 does not work in the biosphere’
Behaviour of light changes on entry into Earth's atmosphere from space; it assumes a benevolent role
More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?
Even amid spreading illiberalism and disillusionment about the benefits of a democratic system, there is reason for cautious optimism
Guidelines released for evaluation of nano drugs
Nano-pharmaceuticals are expected to be of great use particularly in cancer treatment
EU Parliament votes in favour of Critical Raw Materials Act
The European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, aims to reduce its dependence on China and increase its domestic capacity for …
State of India’s Environment 2023 In Figures: How CSE-DTE ranked Indian states
Identifying and compiling data, standardisation, weightage assignment, computation and finally ranking were the steps followed
Lack of clean water, sanitation facilities put quake survivors in Turkey at risk
Current situation might lead to waterborne infections, which would be particularly devastating to children
India International Science Festival, 2021, launched
The theme of IISF 2021 is ‘Celebrating Creativity in Science, Technology and Innovation for Prosperous India’
Human activities slowed down Earth’s rotation
Earth has become slightly less spherical & more flattened due to movement of water from pole to equator
World Overshoot Day: World has already overshot nature’s budget for rest of the year
This has happened in just seven months this year
Earth Day@50: Fixing our broken relationship with nature
COVID-19 is the grimmest reminder of nature’s revenge
Dam safety can no longer be ignored if we are to avoid a repeat of Himachal and South Lhonak Lake
Dam authorities have to be more transparent and vigilant; Flood plain zoning of rivers needs to be done on war footing if we are to manage floods …