Starry insights

By studying supernovae, scientists are determining the mass of the Universe

Wheels of carbon

A pleasant wash

A new detergent can help reduce waste emissions during dry-cleaning

Slippery solid

A new solid lubricant would work in diverse climatic conditions

Watery world

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

Simply Put: Fate of scientists

Is India moving towards a mass surveillance state

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

Watch: What 30 years of Hubble has meant for humanity

The telescope has been the eyes of astrinomers above the Earth's atmosphere

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

Four young scientists to get science writing award

The awards will be presented on the occassion of the National Science Day

Simply put: Number of scientists advising NGT reduced to 2 from 20

Bumps found at the LHC could be ‘signs of new particle’

A similar bump found four years ago, had led to the discovery of the Higgs boson

Forbidden country

Website>> Baidu • China

Biblophile On Web

Online>> www.booksy.in

Bright idea

Catalysis breakthrough makes chemical production green

In censor’s web

SOFTWARE>>CENSORSHIP • Internet

Google flies in face of privacy rules

Website>> Google • Europe

Twitter grows conservative

Social Media>> Censorship • Twitter

Origin of child birth

Junk DNA, the precursor of modern mammalian pregnancy

Slim or obese? Brain decides

Insulin receptor in brain controls satiety, energy expenditure

Techno dystopia

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