Terror unearthed?

California is sitting on gases at very high pressure that are enough to trigger earthquakes in near future

Chaos under control

"Bigger, better, faster, more" is a safe motto in data transfer techniques, as scientists try to process more information faster

Doing time

A beam of light could soon cure you of that jet lag as scientists find out how to "wind" our body clocks

Matter of blood

Surgeries that are planned in advance, may soon be performed without the need for blood transfusions

Still elusive

Two varying estimates of the Hubble constant mean that we are no closer to establishing the age of the 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

Offering long-distance lessons to fight lockdown disruptions

An educational non-profit virtually connects rural children with teachers who can instruct in their native language

My PhD supervisor just won the Nobel prize in physics — here’s how his research on complex systems changed science

I am pleasantly surprised that the field of complex systems, which is quietly pushing at the frontier of theoretical research in physics, has …

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

Day and night aren’t equal length on an equinox — here’s why

The lengths of the day and night aren’t quite the same, and there are two reasons for this

Portal to provide all-inclusive information on SERB sanctioned projects

Portal expected to work as a comprehensive tool to help forge stronger scientist-scientist and science-society connections

Keep calm, but don’t just carry on: how to deal with China’s mass surveillance of thousands of Australians

Australia needs to adopt recommendations by law reform inquiries and establish a national right to privacy

This new protein may help diabetes patients with fractures

Diabetes patients are more susceptible to bone fractures and take longer than usual to heal

Bengaluru ready for 107th India Science Congress

The event is a major focal point for scientists, researchers and academicians interested in various aspects of science discoveries and …

Here is how fake scientific journals are bypassing detection filters

A new study points out that the eco-system of predatory journals is evolving cautiously to bypass standard methods used for their detection

The story of how Cambridge bounced back

A simple tale of how one of the world’s greatest centres of knowledge got to where it is today

A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia reveals human migration history

The Neanderthals were a group of ancient humans who lived in western Eurasia during the Pleistocene epoch

Smart tech will only work for women when the fundamentals for its uptake are in place

If we want to tackle the underlying causes of gender inequality, to build smart and innovate for change, then technology is good

Scientists see link between oxidative stress and neurological disorders

A gene known to play a role in neurological disorders, is also involved in mitigating oxidative stress-induced cell death in brain cells, they find

NASA’s TESS confirms 3 new exoplanets

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), in its search for extra-terrestrial life, recently confirmed the their existence

What would it mean to decolonise palaeontology? Here are some ideas

Nobody knows what decolonised palaeontology will look like but part of it must acknowledge Africa’s original fossil hunters, without&…

Indigenous radar to track monsoon winds now functional

CUSAT ST-205 Radar is specifically designed to scan the stratosphere which is the upper skies

Scientists unveil the genome of India’s national bird

The analysis reveals 99 genes that are unique to peacocks and could be responsible for peacock’s feathers and its long life span  

Microneedle-based system can take pain away from vaccinations

BITS Pilani scientists developed a microneedle, which unlike a syringe needle, doesn’t cause much injury as they need minimal invasion of …