Life on Internet: Why people are turning to AI for creating artwork
Behind the scenes of artifical intelligence model Craiyon that has taken the Internet by storm
Gene transfer enhances insect survival, says study
Gene transfer might have helped in the development of better traits in mating, nutrition, growth and adaptation
How tech rebooted economics and platforms broke the invisible hand
Growing evidence and new research explain the evolution of economic diversity and the need to rethink monopolies in the age of technology
Scientists develop nanocomposite for bone implants using microwave energy
Researchers at the IIT Mandi, have developed a novel technique to fabricate a porous nanocomposite which shows potential as a bone scaffold
Red planet rumbles: NASA’s recordings of ‘marsquakes’ let us listen to the martian heartbeat
Sounds and vibrations are important, they tell us about the medium they’re travelling through
Scientists create first portrait of a Denisovan by analysing chemical changes to DNA
The ancient hominins shared many traits with Neanderthals: Low foreheads and wide rib cages, an elongated face and a wide pelvis; but differed in …
Study paves the way for new approach to boost rice yield
The new development represents a new approach towards developing rice varieties that produce bigger and consequently heavier grains
Drones: From war symbols to technology of hope
The popularity and application of the aerial vehicle is catching up across all regions and sectors in the world
Researchers develop transgenic rice with reduced arsenic accumulation
Lucknow-based CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute researchers developed transgenic rice by inserting a novel fungal gene, which results in …
Tropical depression forms in the Arabian Sea
An interesting fact about the present depression is that it is the first-ever to form in the Arabian Sea in October after seven years
DNA and grey cells
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Our complex world
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Perils of herd mentality
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Rock stars
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Debates on atom
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Chimera of free speech
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Is information knowledge?
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Stress pass
Ayurvedic formulations have been found effective in countering the stresses of living in high altitudes
Manipulating life
Biological molecules hold the key to understanding diverse life processes and to correct aberrations
Heat comes in from the cold
The unlit part of the crescent moon can help calculate Earth's temperature and measure greenhouse warming
Miniature mammoths
Smaller version of mammoths may have inhabited Egypt long after they were thought to have become extinct
Interest in metals rekindled
Scientists have found a metallic mix that allows superconductivity at higher temperatures than before
Venting the spleen
A new drug will reduce the agony and the costs of treating thalassaemia, a hereditary blood disorder
Final diagnosis
Scientists have developed a product that will go a long way in helping standardise measurements of water pollution
Inverse proportion: species quantum and carbon dioxide
The extinction of species decreases plant productivity and impairs the functions of an ecosystem -- like mopping up carbon dioxide