Modern humans may be losing microbial diversity, show teeth samples from Bronze Age

Higher diversity of bacteria involved in gum disease found in 4,000-year-old teeth from a limestone cave

How long before quantum computers can benefit society? That’s Google’s $5 million question

Reducing computational time for optimisation could save energy, reducing carbon footprint of many computers

Baltimore bridge collapse: A bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change

One lesson is that we need to consider how the vessels near our bridges are changing

Can Europa support life? Scientists estimate thickness of Jupiter moon’s ice shell to help figure it out

Europa’s icy crust found to be at least 20 kilometres thick

Simply Put: Priorities

Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves. Research shows the science is behind them

Much of traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change is scientifically plausible

Earth is warming in a cycle that runs millions of years — and it’s linked to Mars

Researchers find geologic evidence in deep sea linking a 2.4-million-year cycle called astronomical grand cycles

India is testing AI for improved weather forecasting

Weather agencies around the world are focussing on AI, which can help in cutting down costs and improving speed

Predicting disasters: Technology behind early warning systems & countries with lowest adoption

Asia and Africa have the lowest share of countries with early warning systems

Science Tales

Writings on the interplay of science, history, gender, culture and politics

जग बीती: बदल रहा है विज्ञान!

October 14: World Standards Day

Explained: What is the World Standards Day and why is it significant

Vision without eyes? The new OpticSELINE tech says yes

How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021

Brain science has led to some drug-free techniques that you can put to use right now

Simply put: The parasite

The neuroscience of terrorism: how we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brains

A study of two brains in Barcelona between 2014 and 2017

What are the space missions slated for launch in 2024?

2024 will be another important year for space exploration, with several new missions in the pipeline

Simply Put: Rise of the machines

Unknown viruses dating back 15,000 years found in Tibetan glacier

The viruses likely originated with soil or plants, rather than with humans or animals

Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story

This century has brought unexpected discoveries from Europe and Asia

Voyager 2 becomes 2nd spacecraft to cross heliosphere

Voyager 1 achieved the milestone in 2012

IIT Delhi to establish shared research infrastructure

The new centre will come up at the institute's Sonepat campus

Simply put: ISRO and Chandrayaan 2

Simply Put: Fate of scientists

Simply Put: Artificial Intelligence