‘Dim-witted’ Neanderthals? They were ‘early engineers’ who produced multi-component glues to handle stone tools
Ability to make multi-component adhesives could be first expressions of the modern cognitive processes that are still active today, researchers say
Difference between brains of women & men lies in activity patterns, could provide insights into psychiatric disorders: Study
Differences were observed in brain regions involved in learning and reward
Finding meaning in a career in science: Experts share their stories
Without this 360-degree view of climate science, we are likely to keep breeding narrow-minded climate communicators
Leap of imagination: how February 29 reminds us of our mysterious relationship with time and space
The Julian calendar had observed a leap year every four years, but this meant time had drifted out of alignment with the dates of celestial …
Jupiter’s moon Europa produces less oxygen than we thought — it may affect our chances of finding life there
Although Europa boasts three basic ingredients for life –we don’t yet know if there has been enough time for life to develop
Overcoming digital divide key to achieving Digital India goal
Those with gender, caste and class privileges enjoy enhanced access to technology & internet, contributing to their progress
CAG report highlights glaring issues with functioning of key scientific institutions
Institute for Plasma Research and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology pulled up
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
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
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
Satellites add to light pollution significantly, says new report
Light from space objects scatter over a larger geographic area than sources on Earth
Chandrayaan-3 successfully enters lunar orbit
The Vikram Lander is expected to land on the moon on August 23, 2023
Simply Put: People fired, AI hired
Simply Put: Of DNA and double standards
Simply Put: Origin of Man
We created holograms you can touch – you could soon shake a virtual colleague’s hand
It is a step beyond the current generation of virtual reality
Moon lacked a magnetic field for nearly all its history — new research resolves mystery sparked by rocks brought back on Apollo
Resolving the mystery of a seemingly magnetic Moon
ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do
The mission will study the origin of cosmic rays in the universe as well as the nature and role of black holes in the evolution of galaxies
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024
Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow