‘Vapour on Venus will tell us if it’s alive’
More than two-and-a-half decades after its last missions to Venus, NASA has planned a trip to Earth’s nearest neighbour
We sequenced the oldest ever DNA, from million-year-old mammoths
About a million years ago, there was a known species of mammoth inhabiting Siberia. This was thought to be the ancestor of later species, but was it?
IIT scientists devise new method for accelerated evaporation of droplets
The novel method can control the overall lifetime of droplet
Finds in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge reveal how ancient humans adapted to change
This is a clear sign that 2 million years ago humans were not constrained technologically and already had the capacity to expand geographic range
Scientists unlock enzyme that reorganises paternal genome during fertilisation
Enzyme SPRK1 makes way for the first step — folding and packaging the sperm so that it fits in the egg
Bird-sized fossil found in Myanmar could be smallest dinosaur: Scientists
The study could offer insight into how dinosaurs evolved to be small, according to scientists
Do you want to cut your Carbon footprint after death?
Recompose offers human composting, or natural organic reduction as a greener alternative to burial, cremation
Study deciphers the play of proteins that check obesity
Scientists found that two proteins, triggered by cytokines from the immune system, work in tandem to keep fat cells under check
Here is a chance to name an exoplanet and its star
The International Astronomical Union is seeking suggestions from people all over the world to name a select set of exoplanets and their host stars
Oldest human skull outside Africa identified as 210,000 years old
It could provide new evidence that our species left Africa much earlier than previously thought
This invisible nano-ink may help combat counterfeiting
Researchers at Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterial Laboratory, Tezpur University developed a light-emittingnanocomposite-based ink, barely …
Scientists show how Vitamin D deficiency can cause heart failure
The new study has found that cardiac insulin leads to functional deterioration of heart in animals with low vitamin D levels
Will the Indian Army’s Yeti post boost interest in cryptozoology?
For many in the academic world, it is still a pseudoscience, not to be taken seriously at all
Researchers discover new biomaterial to heal detached retina
They created a biopolymer that can act as a natural vitreous substitute, a clear gelatinous substance that fills the cavity between the eye lens …
How the open access model hurts academics in poorer countries
Rather than individuals or institutions paying to have access to publications, increasingly, academics are expected to pay for publishing their …
In a galaxy far, far away... the story of black holes in pics
Here is a primer on black holes, about which Albert Einstein had predicted and which we can now observe in real terms
Breaking the mould
Mathematics has always been considered as a young person’s game. And to win one of the top award in the field at 76 is a greater …
Scientists synthesise new compound to fight stomach infections
IIT-Gandhinagar scientists have found a way to fight a bacteria that causes gastritis, peptic ulcers and stomach cancers
Buttermilk-based bioformulation helps in cotton disease control
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University researchers found that a plant growth promoting rhizo bacteria can be used to fight Tobacco Streak Virus in cotton
Many Indian women denied mobile phones to keep them 'pure'
A study finds a 33 per cent gender gap in access to mobile phones in India that is inhibiting women’s earnings
Accuracy of non-invasive blood tests depends on skin type: study
The optical properties of the skin significantly affect signals in the non-invasive devices and therefore measurements must consider skin …
Russia to bring woolly mammoths back from the dead
The government of a remote region in Siberia is planning to build a “Jurassic Park” where cloned woolly mammoth, cave lions and other …
India’s first robotic telescope opens its eyes to the universe
The fully robotic optical research telescope is designed to capture cosmic events occurring in timescales much shorter than light years – …
A century-old bamboo is a 'new' species, say scientists
Although tribes in Arunachal Pradesh have used Stapletonia rigoense for almost a century, scientists have only recently discovered and …
Scientists develop new ceramic-based piezoelectric material
Piezo-electric materials change their shape when an electric field is applied and have a wide range of applications from use in inkjet printers …