How 535 new fast radio bursts can help answer deep questions about the universe
Every newly captured event is allowing astrophysicists to learn more about weird cosmic phenomena; some astronomers have begun to use fast radio …
Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labour. We used AI, satellite data to find them
Up to 100,000 individuals may have been victims of forced labour between 2012 and 2018 on fishing ships
Scientists are on a path to sequencing 1 million human genomes, use big data to unlock genetic secrets
If researchers wanted to understand humanity in all its diversity, it would take sequencing thousands or millions of complete genomes. Now, a …
Magnetism of Himalayan rocks reveals the mountains’ complex tectonic history
The tectonic collision that formed the world’s largest mountain range was actually a complex, multi-stage process — and not a …
A researcher reflects on progress fighting hepatitis C — and a path forward
The development of treatments over the past 30 years reflects the amazing progress the field has made in tackling hepatitis C in a relatively …
2020 Nobel Prize in physics for work on black holes: An astrophysicist explains trailblazing discoveries
At the singularity, our conceptions of space, time and matter fall apart; resolving this issue is perhaps the biggest open problem in theoretical …
Coronavirus genome is like a shipping label that lets epidemiologists track it
Online databases have been collecting SARS-CoV-2 genomic nucleotide sequences since mid-December. Whenever a patient tests positive for the virus,…
Blocking the deadly cytokine storm is a vital weapon for treating COVID-19
The cytokine storm is a centerpiece of the COVID-19 pathology with devastating consequences for the host
What is a clinical trial? A health policy expert explains
A controlled trial means study participants are split in two groups: One group is given the treatment and the other (the control group) is not
New scientific social responsibility policy in the offing
Draft policy builds upon traditions of earlier policies: Scientific Policy Resolution 1958, Technology Policy Statement 1983, Science and …
Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
El Niño weakens the monsoon by transporting aerosols from lower altitudes in East Asian region up and into the higher altitudes, finds a …
Scientists may have found a way to reverse age by more than two years
Using a combination of growth hormone and two common drugs used for diabetes medications, a scientist reduced epigenetic clock by an average of …
Researchers develop materials to detect hydrogen with high sensitivity
This is important because hydrogen gas is difficult to produce and it is hard to detect if it leaks
Now drug-resistant genes can be identified in less than half the time
A researcher in California talks about FLASH, her new gene-based technology that can help doctors tackle antibiotic resistance better
‘Tighter regulations needed on nutrient effluents’
Here’s N Raghuram, chairman of International Nitrogen Initiative, speaking with Down To Earth about the viability of United Kingdom’s …
Revisiting Gandhi in the age of social media
For the Mahatma, “science without humanity” was one of the "seven deadly sins", due to which, people could become slaves or victims …
Robots develop new semiconductor materials in tests that are 10 times faster & greener
With the technology, scientists have been able to develop alloys with perovskites materials that can improve solar cells
Opinion: Earthquakes are a boon for Earth
Earthquakes are natural but huge losses of life and property during the incidence of an earthquake are anthropogenic
James Webb Telescope captures clearest view of Neptune’s rings after 3 decades
Webb images vividly display Neptune’s fainter dust bands in addition to many brilliant, narrow rings
Helping cells become better protein factories could improve gene therapies and other treatments — a new technique shows how
Gene therapy involves replacing a defective gene with a functioning one that can direct cells to produce missing or dysfunctional proteins
My PhD supervisor just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for designing a safer, cheaper and faster way to build molecules and make medicine
How do chemists make the correct version of a molecule so that drugs work as intended
India an overperformer in frontier tech among developing countries: UN report
Several developing countries showed stronger capabilities to use and adapt frontier technologies above their GDPs, but were lagging behind
Animals can feel an upcoming earthquake, says study
Animals might sense ionisation of the air caused by large rock pressures in earthquake zones with their fur. They can also smell gases released …
Innovation may not be the answer to India’s development challenges
India ranks second among middle income countries on ‘quality of innovation’
IIIT-Hyderabad creates the first Indian brain atlas
The researchers in IIIT have also revealed that the Indian brain is smaller compared to others