As a heatwave spectre hangs again over India’s wheat harvest, its home-grown crop simulation model can help
InfoCrop, available for free on IARI’s website, can forecast climate impact on farm yield in real time
Good news for farmers: ICRISAT uses X-ray to assess peanuts’ quality
X-ray radiography has the potential to be the right technology for in-field evaluation of farmers’ produce, the study by ICRISAT has showed
Fourth industrial revolution: ‘4IR critical for India’
India has a well thought out ecosystem of data and a young population that can be skilled for the new technologies
‘Einstein’s E = mc2 does not work in the biosphere’
Behaviour of light changes on entry into Earth's atmosphere from space; it assumes a benevolent role
‘James Webb Space Telescope will try to look at the first stars formed 13.5 billion years ago’
Scientist Jessy Jose on how James Webb Space Telescope is superior to Hubble & aims of its investigation
Sendit, Yolo, NGL: Anonymous social apps are taking over once more, but they aren’t without risks
These can have harmful consequences for young people like cyberbullying, image-based abuse & even online grooming
ISRO satellite detected 500 black hole formations in 6 years. Mission scientist tells us how they did it
Dipankar Bhattacharya talks about how AstroSat uses gamma ray bursts to detect formations of black holes
A new method to study the environment of exoplanets
A team of Indian astronomers has evolved a new method to understand the atmosphere of extrasolar planets
Chemistry Nobel 2021 goes to 2 scientists for environmentally friendly molecule building tool
Their creation paved the way for a completely new avenue to put together molecules, according to the Nobel committee
‘It will open up a new area of Mars exploration’
As NASA's Ingenuity touched down on Mars, Down To Earth spoke to Ingenuity’s chief engineer J (Bob) Balaram on the significance of the …
Einstein’s Eclipse: It has been 101 years since ‘Theory of Relativity’ was validated
An account of how Arthur Eddington used an eclipse in equatorial Africa to pronounce the victory of Einstein’s idea over the then-…
Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia
It has shown rapid shifts in ancestry over the last 10,000 years across Asia, likely due to migration and cultural exchange
Did a supernova trigger the late Devonian extinction?
Earth suffered an intense loss of species diversity that lasted for at least 300,000 years, possibly caused by long-lasting ozone depletion, …
Digging your own digital grave: How should you manage the data you leave behind?
It might be tempting to think of data after death as inconsequential — after all, we’ll no longer be around to worry about it
Algorithms workers can’t see are increasingly pulling the management strings
Giving self‐learning algorithms the responsibility to execute decisions affecting workers carries a host of risks in depersonalising management …
COVID-19: Isolated virus mutation found in India raises alarm
The mutated strain could capsize global vaccine development efforts, according to researchers
COVID-19: Experts raise privacy concerns about Aarogya Setu app
Prime Minister Modi had asked Indians to register on the app in the fight against coronavirus
Methane emissions from oil, gas rigs may be 50% more than estimated
This finding by researchers led by scientists from Princeton University challenges the accuracy of methane emission estimation processes
Chandrayaan 2 in Moon’s orbit, now gets ready for ‘15 minutes of terror’
On September 7, the lander will use its four thrusters and central engine to attempt to soft land on the lunar surface
Silicon Valley wants to read your mind. Here's why you should be worried
Mind-reading systems — such as Facebook's brainwave-reading device and Neuralink’s brain implants — can affect our privacy, …
Life on Jupiter’s moon Europa? Discovery of table salt on the surface boosts hopes
Scientists believe that hydrothermal circulation within its ocean, possibly driven by hydrothermal vents might naturally enrich the ocean in …
Cheat device in Porsche: Will India raise regulatory standards?
The penalty against Porsche, which offers five car models in India, raises questions whether a similar kind of testing will be done for its cars …
Meet satellite Aeolus; it may better predict the next Fani
Josef Aschbacher of the European Space Agency talks about the only satellite dedicated to measuring wind speeds after localised winds made it …
Indian scientists discover how serotonin helps brain cells cope with stress
Mumbai-based scientists say the role of serotonin in regulating neuronal energetics was not known till now
Earth’s resources not infinite, so space exploration natural
Wing Commander (retired) Rakesh Sharma recently completed 35 years of being the first Indian to have ever set foot in space. He talked to Down To …