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
Dark matter not ‘super heavy’ or ‘super light’: In a first, scientists calculate its mass range
Quantum gravity, a combination of Einstein’s concepts of quantum physics and general relativity, was used in the research
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
Happy New Year! Here’s to some pseudoscience
2020 started with the return of pseudoscience at the 107th Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru
Nobel laureates stress on open mind at 107th Indian Science Congress
The big message at India's biggest science congregation: Big discoveries can't be planned
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 …
Evidence of pre-modern iron technology found in Nagaland
Wui village of Tuensang district in the state is known for its traditional art of iron-smelting and iron tool production since pre-colonial times
New discovery paves way for ‘silicon of the future’
Researchers placed 2 ultra-thin materials on top of each other to get a new material with hybrid properties
IIT Kharagpur gets new high power computing facility
The research activities will include building hardware and software for high performance computing systems, data management, analytics and …
Indian scientists make magnetic graphene for NextGen digital devices
The work could pave the way for stretching performance of integrated circuits and eventually lead to realization of laptops powered by graphene-…
Scientists recreate building blocks of life
NASA researchers recreate amino acids in lab as it may have formed billions of years ago
Scientists find new way to produce designer hydrogels
The hydrogels could be used for a variety of purposes like cleaning industrial wastewater
Did you know Indian and West African monsoons are linked?
A report by an IISc scientist says that El Nino oscillates between both regions and affects the intensity of their rainfall
Neural networks on portable devices could be a reality soon
Artificial neural networks function the same way as the human nervous system, and are based on interconnected processing elements working …