Hiroshima isotopes help solve mystery surrounding 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake
It is the biggest earthquake to rock the Himalayas so far with a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale
What if the Lazarus returns
We may never be able to bring extinct species back to life. Yet, scientists are drawing up secret plans for their resurrection
IMD scientist on long-range monsoon forecast
The India Meteorological Department issued the first stage long-range forecast of the Indian summer monsoon, predicting normal rains for the …
DTE in Indian Science Congress: chronic underfunding in this sector highlighted
PM Modi reposes faith in deep-rooted scientific tradition to help India quickly adapt to new realities
Quantity v quality
Though India is churning out research papers at a higher rate, scientists are not celebrating as yet
Human puzzle
Signs of butchery in the Siwalik Hills of India 2.6 million years ago make the story of human evolution more intriguing than ever
Science for All campaign eyes pan-India presence
Increasing the number of classrooms, introducing a post-graduate fellowship and launching a foundation programme to train full-time primary …
A device that uses sweat for real time physiology check
Researchers believe that this technology may be further enhanced for studying patterns and providing personlised medicine
Digital diagnosis: intelligent machines do a better job than humans
Humans can only do so much when it comes to diagnosing a patient. So why not let machines take over? They learn faster …
The hottest technique in gene editing, called CRISPR, could soon be used to study human embryos
UK researcher details proposal for CRISPR editing of human embryos. Regulatory committee meets to contemplate granting her a license
Pride of India
The 'Pride of India Expo' at the Indian Science Congress 2016 hosted nearly 180 top notch scientific organisations of the country to display new …
History of rational thoughts
Efforts by rationalists to spread scientific thinking have been scuttled by those in positions of power throughout history
'Sea Gliders can help predict where dead zones will form'
Jack Barth, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, spoke on how underwater Sea Gliders track dead zones
Is anyone out there?
The Hawking-Milner initiative promises to offer the quest for alien intelligence a new lease of life
Joker in the pack of stars
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The one who didn’t get bugged
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Black heart
The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing and a rise in global temperatures seems imminent
Kerala beaches kayo the heart
Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease
No sweat over this shirt
A fabric developed at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, promises to keep sweat from being a bother
Menagerie of new species
An inaccessible forest region on the Laos-Vietnam border may be home to animals and birds not found anywhere else in the world
2100: An Indian cataclysm
The sea would gobble up more than 5,700 sq km of India's coastal land if emission of greenhouse gases grows unchecked
Hitting malaria with herbs
A Chinese medicinal plant known as long ago as 168 BC has been found successful in checking malaria, which is becoming increasingly resistant to …
Rotten eggs in our face
By depleting the soil's calcium stocks, acid rain is indirectly leading to defects in the eggs of a European bird
Biological Big Bang was briefer than believed
New fossils discovered in Siberia indicate that marine life evolved over much less time than thought by scientists.
Adding a new dimension to medical imaging
A new computer software that converts a two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional one is expected to radically transform medical science.