State of India’s Environment 2022
The State of India's Environment 2022 is the country's most authoritative statement on the developments in the environment and related …
Bright skies named colour of the year: Here’s why there’s so much more to the heavens than blue
Here is what to look out for while contemplating bright skies and immersing yourself in skywatching
‘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
Breaking the science glass ceiling: Four African women share what it took
Bias at workplace to lack of opportunities, what four African scientists dealt with to forge a career in STEM
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
India can’t be malnutrition-free by 2022: DTE’s annual report
The government’s Poshan Abhiyaan’s implementation is poor and targets are unambitious, according to the State of India’s …
Gene that can boost photosynthesis identified in cyanobacteria
The gene, called activase-like cyanobacterial protein, will improve rubisco enzyme that is key to the food making process and increase …
Ode to the poem: why memorising poetry still matters for human connection
Internalising a poem need not be a rote process. Done right, in fact, it is an intellectual exercise that illuminates the structure and logic of …
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 …
India to discuss free, universal access to scientific knowledge in runup to G20 summit
Steep subscription prices of sceintific journals, open access mandate for public-funded research among roundtable agenda
Union Budget 2020-21: Quantum computing gets funds
Rs 8,000 crore over 5 years may go some way to help Indian researchers catch up with a dast-evolving global scene
Twitter’s design stokes hostility and controversy. Here’s why, and how it might change
Twitter needs to reconsider the algorithms and metrics (such as likes and retweets) that enable the company to profit from co-ordinated …
Stockholm+50: Is science for just solutions
If science-policy interfaces are to deliver just and effective solutions to climate change, they must involve indigenous peoples and local communities
Scientists image mysterious rock zone 3,000 km beneath Earth’s surface
They found that the speed of earthquake waves travelling through the base of the structure could be 40 per cent slower than the surrounding regions
World may miss net zero by 2050, courtesy COVID-19: International Science Council
New report maps out scenarios for the year 2027 and calls for the adoption of an integrated One Health approach to protect environment, animals …
Developing economies risk exclusion as ‘age of AI’ dawns
Artificial intelligence is set to be a multi-trillion dollar industry by 2030, but developing economies risk falling behind unless changes are …
People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?
Humans found out retrograde motion was an optical illusion 500 years ago. However, the pseudoscientific practice of astrology continues to …