Russia to bring woolly mammoths back from the dead
The government of a remote region in Siberia is planning to build a “Jurassic Park” where cloned woolly mammoth, cave lions and other …
India’s first robotic telescope opens its eyes to the universe
The fully robotic optical research telescope is designed to capture cosmic events occurring in timescales much shorter than light years – …
A century-old bamboo is a 'new' species, say scientists
Although tribes in Arunachal Pradesh have used Stapletonia rigoense for almost a century, scientists have only recently discovered and …
Thar Desert was once ever tropical forest, new fossil discovery reveals
A set of rare wood boring trace fossils in Barmer region show that the area was under tropical forest and even had vast river network 55 million …
To treat toxic wastewater without chemicals, scientists develop nanomaterial from seaweed
The nanomaterial obtained from seaweed has shown very high adsorption capacity for lead and chromium
First galaxy sans dark matter challenges longstanding belief about universe
DF2 was expected to have about 100 times more dark matter than regular matter. Instead, researchers found almost none
The craft of corrupt science
If there is evidence of toxicity in Monsanto’s glyphosate, then why are governments not banning it?
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy
Finding opens up exciting new possibilities for probing the cosmic evolution of neutral gas with low-frequency radio telescopes
World Cities Day: How humans and robots can co-exist in cities
Robots are taking on more tasks in the world’s cities but create more challenges for policymakers
Why the Scientific American endorses Joe Biden
The magazine’s editors explain why they have decided to break a tradition of never backing a presidential candidate in its 175-year history
The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system
If confirmed, the observation will open a window into how planets form
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
Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of global internet
Also called submarine communications cables, these fibre-optic cables are laid on the ocean floor and used to transmit data between …
Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why – but finding out could change the way we grow things
To really understand how plants grow, you need to look at processes which happen inside cells.
AI-led robotic lab develops enzyme to withstand higher temperatures without human intervention. How it works
Model does not replace human researchers but rather enhances their capabilities, say authors
Investigation: Indian voluntary carbon market may not benefit people, climate
A probe into the carbon market and offsetting projects in 40 locations across India
Are we about to see a rare green comet light up the sky? An expert on what to expect from Nishimura
Nishimura would swing closer to the Sun than the orbit of Mercury this month
Simply Put: Pollution’s solution
Internet, the new water. Let’s not convert it into opium
Internet shutdowns can take unimaginable tolls
New study finds Mars’ core less dense that Earth’s. How it impacts the Red Planet
Unlike Earth's core, Mars' innermost layer cannot generate magnetic field
China takes final step towards space station assembly with launch of Mengtian module
The component was sent aboard the Long March-5B Y4 carrier rocket
These mites living on your face may go extinct and that's not good news
Demodex keeps skin pores clean
Seafloor spreading that creates crust slowed 35%, growing mountains may be driving it: Study
Seafloor spreading at around 140 millimetres per year at present
James Webb Space Telescope: The most advanced telescope yet
Scientists had to invent 10 new technologies for making this a reality